"office plankton" meaning in English

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        "3": "о́фисный планкто́н"
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          "ref": "2013, Slovo: Issues 63-65",
          "text": "What type of personality and whose values — the traditional worker or \"the office plankton\" — are preferable?",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, page 7",
          "text": "The fourth group is made up of office employees, the so-called \"office plankton,\" \"white-collar workers\" or ...",
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          "ref": "2011 December 23, Ellen Barry, “Young and Connected, 'Office Plankton' Protesters Surprise Russia”, in The New York Times",
          "text": "They were workaholics in their 20s — “office plankton,” as they are sometimes called here — punchy from an apocalypse-themed office party, some headed for winter vacations in Egypt and Turkey.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Polina Kudiyevskaya, Gennadiy Balashov, How to Become an Adventurist? The Reflections of a Millionaire",
          "text": "But how can you invent a distinction if you feel you are part of ordinary office plankton? What if this is how the people around view you?",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Due Machiavelli, Niccolo Machiavelli, The President / The Prince",
          "text": "Office plankton is mentioned often are numerous small employees, which salary is a little connected with result of their work.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 November 6, Gary Gindler, “Who Can Stop Trump Now?”, in American Thinker",
          "text": "Washington office plankton, as it turns out, are unhappy that the commander-in-chief did not heed their opinion.",
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        "Anonymous office workers."
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        "(derogatory) Anonymous office workers."
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  "word": "office plankton"
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          "ref": "2013, Slovo: Issues 63-65",
          "text": "What type of personality and whose values — the traditional worker or \"the office plankton\" — are preferable?",
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        },
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          "ref": "2008, The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, page 7",
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          "ref": "2012, Polina Kudiyevskaya, Gennadiy Balashov, How to Become an Adventurist? The Reflections of a Millionaire",
          "text": "But how can you invent a distinction if you feel you are part of ordinary office plankton? What if this is how the people around view you?",
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        },
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          "ref": "2018, Due Machiavelli, Niccolo Machiavelli, The President / The Prince",
          "text": "Office plankton is mentioned often are numerous small employees, which salary is a little connected with result of their work.",
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