 At home, she tried to emulate their singing styles, but her own distinctive voice was difficult to disguise.After graduating from Bryant High School in 1924, Merman was hired as a stenographer by the Boyce-Ite Company.One day during her lunch break, she met Vic Kliesrath, who offered her a job at the Bragg-Kliesrath Corporation for a $5 increase above the weekly $23 salary she was earning, and Merman accepted the offer.