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Years ago I worked for a company that supplied medical supplies (bottles and jars etc) to other companies, the company was owned by a religious group who eschewed the use of technology much like the Amish, they ran the entire company on paper using old style ledgers.

When they needed to send a fax they'd nip over to the (ironically) software company/IT services company next door (a deal that was struck with the judicious application of baked goods).

They where nice people to work for but it seemed very strange to running a warehouse on paper in the late 90's.




Was that the Exclusive Brethren?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_Brethren


Could be, Plymouth rings a bell.

Awesome people, bit of a strange worldview but friendly to a young kid working agency shifts.




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