they have enjoyed corporate cultures that reflect their privilege and which, by
implication, affirm the inferior status of their colleagues.
Consider, for example, the British vehicle assembly firm where separate
dining rooms were provided for shop-floor workers and white-collar
staff, The rooms were next to each other but were worlds apart. In the
"staff" dining room one could enjoy lunch and a glass of wine served by
uniformed waitresses at an attractive table. In the "plant dining room"
one had to line up for self-service food to be eaten at long bare tables with
plastic knives and forks. Metal cutlery could be used-provided one paid
a deposit!