Noun. A subtle non-violent war that takes place on a civilian level in the name of economic advancement of a group of people who share likeness, usually on a corporate level.
1. I started my own business because I got sick of dealing with paper war's on the job.
2. Girl, I left (Job A) a month ago and found one that appreciated me because they kept starting paper war's talking to me any way then writing me up when I responded uncomfortable!
3. I looked at the top 100 people who worked at the company I was applying for and the only person who looked like me was the woman on the brochure, it's just giving me paper war energy!
Example: (Party A) is hiring and promoting mostly people who resemble them while simultaneously making work hard, uncomfortable, or difficult for (PartyXYZ) so they quit. This will allow (Party A) to get a hold of a business in a nice area and establish themselves away from all the chaos on their side of town. As a defense to keep unwanted hires out (Party A) will usual put (PartyXYZ) in the cooler area to push them to give up and quit, makes easy for Paper War to begin.