人ひと使づかいが荒あらい

expression, i-adjective

work one's people hard; be a slave-driver

Describes a person who pushes subordinates or employees relentlessly, often with a negative connotation. The expression is a fixed phrase; 荒い here means rough or harsh.

• あの課か長ちょうは人ひと使づかいが荒あらいから、部ぶ下かがすぐ辞やめてしまう。

  That section chief works his people so hard that his subordinates quit quickly.

• 人ひと使づかいが荒あらい上じょう司しの下もとでは長ながく働はたらけない。

  I can't work long under a boss who is a slave-driver.