How is this different from a traditionally structured office? The Boss is the CEO, the inner circle are the VPs. The Untouchables can be literally anywhere in t

How is this different from a traditionally structured office? The Boss is the CEO, the inner circle are the VPs. The Untouchables can be literally anywhere in the org, but generally have special titles, like "Director of Creative Direction". The Loyals tend to be management. The rest are the rank and file. All this really tells me is, given a lack of formal hierarchy, people tend to organize themselves into the exact same hierarchies that are formalized everywhere else.