"It's always 'Sit,' 'Stay,' 'Heel'—never 'Think,' 'Innovate,' 'Be yourself.' "
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sit, sits, stay, stays, heel, heels, command, commands, dog, dogs, dog trick, dog tricks, dog trainer, dog trainers, dog, dogs, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, innovate, innovates, innovating, innovation, innovations, barking orders, manager, managers, management, think, thinks, thinking, autonomy, respect, self-respect, worker, workers, office drone, office drones, gripe, gripes, griping, complaint, complaints, complain, complains, complaining"Only time will tell whether this merger makes sense or not."
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merger, mergers, corporation, corporations, acquisition, acquisitions, business, big business, ship, ships, boat, boats, rowing, rows, ancient history, ancient, greek, greece, slavery, thoughtless, stupid, pointless, businesses, combine, fuse, different, contrast, contrasting, contrasts, commerce, worker, workers, executive, executives, time will tell, makes senseIn and Out Box
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in box, in boxes, out box, out boxes, sneaking, sneak, sneaker, sneakers, sneak out, slip out, surreptitious, sneaking out, slipping out, duck out, ducking out, escape, escaped, escaper, escapers, overwhelmed, overwhelming, overworked, overworking, avoid, avoidance, avoiding, avoiding work, in door, out door, in and out, in-and-out, file box, files, filing, tasks, task, to do, procrastinate, procrastinator, procrastination, office life, office work, office, offices, worker, workers, employee, employees, coming out, come out"I'm sorry, sir, but I don't believe you know us well enough to call us the Fed."
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federal, fed, federacy, federation, federals, feds, federal reserve, federal reserves, federal reserve board, board, bards, bureau, bureaus, bureacracy, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, familiar, familiarity, reception, receptionist, receptionists, modern, modern world, modern life, word play, play on words, nicknames, nick name, nickname, nick names, dating, date, dates, communication, communicate, communicating, work, working, worker, employ, employed, employment, job, jobsA school of fish following one fish who is labeled "CEO".
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, ceo, c.e.o., ceos, c.e.o.s, chief executive officer, chief executive officers, following, leader, leaders, following the leader, animal, animals, fish, school of fishA deadline comes to chew up a worker.
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deadline, deadlines, stress, stresses, stressful, worker, workers, working, job, jobs, career, careers, conveyor belt, conveyor belts, under the gun, procrastinate, procrastinates, procrastinating, put off, putting off, gear, gears, cog, cogs, cog in a machine, cogs in a machine, cog in the machine, cogs in the machine, modern life, modern times, white collar, white collar job, white collar jobs, cubicle, cubicles, anxiety, anxieties, anxious, anxiousness, stress, stressor, stressors, cope, copes, coping"It's come to my attention, Wycliff, that you're actually planning a life outside the office."
"Some of us negotiate our contracts better than others."
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business, businessman, businessmen, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, contract, contracts, employment, negotiation, negotiations, negotiating, negotiate, door, doors, doggy door, doggy doors, doggie door, doggie doors, food, perk, perks, benefit, benefits"Some of us negotiate our contracts better than others."
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business, businessman, businessmen, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, contract, contracts, employment, negotiation, negotiations, negotiating, negotiate, door, doors, doggy door, doggy doors, doggie door, doggie doors, food, perk, perks, benefit, benefits"You've been warned, Hoskins."
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snake, snakes, corporate snake, corporate snakes, rattle snake, rattle snakes, work, working, worker, workers, job, jobs, office, offices, workplace, workplaces, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, manager, management, managers, managing, office life, office culture, office worker, office workers, threat, threaten, threatening, threats, middle management, middle manager, intimidation, intimidate, intimidations, intimidated"It was worth waiting four months for a reservation."
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art, photography, photo, photos, famous photo, famous photos, photograph, photographs, famous photograph, famous photographs, new york, ny, skyscraper, skyscrapers, rockefeller center, rca, r.c.a., manhattan, construction, construction site, construction sites, steel beam, steel beams, construction worker, construction workers, worker, workers, restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out, meal, meals, food, eating, dining, lunch, lunches, popular restaurant, popular restaurants, trendy, trendy restaurant, trendy restaurant, food trends, months, wait, waiting, reservation, reservations, hard to get into, popular, worth the wait, worth waiting for"Not to worry—I'm going to put our best-looking people on the job."
