phone company
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Adams drew on his experience as a bank teller and manager at a phone company Pacific Bell for inspiration, skewering corporate jargon and middle management.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
Bill O’Neill, who was Adams’s boss at Pacific Bell in the mid-1990s, told The Wall Street Journal that the cartoonist was a focused and hardworking employee at the phone company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
With the threat of tariff-fuelled price hikes on smartphones bearing down, he quickly called his phone company for a new one.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
It was widely reported at the time that someone had contacted the phone company, posed as Mr. Rose and sought his records.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024
“I’ve been trying to reach you for the last three days. I even called the phone company to check the line.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
