It's standard terminology and has been standard terminology across the board for my two plus decades in the workforce. It's not dehumanizing. It's usually writ

It's standard terminology and has been standard terminology across the board for my two plus decades in the workforce. It's not dehumanizing. It's usually written as "direct report" to differentiate from your boss's boss, who you indirectly report to. From the OED: noun: report; plural noun: reports 4.an employee who is supervised by another employee.