 Winlock found the conditions acceptable and took the position.In less than a year, she was joined at the observatory by three other women who also served as computers; they became known as Pickering's Harem, gaining notoriety for leaving an uncomfortable example on the government computing agencies because of the women's low wages and arduous work, even though it was of high quality.Winlock found it important the work to be done in astronomy, especially for women.