low man on the ladder



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low man on the ladder

The person (not necessarily male) with the least amount of experience, authority, and/or influence in a social or corporate hierarchy. It can be a little daunting going from being a senior in high school to low man on the ladder again as a college freshman. I know I'll be low man on the ladder with this internship, but it will at least give me a place to start my career!
See also: ladder, low, man, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lenore[lə'nɔ:]
Jay[dʒei]
Stanislavastah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
BraidenBRAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
DeneDEENEnglish (Rare)
Dorsey['dɔ:si]