Riani Tower, Netflix.

Several staff members had already arrived at the office and were greeting each other in the morning.

"Hey, that genius boy yesterday, remember?"

"Of course, I had an amazing talent for computers and solved a big problem with the website in an afternoon. ”

"The point is to look at him as if he's not even 20 years old, which is terrifying. ”

"I don't think I went to college. Anyway, we don't understand the world of geniuses. ”

"Don't forget, and his funny sidekick, what's his name?"

"Ulysses. ”

"Yes, Ulysses, he adores Roy, and when he came to convince me, I thought it was a patient from a mental hospital. ”

"Haha, so do I. ”

"Hey, they're coming. ”

"Morning, Roy. Early, Ulysses. ”

"Early. Roy replied with a smile, looked at the other party for two seconds in a friendly manner, and said in his heart: middle-class poor people...... Middle class...... Lower class poor...... Upper class......

If there is no one who takes the initiative to say hello, Roy will come forward to say hello, and give a class judgment in his heart to get acquainted with the class that the other party is roughly in.

Roy learned these things from the book "Style", but he can only judge by people's clothing now, as for the rules of other important class judgments, such as eating and drinking, behavioral habits, home decoration, entertainment methods, etc., only in-depth contact can have a comprehensive and accurate rating.

In the era of modern civilization, although everyone is equal verbally, the invisible hierarchy in society is everywhere, and this hierarchy is equivalent to social status, or social prestige, and the higher a person's social prestige, the higher the rank he is in.

The simplest way to divide is between the rich and the poor, those who can afford a house and those who can't, employers and employees, the ruling class and the ruled class.

The rule of thirds is also often used, which is to divide the hierarchy into three levels: upper, middle, and lower.

However, sociologists prefer to divide society into five levels: upper, upper-middle, middle-lower, and lower-middle.

However, the author of "Style" is different, through years of observation of society, the social hierarchy is divided into nine levels, from top to bottom: the invisible top, the upper class, the middle and upper class, the middle class, the upper poor, the middle poor, the lower poor, the extreme poor, and the invisible bottom.

In addition to these nine classes, there is a special class: the spiritual class.

The invisible bottom lives on the fringes of society, and they are the same as the invisible top layer, it is difficult for them to enter people's field of vision, the difference is that they are homeless, have no job, have nothing to do, eat and die, and rely on the relief of welfare institutions to survive, and any sudden accident may cause them to lose their lives.

Not many people care about their lives or deaths, they are like invisible people in society, living in the corners of society.

Although Roy will definitely not admit it, but according to the hierarchy in the book, his mother lives on the welfare home relief, he goes to a public school that does not have to pay money, and his usual food and clothing come from government assistance, so there is no doubt that he is the lowest level of society.

However, Roy has been blessed by his mother as a "miracle worker" since he was a child, so Roy's goal is precisely this: the invisible top! (there are other reasons too)

He is very enthusiastic about this book, and hopes that through hard work, he will continue to climb up, realize class leaps, and achieve the value of life.

……

Roy went to the personnel department to take a look, walked to the front desk of the black girl and said hello, "Morning." Is the personnel here?"

The front desk of the black girl obviously still had an opinion on him, so she didn't answer immediately, and after a few seconds, she said, "I don't know." Normally, this time would have come. ”

Roy looked at the other man's clothes, a single piece of purple woolen shirt with a striking image emblazoned on it—the standard pauper's attire.

Navy blue is the color of the upper middle class, in addition, the more layers a person's clothes are, the higher his social status, and the higher the class, the less likely they are to wear clothes with "legible" text or image information, when people enter the upper class, the principle of low profile begins to come to the fore.

Why do the poor class like to wear clothes that are very "legible"?

There is also a psychological explanation here: in a commodity society, the logo on clothing has a totemic magic that can bring honor to the wearer. Once you put on a garment with some kind of logo on it, people feel connected to this successful business. In this way, it makes up for the loss of people's own low status. (Appendix 1)

Roy also thought of the cautious, worried and anxious manner in which the Black Girl was reprimanded by Mark Randolph yesterday, which was a sign of fear of losing one's job and a sign of the "loss of freedom at work" of the destitute class.

Therefore, Roy has labeled the black girl front desk as a middle-level abject poverty.

"Hi Roy, morning. Willie Fink from the HR department smiled and said hello as he walked in the door.

"Morning, Mr. Fink. Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Roy laughed.

"Just call me Willie. Willie smiled, "Haha, huh? Can't wait to go through the onboarding procedures?"

"Of course, it's been a great pleasure to work with you. ”

Roy laughed and went with Willy to go through the formalities.

Willie took off his coat and put it on the coat hook, and he still wore a shirt over his upper body, a dark shirt underneath, a blue and white tie, and meticulous leather shoes.

Judging from the clothing alone, the other party should be above the middle class.

The onboarding process was quite complicated, Roy signed 6 thick contracts, and was busy until almost noon, before he and Ulysses were all completed.

He probably read the content of the contract, but he didn't know if there was an overlord treaty, he couldn't afford to hire a lawyer now, and he was not proficient in the legal provisions, so he could only gamble on the boss's character.

Roy felt that a hairy boy like him who had just entered the society was not a well-known elite talent, so the company did not need to dig holes for himself and play tricks. Because the cost can't be paid, after all, the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and if there is a problem in the future, the union will make trouble, and the cost of dealing with the trouble on the company's side will be greater.

Before leaving, Roy asked, "Willy, do you reimburse travel expenses and accommodation?"

"Of course. Are you going on a business trip so soon?" said Willy.

"Maybe, probably. Is it possible to advance cash before a business trip?"

"I don't think so, you can ask the finance side, but if the general manager is willing to sign the authorization, I guess there will be hope." ”

"Thank you. ”

……

The company doesn't care about food at noon, so ...... Roy wasn't in the mood to celebrate getting a job, because the two were about to run out of food.

That's really a big deal to make ends meet.

The two went to the fast food restaurant downstairs, and after ordering the meal, Ulysses asked, "BOSS, we have been eating fast food for several days in a row, are we too frugal?"

Thrifty uncle, if you don't have any fast food for another day, I'll take you to the street to beg. It's really not a good home, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.

Roy coughed and asked in a low voice, "Ulysses, where can I get some money to spend?" and he added, "It's OK to eat any big meal when you have money." ”

"Get money?" Ulysses opened his mouth in surprise, "Isn't that what the boss is best at?"

Roy slapped his head, secretly having a headache. Ulysses is talking about his former self, relying on flickering, relying on vision, relying on painting cakes...... Betraying hue, dignity, and passion, he fooled a large number of fools, including Ulysses.

But now, he has to look at the long term, he can continue to advocate dreams, he can plan for the future passionately, he can flatter and talk well, but he can't deceive and talk falsely. The scale of this is relatively subtle, it is difficult to explain, and it involves the grasp of the rules of human nature.

Come out and mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back.

Therefore, integrity is the bottom limit that I will never cross.

Roy's mind turned around a thousand times, and he munched on the burger depressedly, frowning and thinking deeply.

After a long time, he took a deep breath, lowered his voice to the lowest, lowered his head and asked, "How did I get money before?"

Damn Fake, dignity and integrity are still left to great men, mortals like me should solve the problem of human energy replenishment first.

[PS] Appendix 1: As a member of the destitute class, Moonlight Jun has a deep feeling for clothing logos. I remember that I used to work in a large company, and I wore the clothes with the corporate logo issued by the company every day, and I felt very proud, relieved, and down-to-earth. Now I know that this is the inferiority complex of the destitute class.