In a business environment, everyone plays their roles as designed and expected.
The natural hierarchy is rarely rocked, due to the fear of sticking out, seeming petty, and of being blackballed.
Vendors over laugh at jokes to secure contracts, CEOs compliment staff in public because they once read something that says to compliment people in public, and nervous account executives overemphasize their local weather to open up zoom calls.
Essentially, everyone does and acts as predicted and as they are supposed to.
Kayfabe is rarely broken.
The natural hierarchy is rarely rocked, due to the fear of sticking out, seeming petty, and of being blackballed.
Vendors over laugh at jokes to secure contracts, CEOs compliment staff in public because they once read something that says to compliment people in public, and nervous account executives overemphasize their local weather to open up zoom calls.
Essentially, everyone does and acts as predicted and as they are supposed to.
Kayfabe is rarely broken.
Yurk: Hey, how is that RFP you are working on, I know it has been taking up alot of your time.
Rick: It has. I feel like breaking White Collar Kayfabe and just telling the prospect how smart they would look to their bosses by going with us, and how their history of stealing ideas from RFPs and labelling them as their own is why other companies don't want to work with them, but I can't. I have to play *THE GAME*.
Yurk: Ya, you definitely CAN'T break White Collar Kayfabe, you would get blackballed in your industry.
Rick: It has. I feel like breaking White Collar Kayfabe and just telling the prospect how smart they would look to their bosses by going with us, and how their history of stealing ideas from RFPs and labelling them as their own is why other companies don't want to work with them, but I can't. I have to play *THE GAME*.
Yurk: Ya, you definitely CAN'T break White Collar Kayfabe, you would get blackballed in your industry.
by Mike109999 February 21, 2022
Get the White Collar Kayfabe mug.The act of popping up the collar of a polo shirt, so it covers the neck.
Twenty years ago kids in ghetto wore their collars popped, now it is a trend among frat boys and preps.
A common look for the frat boy is to wear a pink polo shirt with the collar popped. The pink shirt fools sorostitutes into thinking that frat boy is comfortable with his sexuality, when in reality, every sixth word out of his mouth is faggot.
Twenty years ago kids in ghetto wore their collars popped, now it is a trend among frat boys and preps.
A common look for the frat boy is to wear a pink polo shirt with the collar popped. The pink shirt fools sorostitutes into thinking that frat boy is comfortable with his sexuality, when in reality, every sixth word out of his mouth is faggot.
And here we see a fine specimen of prep. Note the sandles with socks, meticulously groomed hair, and popped collar.
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a fiend that needs to get high, but may have no money, although owes collateral just to get a quick buzz.
Harry: Yo Dawg, I will let you borrow my broken watch, my cassette tape player and my last loaf of bread so I can get some rock!
Pusherman:damn you Collateral Fiend, gimme your bread and some stuff to make a sandwich and you got a deal!
Harry: sounds good, I'll be right back!
Pusherman:damn you Collateral Fiend, gimme your bread and some stuff to make a sandwich and you got a deal!
Harry: sounds good, I'll be right back!
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"Woah, did you see what John bought Jenna for Christmas?" "Yeah, dude, she's collared now. It's totally official."
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Get the Collared mug.What Michael Scott from NBC's The Office says when he compares the people in the warehouse to the people who work upstairs in the office. He at first refers to the warehouse people as blue collared and the office people as white collared. By this he means the color of the collars on their shirts for those of you who can't tell the difference.
Michael Scott: "When i look around this room, I do not see blue collars or white collars... THAT is because i am "collarblind".
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Every since I could remember I been working this hoes
And they betta put my money in my hand" -- Three 6 Mafia
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And they betta put my money in my hand" -- Three 6 Mafia
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Get the poppin my collar mug.Blue collar does NOT simply refer to working class people. Blue collar workers are working class people whose jobs consist of MANUAL labor.
A white collar worker may also be a member of the working class. In some cases white collar workers make less money than blue collar workers.
A white collar worker may also be a member of the working class. In some cases white collar workers make less money than blue collar workers.
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