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fitman (32)
05/10/2008
Because it ain't PC to call them wage slaves?

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oscargamblesfro (75)
05/09/2008
ATTENTION! ASSOCIATE MICHAEL HOLLY TO IRISHGIT'S WEBLIST...ASSOCIATE MICHAEL HOLLY TO IRISHGIT'S WEBLIST...

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SchadenfreudianSlip (18)
06/18/2007
Because every once in awhile the ruling elite like to change the title of "slave" to keep the serfs on their (bare) heels.

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XAgent (26)
06/17/2007
It looks better on the resume.

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numbah16tdhaha (144)
06/17/2007
To stroke their ego.

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Djahuti (53)
12/26/2006
The top brass decided it has a nicer ring than "schmuck".

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Molfan (55)
04/05/2006
it seems like in the last couple of decades we need to use big important sounding titles to make an employee sound more important than they are. all apart of being part of the team. i am sure they know better. just like I am not a "stay at home mom", I am a domestic engineer. { yeah right}

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texasyankee (20)
04/04/2005
To get some real hard work out of the fools who think they might just get someplace if they work hard.

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Solenoid DH (19)
01/11/2005
The answer is obvious. It's a psychological thing - making them feel like part of the team, on a par with the big shots who run the place. I doubt that any of the employees are buying into it though.

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Skizero (13)
01/11/2005
so they can feel important and not have their dignity totally stripped by all of the digusting people that come into stores and treat them badly.

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jirai (0)
01/11/2005
Because they're big fans of euphinasims.

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fierce_pajamas (0)
09/11/2004
To give them a nice warm fuzzy so they don't realize that they are being systematically bent over by The Man.

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abichara (60)
02/25/2004
To make everyone feel as if they are not a lowly slave of some large company; that they have a legitimate stake in decision making. More than likely sales associates don't have anything to do with corporate decision making, but it raises morale among clerks.

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SEGISAURUS (1)
12/23/2003
For the same reason that the Garbage Man is called a Sanitation Engineer.

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scarletfeather (36)
11/27/2003
Sales clerks are usually paid very low wages and often receive very few benefits aside from a highly touted associate discount, which entices them to spend their meager earnings at their place of employment. Calling them associates is a way of making them feel a little better, but most associates would be OK with being called just plain sales clerks as long as they were paid more.

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AndrewScott (72)
11/14/2003
Since some of them may give you incredibly careless customer service, this allows you to abbreviate their title in a meaningful way: sales a$$.

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tvtator (5)
11/13/2003
Oh I can answer this, slave and servitude are illegal and associate sounds so nicer. It is to associate with the customer and provide better service Yeah that's a load of crap. Luckily I mostly work in the office so I associate with other associates

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CastleBee (80)
11/12/2003
I believe that associates is the word that is used during the indoctrination period meant to subconsciously trigger a sense of well-being, fair wages, career prestige and social significance in sales clerks. However, only the executives actually believe that this is an effective form of mind control.

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kamylienne (77)
11/11/2003
Because it looks much better on a resume'.

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Creamy Goodness (4)
11/11/2003
So if they screw up the boss can say he's not really with us. He's just an associate.

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