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rug ranking

rug ranking noun: the practice of setting a secretary's pay in proportion to the status of the person the secretary works for.

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.
    • 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.1977, Louise Dulude, The status of women in Federal crown corporations, page 20
    • It created an impression among staff members that they were not trusted. In assigning individual offices, “rug-ranking” was fairly obvious.1999, Barbara Wake Carroll, David Siegel, Service in the Field: The World of Front-line Public Servants, Canada: Institute of Public Administration, page 114

Origin of rug ranking

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

Questions about rug ranking

What does rug ranking mean?
Rug ranking means the practice of setting a secretary's pay in proportion to the status of the person the secretary works for.
What part of speech is rug ranking?
Rug ranking is a noun.

Words near rug ranking in the dictionary

  1. rug pilots
  2. rug pull
  3. rug pulled
  4. rug pulling
  5. rug pulls
  6. rug ranking
  7. rug rat
  8. rug rats
  9. rug rider
  10. rug riders
  11. rug up

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