平ひらの社しゃ員いん

noun

ordinary employee; rank-and-file worker; mere clerk

Refers to a regular employee without a managerial title or special rank. Often used in contrast to 管理職 (managerial positions). The gloss 'mere clerk' can sound dismissive; the Japanese term itself is neutral but can carry a humble or self-deprecating tone depending on context.

• 彼かれは平ひらの社しゃ員いんから課か長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。

  He was promoted from an ordinary employee to section chief.

• 平ひらの社しゃ員いんの意い見けんも大たい切せつにすべきだ。

  We should also value the opinions of rank-and-file employees.