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The [[CEO]] is thus afforded ''Hero of the Soviet Union, First Class'' status — often he will be awarded it by himself — and his pronouncements, however banal, hackneyed or foolish, will be quietly celebrated across the breadth of the organisation as “[[best in class]]”. Until his ouster, whereupon he will acquire the status of [[Trotsky]], [[Snowball]], [[Emmanuel Goldstein]] and so on. | The [[CEO]] is thus afforded ''Hero of the Soviet Union, First Class'' status — often he will be awarded it by himself — and his pronouncements, however banal, hackneyed or foolish, will be quietly celebrated across the breadth of the organisation as “[[best in class]]”. Until his ouster, whereupon he will acquire the status of [[Trotsky]], [[Snowball]], [[Emmanuel Goldstein]] and so on. | ||
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====Apocryphal story==== | ====Apocryphal story==== | ||
There is a story that a man known to all by only his [[Christian name]] at [[Goldman]] once had occasion to call the trading desk, at the time connected via a multi-line [[dealer board]]. Lord I wish it were true, but I doubt it. Let us call him [[Bob]] (not his real name, because this didn't happen, remember?). | There is a story that a man known to all by only his [[Christian name]] at [[Goldman]] once had occasion to call the trading desk, at the time connected via a multi-line [[dealer board]]. Lord I wish it were true, but I doubt it. Let us call him [[Bob]] (not his real name, because this didn't happen, remember?). | ||
A voice — youthful, without the tell-tale timbre of age and experience — picked up and, as on a trading desk one does, said: | A voice — youthful, without the tell-tale timbre of age and experience — picked up and, as on a trading desk one does, said: | ||
:'''Trader''': | :'''Trader''': “[[Goldman]].” ''(This is a statement. there is no inquiry, no rising inflection of curiousness. It's a statement.)'' | ||
:'''[[Bob]]''': “Yeah, can I get [[Jerry]]?” ''(Now, when you are known to all by your [[Christian name]] you don't bother with formalities like politeness. Nor, for that matter, do traders. | :'''[[Bob]]''': “Yeah, can I get [[Jerry]]?” ''(Now, when you are known to all by your [[Christian name]] you don't bother with formalities like politeness. Nor, for that matter, do traders. | ||
:'''Trader''': He's off the desk. | :'''Trader''': He's off the desk. | ||
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Now [[Bob]] might not bother with politeness, but he rather thinks he's entitled to it. No message, even? Perhaps this young man didn't realize to whom he was speaking. [[Bob]] calls back. | Now [[Bob]] might not bother with politeness, but he rather thinks he's entitled to it. No message, even? Perhaps this young man didn't realize to whom he was speaking. [[Bob]] calls back. | ||
:'''Trader''': | :'''Trader''': “[[Goldman]].” | ||
:'''[[Bob]]''': “Look, it's ''[[Bob]]'' here. Can I get [[Jerry]]?” | :'''[[Bob]]''': “Look, it's ''[[Bob]]'' here. Can I get [[Jerry]]?” | ||
:'''Trader''': I just told you he’s off the desk. | :'''Trader''': I just told you he’s off the desk. | ||
:''~click~'' | :''~click~'' | ||
This will not do. [[Bob]], having dispensed with any doubt he may have been awarding this young the benefit of, calls back a final time. | This will not do. [[Bob]], having dispensed with any doubt he may have been awarding this young fellow the benefit of, calls back a final time. | ||
:'''Trader''': | :'''Trader''': “[[Goldman]].” | ||
:'''[[Bob]]''': Listen to me young man. I just called to ask for [[Jerry]] | :'''[[Bob]]''': Listen to me young man. I just called to ask for [[Jerry]] | ||
:'''Trader''': I listened. And I told you he's off the desk. | :'''Trader''': I listened. And I told you he's off the desk. | ||
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:'''Trader''': Right. | :'''Trader''': Right. | ||
:''~click~'' | :''~click~'' | ||
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{{seealso}} | {{seealso}} | ||
*[[The CEO wants this to happen]] | *[[The CEO wants this to happen]] |