This reminds of a story I encountered in finance where everyone in the department got a bump in title as their bonus. I asked one what was difference in their

This reminds of a story I encountered in finance where everyone in the department got a bump in title as their bonus. I asked one what was difference in their role: nothing. Since everyone got bumped, everyone's role stayed the same. This was during the financial crisis and was the bank's (well known) cheap ass way to get away without paying a monetary bonus.