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单词 rug ranking
释义

rug ranking

English

Etymology

An allusion to the carpets in the offices of prestigious officials.

Noun

rug ranking (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, colloquial) The practice of setting a secretary's pay in proportion to the status of the person the secretary works for.
    • 1977, Louise Dulude, The status of women in Federal crown corporations (page 20)
      But it was found during the course of this study that many middle-sized and small corporations had never heard of rug-ranking (while practicing it) or were convinced that it was strictly a Public Service concern.
    • 1999, Barbara Wake Carroll, ‎David Siegel, ‎Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Service in the Field: The World of Front-line Public Servants (page 114)
      It created an impression among staff members that they were not trusted. In assigning individual offices, “rug-ranking” was fairly obvious.
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