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The nightclub culture has been determined by a table culture where partying is often a rat race of who buys the most drinks at the most expensive prices, and seats are reserved in a multitier system, including VVIP, VIP and the regulars.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Some, like 29-year-old Ban Zhao, are rejecting the corporate rat race altogether.
—Albee Zhang, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
But in its second episode, which aired on Sunday—and is, in my estimation, the show’s greatest hour yet—Industry takes a detour from the London rat race.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
But there’s a clear winner in this year’s turn-of-the-century New York rat race created by Julian Fellowes: Jack Trotter.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Some, like 29-year-old Ban Zhao, are rejecting the corporate rat race altogether.
—Albee Zhang, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
But in its second episode, which aired on Sunday—and is, in my estimation, the show’s greatest hour yet—Industry takes a detour from the London rat race.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
But there’s a clear winner in this year’s turn-of-the-century New York rat race created by Julian Fellowes: Jack Trotter.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Rat race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rat%20race. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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