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What does At least we would be out of the rat race until I had worked up some seniority in my job. mean?
What does At least we would be out of the rat race until I had worked up some seniority in my job. mean?
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You could even remove 'Until I' and say "At least we would be out of the rat race had I worked up the seniority in my job." The English language can be a little complicated !
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Rat Race is a metaphor for a competitive environment where people try to succeed over one another. Seniority at a workplace means you have some power or sway so together it means you don't have to compete or work as hard anymore.
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@tttttooorru it is a little out of place in this sentence but otherwise it would mean a 'time' or point where the situation changes. "We're still in the rat race UNTIL I reach seniority."
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@tttttooorru The condition in this case would be something along the lines of "Until I have seniority, we will have to be in the rat race."
Until could mark that point or set that condition. "I will not buy this item UNTIL I am paid for this week." for example.
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@BlackSuitJax I’m sorry for asking questions, but I’m wondering why past participle “had worked up” is used in the original sentence.
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@tttttooorru it's okay! The only reason a past tense would be used is that this statement was made after this had happened. It's as if you were telling me that your job was such a rat race until you built up seniority or a promotion. In this situation, this statement has already taken place.
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You could even remove 'Until I' and say "At least we would be out of the rat race had I worked up the seniority in my job." The English language can be a little complicated !
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