• ZeroTemp@lemmy.world
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    4 months 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.

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      4 months 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.

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      4 months ago

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

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        4 months 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”.