I’ve always thought this method was hilarious, but it’s a very specific type of work that requires it. There’s not much automation to be done since it’s different every time. I also had a previous job where some days you’d have to count product in boxes all day long, and hand write the numbers (this was about 3 years ago).
What outdated things at your work do you find amusing?
Commute to the office.
I took a drafting class in high school many years ago (late 80s) and for the first half of the year we did all of our drawing on drafting tables with pencil and paper. It was crazy. Fortunately they had computers too, so once we had the basics down we transitioned to using AutoCAD.
But work-related specifically, my dad repaired fax machines until he died in 2014. So many places still use fax machines, especially related to medical and banking records, because it’s secure point-to-point transmission of sensitive information with very little chance of someone snooping on the line or otherwise intercepting it.