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by megous 2839 days ago
I was wondering about the abundance of propeller hats in the audience, if it's some insider joke or what. But seriously, new employees have to wear propeller hats?!
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Yes - they're called "noogler hats", and they sometimes even sell on ebay. (Who buys this stuff?)
It is an inside joke marking employees as stupid childish marks. As if to say that the person is someone management has identified who will at least pretend to be ignorant and naive as a child. That is the whole basis behind this infantilization shit.