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{{ | {{a|people|}}''A propos'' the cult of personality that attends all large organisations, the [[chief executive officer]]<ref>And his henchmen. Goldman had “Hank, John and John”, Barclays “Bob, Jerry and Richie”, and so on. Grim.</ref> gets referred to at all times by only his Christian name — so “[[Lloyd]]”, “Bob”, “[[Chuck]]”, or “Jamie” — and is immune from the cynicism (which, in any other dimension, [[would be]] total) on the part of those — that is everyone, however much any of them might deny it — who hanker after advancement in the firm. | ||
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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*[[Make America Great Again]] | *[[Make America Great Again]] | ||
*[[Unjustified enrichment]] | *[[Unjustified enrichment]] | ||
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