平社員
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Meanings
1
rank-and-file employee; ordinary staff member
Refers to a regular employee without a managerial title; often contrasted with 管理職 (managerial positions).
He's still a rank-and-file employee, but he's capable.
I was promoted from an ordinary staff member to section chief.
Usage patterns
- 平社員から〈職〉に昇進するto be promoted from a rank-and-file employee to (a position)
He was promoted from a rank-and-file employee to section chief.
- まだ平社員だto still be just a rank-and-file employee
Five years after joining the company, I'm still just a rank-and-file employee.
- 平社員として働くto work as a rank-and-file employee
She works as a rank-and-file employee.