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The generic word for someone who is employed is employee.

• tptacek 5y ago
  At Apple, it's "associate". I can think of other places that's the case as well.
  • random314 5y ago
    Same at Walmart
  • snowwrestler 5y ago
    If Apple or Walmart want to use “associate” internally as a euphemism for “employee,” because they think it sounds nicer or something, obviously they can. But the database field we’re taking about is Job Title. And Apple knows what it is; they populate that field with actual job titles for current employees, and they use such databases themselves to check their own applicants. If your point is that “associate” is an overloaded term, acknowledged. But don’t expect me to believe Apple doesn’t know that. They use it in junior titles themselves. If they don’t want to provide it for former employees they could blank the field or supply a value like “Not Provided” which would have been even more clear about what is going on.
    • tptacek 5y ago
      It's not an overloaded term. It means "employee".