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THE GIRLS IN THE OFFICE by JACK OLSEN 447 pages. Simon & Schuster. $7.95.

This is a new entry in the crowded field of pop sociology — tape-recorder division. Jack Olsen has gathered the confessions of 15 women who work in a Manhattan firm he calls "the Company." The idea is a timely one since one positive result of Women's Liberation is a quickened curiosity about what kind of life lies behind labels like "secretary" or "executive assistant."

Unfortunately Olsen never seems to have decided whether he wanted to write a serious book or a slick one. So much of the book...

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