社畜
しゃ
ち
く
Meanings
1
corporate slave; corporate drone
jocular, humorous
Jocular, self-deprecating term for an employee who sacrifices personal life for the company, often working excessive overtime. Compare 家畜 (livestock).
See also: 家畜
He works until the last train every day; he's a total corporate slave.
I want to escape the corporate drone life.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が社畜になるfor someone to become a corporate slave
With all the overtime, I've completely turned into a corporate slave.
- 社畜として〈動詞〉to do something as/like a corporate slave
He works like a corporate slave until late every night.