Amusing, inspiring and touching. 50 YEARS OF RESUMES AND PASSPORT STAMPS shares Elizabeth Lydia Palmer’s journey through life. Go to work with her as her career in data processing follows the development of computers–from mechanical accounting machines and punched card systems to mini-computers, mainframes, and databases. Through hirings and firings, Elizabeth shares the accolades she received from bosses and the criticisms when she was the subject of a case study in how to deal with an incompetent employee.