What does “Have Your People Call My People, and We’ll Do Lunch” mean??

It is a joke. It’s making fun of the (I believe originally) “Hollywood” types who have “people” who do everything for them.

It gives the impression that the speaker is a real big-shot whose time is so valuable that s/he has to have “people” to handle the everyday tasks that the rest of us all do ourselves, such as getting in touch with people and setting up appointments, including lunch.

And it’s always “lunch,” not “dinner” or “drinks” because dinner or drinks would give the impression that this might be a social occasion. Lunch, however, especially one arranged by a busy, busy person’s “people” dealing with another busy, busy person’s “people” would usually indicate a business or working lunch.

And by using the word “people,” rather than “my secretary” or “my assistant” the speaker is further inflating his/her importance. No single assistant for these types; they all have to give the impression that they have “staff.”

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Yes, it’s a joke. It’s a parody of how the Hollywood big-shots (stars, producers, etc.) talk to each other. They all have “people” (assistants) so they never do anything simply and directly. It’s always a big deal. That’s the idea.

Its used to make someone sound important. What they mean is have your secretary call my secretary and set a time and place for lunch that fits both parties schedules.

When “regular” people say it to each other, it is either a joke, or it is a kiss off….like “the check’s in the mail”!

“important” people have “people” to do things for them, like schedule appts.