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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's office may as well be a zoo - all of the employees are animals.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob's office may as well be a zoo - all of the employees are animals.animals.
** Bob is the TokenHuman.

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* '''Downplayed''': The monkey that works at Bob's office is actually pretty good at his job, to the point in which the fact that he's a monkey rarely ever comes up.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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The monkey that works at Bob's office is actually pretty good at his job, to the point in which the fact that he's a monkey rarely ever comes up.up.
** A HalfHumanHybrid who is part monkey works at Bob's office.
** A guy in a monkey suit works at Bob's office. Aside from his odd attire choice, he's a decent employee.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"My -- my coworker is a monkey. Doesn't anyone else find this weird?"



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The company manages to avoid bankruptcy by claiming that their monkey employee means they technically qualify as a wildlife preserve and thus deserve funding for this.



* '''Played for Drama''': Bob is genuinely upset that he's considered no better than a monkey.



%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

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%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
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** Bob is running an experiment based on the [[MonkeysOnATypeWriter infinite monkeys theorem]].
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'''Basic Trope''': Non-anthropomorphic animals that take on human jobs.
* '''Straight''': Bob's office hires a monkey as an employee.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's office may as well be a zoo - all of the employees are animals.
* '''Downplayed''': The monkey that works at Bob's office is actually pretty good at his job, to the point in which the fact that he's a monkey rarely ever comes up.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob had nobody else to hire.
** Bob is a BunnyEarsLawyer or CloudCuckoolander.
** The monkey Bob hires is actually very competent.
* '''Inverted''': Humans are hired to do animal's jobs, such as service dogs.
* '''Subverted''': The "monkey" was actually just someone in a disguise, or a very hairy-looking human.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** After the monkey removes his disguise, he is actually a gorilla.
** Later, a lemur is hired at the office.
* '''Parodied''': The only thing the monkey ever does is make messes, and is still the best employee.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No non-anthropomorphic animals work at human jobs.
* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Bob told Aaron, his most incompetent employee, that a monkey could do a better job than him. Aaron asked Bob to prove it.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "This isn't a zoo!"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why do they have a monkey in this office?"
* '''Implied''': Aaron brings up the time his boss hired a monkey.
* '''Deconstructed''': [[CaptainObvious An office isn't a suitable place for a monkey]]. The monkey makes messes, attacks employees, and/or is uncomfortable with the stress of the job.
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%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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