Bosses seed Silicon Valley Christmas parties with models who impersonate fellow employees, after briefing them with back-stories
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3A5VZ)
Business is booming for Silicon Valley modeling agencies that specialize in "ambiance and atmosphere models" who are sent to company Christmas parties after being briefed with back-stories that allow them pretend to be super-good-looking fellow employees, thus lulling the workers at the company into thinking that it's a kind of haven for extremely beautiful people and raising their self-esteem. (more")