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executives and employees

English translation: Managment and staff

02:07 Jan 20, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: executives and employees
What is the difference between “executives and employees” and “executives and staff”?
Which is better for a bank?
Thank you for your advice!
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 19:58
Selected answer:Managment and staff
Explanation:
This is generally what's used in ordinary English. Strictly speaking executives/managers are also employees/staff, but "staff" has come to mean ordinary non-executive employees, especially when used together with "management".

If you have to use the word "executives", go for "executives and staff".
Selected response from:

Tony Keily
Local time: 12:58
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6Managment and staff
Tony Keily
4 -3officers and employees
Lincoln Hui


  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
officers and employees


Explanation:
If I had to pick between your two options, I would choose the former, but based on your Japanese to English question I would prefer "officers", which is usually what you see in legal texts to distinguish from "employees".

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 18:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for the answer! Should "staff" not be used in this case?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: Definitely not "officers". In England, even junior staff of local authorities are known as Council officers. Also, "executives" are employees.
10 hrs
disagree  AllegroTrans: Definitely not "officers" in either European or US English
14 hrs
disagree  Yasutomo Kanazawa: Officers? Sounds like policemen.
50 days
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Managment and staff


Explanation:
This is generally what's used in ordinary English. Strictly speaking executives/managers are also employees/staff, but "staff" has come to mean ordinary non-executive employees, especially when used together with "management".

If you have to use the word "executives", go for "executives and staff".

Example sentence(s):
  • Bank managers oversee the day-to-day operations of their branch, supervise staff and work to attract new customers.

    https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bank-manager
Tony Keily
Local time: 12:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: This sounds natural in EN, and reflects the distinction generally made.
48 mins
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly
4 hrs
agree  B D Finch
7 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
10 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
19 hrs
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