# My direct report is dating a C-level above me

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 13, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-direct-report-is-dating-a-c-level-above-me/683590 "2014-03-13T02:19:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-direct-report-is-dating-a-c-level-above-me/683590/11 "2014-03-13T06:32:31Z")

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> [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](#):
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> Direct report: Literally someone who reports directly to you.

Is “direct report” a standard term for employees?  
I figured it out from context, but it just sounds silly.  
A report is a file of papers, stapled in a plastic folder.

This reminds me of Mitt Romney’s gaffe in the last election when he referred to his female staff as “binders of women”.

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