"It's no fun wearing my Tintin shirt now that the masses know who he is."
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vice president, vice presidents, vice-president, vice-presidents, office politics, corporate culture, corporate ladder, businessmen, businessman, corporate environment, corporate hierarchy, status, intimidation, intimidating, intimidated, pecking order, corporate bully, bullies, ego, egos, egotist, egotists, egotistical, big boss, big bosses, status symbol, status symbols, pa, pas, personal assistant, personal assistants, deference"Once, we were all bugs. Now suddenly she's an insect."
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bug, bugs, insect, insects, bloodsucker, bloodsuckers, bloodsucking, status, status change, status changes, term, terms, terminology, politically correct, political correctness, entomologist, entomologists, entomology, study of bugs, biologist, biologists, biology, teacher, teachers, fancy, highfalutin, pretentious, pretentiousness, upper class, upper classes, snob, snobs, snobby"Brooklyn is the Manhattan of the other boroughs."
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manhattan, borough, boroughs, five boroughs, brooklyn, hipster, hipsters, trend, trends, trendy, millennial, millennials, cool, coolness, superiority, superiority complex, superiority complexes, new york, new york city, new yorker, new yorkers, status, status symbol, status symbols, social status"Once you get past the divine right of kings, I'm not much into theology."
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"See? This is why I get the big bucks."
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well-paid, high status, earner, earners, earnings, window, windows, defenestrate, defenestrates, defenestration, toss out, tosses out, tossing out, throw out, throws out, throwing out, window, windows, status, statuses, social status, social status, fired, firing, firings, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, hierarchy, hierarchies, corporate hierarchy, corporate hierarchies, big bucks, wage, wages, high wage, high wages, businessman, businessmen, business cultureGoldilocks at Sundance.
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"Does this desk make my job look big?"
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deathwatch, deathwatches, ego, ego-stroking, ego stroker, ego strokers, big up, big ups, bigging up, self-esteem, self-esteem boost, self-esteem booster, self-esteem boosters, deathbed, deathbeds, death bed, death beds, terminal, terminal condition, terminal conditions, sense of importance, importance, inflated, self-worth, egotist, egotists, egotistical, white lie, white lies, lie, liars, liar, good friend, good friends, public figure, public figures, minor celebrity, minor celebrities, status, social status, die, dies, dying"Spoiler alert."
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opera, operas, opera singer, opera singers, opera lover, opera lovers, theatre, theatres, theater, theater, kudus, antelope, deer, animals, animal lover, animal lovers, pun, puns, word play, play on words, puntastic, kudos, praise, prestige, status, performance, performer, mistake, mistakes, clerical error, clerical errors, errors, typo, typos, human error"I was downgraded to junk status at work today."
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white collar crime, white-collar crime, white collar criminal, white-collar criminal, criminal, crime, crimes, criminals, exonerated, court, courtroom, class, status, wealth, upper class, excuse, excuses, fraud, fraudulent, expect, expectation, privilege, privileged, privileges, swell guys, good guy, irony, ironic, businessman, businessmen, business man, business men, exec, execs, executive, executives, big boss, buss, bosses, fat cat, forgive, forgiving, law, lawyer, lawyers"I'm well aware that being dead and buried has weakened my position in the corporation."
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dead, status, status update, status updates, coffin, coffins, funeral, funerals, corporation, corporations, corporate mentality, corporate mentalities, weakened position, weakened positions, demotion, demote, demotes, demoted, demotions, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, executive, executives, dark humor, dark humourA fish jumping from a tank that reads "Tropical fish $5.00" into a tank that reads "Tropical fish $20.00"
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pet store, pet stores, pet shop, pet shops, aquarium, aquariums, animal, animals, pet, pets, fish, tropical fish, school of fish, tank, tanks, fishtank, fishtanks, fish tank, fish tanks, jumping, price, prices, price tag, price tags, different prices, higher price, more expensive, value, worth, self-worth, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-respect, changing sides, switching sides, moving up in the world, social status, social statuses, social mobility, status, upgrade, upgrades, upgrading, net worth, upward mobility, upwardly mobile, hierarchy, hierarchies, upper class, wealthy, elite, elites"You have reached our 800 number. . . . If you are a preferred account, please dial B-I-G-S-H-O-T now. . . . If you are an ordinary account, dial J-O-E-B-L-O-W now. . . . If you have a service complaint, dial G-E-T-L-O-S-T now."
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