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qualified, qualification, qualifications, superficial, superficiality, good-looking, reassure, reassures, reassuring, reassurance, reassurance, assurance, customer service, client, clients, new client, new clients, case worker, case workers, worry, worries, worrying, worrier, worriers, most qualified, worker, workers, working"Still, he's a vice-president and you're not."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, vice president, vice presidents, vp, vps, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, bubble, bubbles, floating, hierarchy, rank, ranks, ranking"Sometimes it's important to stop whatever break you're taking and just do the work."
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procrastinate, procrastinating, procrastination, break, breaks, writing break, writing breaks, writer, writers, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, take breaks, taking breaks, office drone, office drones, office worker, office workers, worker, workers, manager, managers, management, tip, tips, worklife, corporate culture, corporate mentality, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, break room, break rooms, slacker, slackers, slack off, slacking off, put off, putting off, work, works"Whatever happens, Jenkins, you'll always have your dancing to fall back on."
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career, careers, pole dancer, pole dancers, pole dancing, exotic dancer, exotic dancers, exotic dancing, dance club, dance clubs, career path, career paths, backup career, backup plan, backup plans, backup careers, back-up career, back-up careers, skill set, cv, resume, resumes, back-up plan, back-up plans, fall back on, boss, bosses, job security, job insecurity, worker, workers, office worker, office workers, office job, office jobs"We were hoping that you could work from work today."
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work, working, worker, workers, job, jobs, career, careers, office, office, office life, workplace, workplaces, business, businesswoman, sick, ill, absent, employee, employer, employees, employer, work remotely, working remotely, telecommute, telecommuting, remote work, work from home, work from work, home office, in-office, in office, call-in, calling-in, call in, calling in, manager, managers, management, modern life, coronavirus, pandemic, epidemic, recovery, recoveries, recoveringBusiness Sisyphus
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sisyphus, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, corporate culture, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, futile, futility, office drone, office drones, worker, workers, white collar, white collar job, white collar jobs, white collar worker, white collar workers, impossible, impossible task, impossible tasks"I know you're a working dog, Angus. I just don't have anything for you right now."
"Oh, come on, you know we should have switched to touch-tone years ago."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, worker, workers, employee, employees, office, offices, office life, technology, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, touch-tone, dialing, dialling, dial, dials, keypad, keypads, number pad, number pads, rotary, old-fashioned, retro, sad, crying, out of date, out-of-date, switching, changing, change.changes, firing, unemployed, unemployment, laid-off, lay-off, modern life"If nothing else needs welding, Paula, I'm going to lunch."
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office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, reception, receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, work, worker, workers, working, welder, welding, weld, welded, intercom, intercoms, trades, trade, blue collar, labor, laborer, laborers, labour, labourer, labourers, lunch, lunch break"Today is my birthday, Kaitlin. Have everyone work extra hard."
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birthday, birthdays, birthday celebration, birthday celebrations, work ethic, work ethics, businessmen, businessman, exec, execs, executive, executives, worker, workers, work-ethic, work-ethics, hard worker, employer, employers, employee, employees, boss, bosses, slave driver, slave drivers, slave-driver, slave-drivers"My leaving Wilkins & Jennings was perfectly amicable. They felt that I should be fired, and I agreed."
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firing, fired, sack, sacked, sacking, unemployed, unemployed, unemployment, employ, employment, employs, employment, hiring, hired, personnel, staff, amicable, optimistic, optimism, business, businesses, office, offices, spin, spinning, positive, positive spin, spins, job, jobs, fire, recruitment, recruiting, worker, workers, quit, quitting, quits"We design them here, but the labor is cheaper in Hell."
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heaven, heavens, wing, wings, angel, angels, design, manufacture, manufacturing, manufactured, manufactures, labour, labor, cheap, cheaper, exploitation, worker, workers, capitalism, capitalist, exploitation, exploiting, race to the bottom, race-to-the-bottom, religion, religious, christianity, christains, eternal life, saint, saints, economic, economics, labor economics, labour economics, economist, economists"What the hell? We could use an idiot."
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idiot, idiots, hiring, hire, hires, hired, new guy, new guys, diversity, workplace diversity, diversity hire, diversity hires, positive discrimination, moron, morons, unqualified, incompetent, incompetence, application, applications, interview, interviews, interviewing, job interview, job interviews, worker, workers, working, colleague, colleagues, co-worker, co-workers"We're laying you off, but, as a favor, howabout one last pratfall on your way out?"
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