"low man on the totem pole" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 職位最低的人
• 最底層員工

Definition

在團隊或組織中權力、地位或重要性最低的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式且帶有自嘲意味，多用在工作場所描述新來或缺乏話語權的人。非字面意，與圖騰柱無關。

Examples

As the low man on the totem pole, I get the easiest jobs.

作為**職位最低的人**，我拿到最簡單的工作。

He is just the low man on the totem pole at his new company.

他在新公司只是**職位最低的人**。

When you are the low man on the totem pole, you have to follow orders.

當你是**職位最低的人**時，就得聽命行事。

I'm the low man on the totem pole here, so I’ll take care of the coffee runs.

我在這裡是**職位最低的人**，所以我去拿咖啡。

Don't expect a say in big decisions—you're still the low man on the totem pole.

別想參與重大決策，你還是**職位最低的人**。

Back then, I was the low man on the totem pole, but now I run the place.

當時我是**職位最低的人**，但現在我在管理這裡。