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Calling your employees "subordinates" is also a solid indication of the same.
by binarymax 6y ago
Calling your employees "subordinates" is also a solid indication of the same.
- Aeolun 6y agoHow would you then call people below you in the org tree? I’m struggling to think of a clearer term.
- newtoday 6y agoTeam members?
- exolymph 6y ago"Direct reports" is the default euphemism.
- dagnabbit 6y ago'my org', 'my team' or 'my reports' for all below; 'my direct reports' for those immediately below.
- artificial 6y agoChild processes, managed processes, automatons, acolytes, minions... villagers? No, too RTS ;)
- winkeltripel 6y agounits?
- artificial 6y agoHeck yeah, I like it. I always associate that with C&C: Red Alert.
- jes 6y agoWith no snark intended, I simply call them my colleagues. If there is a question about whether they report to me or not, I'm happy to clarify.
- PeterisP 6y agoColleagues does strongly imply an equal level and similar duties, a teamlead's colleagues are other teamleads and not the individual developers whom they're managing (who do a different job) and not their managers who are also doing a quite different job.
- throwaway3563 6y agoUnderlings... minions... henchmen...
- Xelbair 6y agoCoffee fueled logic generators?
- rdiddly 6y agoIt's not like "employees" is the greatest. Those who are employed, i.e. used.