necklace of oppression

Usually seen in the form of a ‘lanyard’. Worn by employees usually to show that they are an employee or as it contains a metric for security or monitoring i.e. identity card/swipe card.

It’s how corporations tag their employees.

The supervisor walked over waving her lanyard, thinking it made her look important. She didn’t realise that it wasn’t a badge of authority but rather it was a necklace of oppression.