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[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

I recently was recently reprimanded for using the term "subordinates". I was informed that term has fallen out of favor. Direct Reports is the proper way to say it these days.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Sounds good to me, I've never gotten in trouble for indirectreportination.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's who you are to all the people who aren't your boss but think they can tell you what to do anyway.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Or just your direct reports' direct reports.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Honestly calling someone a "direct report" sounds even more dehumanising. At least calling someone a "subordinate" acknowledges that you're belittling their existence. A "direct report" sounds like a piece of paper.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough. Subordinate is the term I've always heard used. Direct reports just sounds like the sugar coated version to me.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah it's totally the sugar coated version. It's funny because I was only using the term "subordinates" because that is what the software platform I was training on calls "direct reports".

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