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
MarekMAH-rrek (Polish)Polish, Czech, Slovak
Deloresdə-LAWR-isEnglish
Nevukhadnetztzar-Biblical Hebrew
Gregers-Danish, Norwegian
Zlatan-Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Prince[prins]