Leaping a Cubicle in a Single Bound

Though Happy Worker's action figures may call to mind G.I. Joe and other childhood classics, Mr. Schantz acknowledged that few 8-year-olds would thrill to BossMan and his less-than-impressive superpowers, like "schmoozing." MoneyMan, for example, a young banker whose superpowers include "fuzzy math and figure fudging," was deliberately given a know-it-all smirk, the sort of irritating expression that rank-and-file workers bemoan over Friday-night margaritas.

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