Dorothy "Dot" Hager recounts her thirty-nine years at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry as she advanced from the payroll department to her position as secretary-treasurer in the accounting department. In her role as secretary-treasurer, she explains her responsibility in managing the company's money and she describes how their accounting system had evolved over time from simple and unsophisticated adding machines in the 1950s to personal computers which allowed them to process vast amounts of complex information. She explains how these technological innovations improved their methods for tracking company gains and losses, and increased the efficiency and speed of her accounting work. Having worked for three generations of the Dowd family, who owned and ran the company, Mrs. Hager offers her unique perspective on their strong leadership, as well as the positive workplace relationships that existed amongst employees and company management.