single word requests - Derogatory term for a corporate employee


I’m looking for a derogatory term for a person who works in a big, international business.


In Polish we have a few informal words for that, like korpoludek (“corpo little guy”) and korpoczłowiek (“corpo man”).


There are also offensive terms, like (for women only) korposuka (“corpo bitch”), but I’m not looking for equivalents of that.




Edit after DevSolar comment:


I’m pointing at the following characteristics: boring, repetitious, and mindless work, and insignificance of the person.


However — just to be specific — the Polish terms I mentioned have broader meaning.



Answer



You could try drone:-



A person who does tedious or menial work; a drudge: "undervalued drones who labored in obscurity" (Caroline Bates).



if you wanted to emphasize the drudgery and hopelessness of the individual, or perhaps a wage-slave



A wage earner whose livelihood is completely dependent on the wages earned.



to emphasize the helplessness of the individual, or a droid:-



A mobile robot or automaton, especially one that resembles a human.



if you wanted to emphasize any mindlessness that might be involved.


(All these from the Free Dictionary).


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