employee
This word refers specifically to the person receiving the payment. It is the opposite of "employer," which is the person or company that provides the job. In professional settings, you will often see this used with adjectives like "full-time" or "part-time" to describe how many hours a person works per week.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Mars outpost common room, during a scheduled communication window.
Commander Tom
I'm just a cog in the machine. A lonely employee of a cold corporation.
Lt. Vega
Cut it out. You're on the clock, not at poetry slam.
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Commander Tom uses the phrase 'cog in the machine' (an idiom meaning a small, insignificant part of a large organization) to express his existential dread about being an employee, while Lt. Vega uses 'on the clock' (a common expression meaning currently working/being paid) to shut down his melodrama.
Meanings
noun
A person who is employed for wages or salary, especially as part of a business organization.
"The company has over 500 full-time employees working across three different continents."