direct report

English translation: a subordinate in corporate hierarchy who reports to his/her immediate boss

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English term or phrase:	direct report
Selected answer:	a subordinate in corporate hierarchy who reports to his/her immediate boss
Entered by:	Steffen Walter

22:19 Jan 31, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources

English term or phrase: direct report

In corporate ranking who is "direct report"? The way I understand a "report" is someone to whom you are placed under so whatever are your assignments you report to he/she about the results, is not? Or other way round? Please help me to clarify this.
For instance:
Newly assigned Financing Manager XXXX report to Financing Director YYYY.
In this YYYY is XXXX's superior, correct?

humbird

direct report

Explanation:
It's the opposite. If I say that I have three direct reports, I mean that there are three people who report to me, I'm their manager.
If X reports to Y, X is Y's direct report, and Y is X's manager.

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Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 23:49

Grading comment

Thank you for clearing my "fuzzy" head.
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5 +4

direct report

Maria Karra

5 +2

it's the other way around - a report is placed under you

Marian Greenfield

correct

swisstell

supervisor

KatyaZ

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peer agreement (net): +4

direct report

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you for clearing my "fuzzy" head.

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

it's the other way around - a report is placed under you

Explanation:
However, Newly assigned Financing Manager XXXX report***s*** to Financing Director YYYY.

Yes, YYYY is XXX's superior. THat is, XXX is a direct report of YYYY.

For instance, when I was a manager at JP Morgan, I had 7 "direct reports". That is, 7 employees reported to me.

I was my Managing Director's direct report. In other words, I reported to the Managing Director.

Hoep that's clear...

24 years in the business - most of it managing translation service for an investment bank and Debonis' glos. para la emp

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

9 mins confidence:

correct

Explanation:
the finance manager reports directly to the finance director (who therefore is his or her direct hierarchical superior)

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 05:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

10 mins confidence:

supervisor

Explanation:
the person you report to is your boss/supervisor
Also, there is a mistake.
It should be
"XXX reportS to YYY"
or
"XXX will report to YYY"

KatyaZ
Native speaker of:

Russian

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