Turkey and Nippers - Direct Characterization

"In truth they were nicknames mutually conferred upon each other by my three clerks, and were deemed expressive of their respective persons or characters." - Bartleby the Scrivener pg. 644

Turkey is described by the narrator, his boss, as a short and somewhat older man. He somewhat resembled a turkey. Halfway through the day, he would get drunk after working diligently through the morning. The narrator says how he was "a most valuable person" in the office. Turkey was a sloppy drunk with a bad temper in the afternoon, but Nippers made up for that. Nippers is ambitious, but he he only works hard during the later half of the day. Nippers is almost too ambitious; he sulks all morning about having to work for the lawyer. I think the narrator doesn't fire the 2 workers because he really enjoys settling for average, actually, I think he settles for below average. Anything goes with him as long as the work is done. Turkey and Nippers are unprofessional, but since they do a minimal amount of work the lawyer doesn't fire them. Don't even get me started on his attitude toward Bartleby. 

I think it's a little strange that when you google the word turkey this (the national flag of Turkey) is what the first image is. You learn something new every day.