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> I'd immediately follow up with a self-deprecation: "that's just a fancy label for white-collar prostitute"

Then what is an employee? A prostitute that is exclusive to one client?

A mistress.

Why not a spouse?

That too, although mistress tends to imply a lack of exclusivity, which is often a critical aspect of the business-employee relationship. I don't know if there's a polygamist-specific term for spouse? One that doesn't have the implication of being "the other woman" that mistress has?

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