straw boss
Crew's deputy supervisor
A straw boss is a worker who supervises others but has little real authority—a foreman's assistant or someone who relays orders without making decisions.
The term suggests someone who appears to be in charge but lacks actual power: He's just a straw boss; talk to the real manager.
The "straw" implies something insubstantial or temporary.
One lower in rank
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
second-in-command · deputy · buffer · conduit · link · delegate · proxy · stand-in
Worker who directs others
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- overseerOne who monitors work
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
- superintendentChief administrative official
crew chief · shift leader · team leader · floor manager · line manager · gaffer · overlooker · shop steward
Where edifices get erected
- factory floorManufacturing workspace area
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- logging campForest work settlement
- railroadPermanent track for trains
mine · assembly line · work gang · production line · shop floor · harvest crew · dock
Authority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- directionWay something faces
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
supervision · charge · responsibility · accountability · jurisdiction · dominion
subordinate
One lower in rank
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
liaison · second-in-command · deputy · buffer · conduit · link · delegate · proxy · stand-in · fill-in
foreman
Worker who directs others
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- overseerOne who monitors work
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
superintendent · crew chief · shift leader · team leader · floor manager · line manager · gaffer · overlooker · shop steward · coordinator
construction site
Where edifices get erected
- factory floorManufacturing workspace area
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- logging campForest work settlement
railroad · mine · assembly line · work gang · production line · shop floor · harvest crew · dock
control
Authority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- directionWay something faces
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
oversight · supervision · charge · responsibility · accountability · jurisdiction · dominion
- bossesbossman, manager, supervisor, foreman, overseer
- overseersoverseer, supervisor, superintendent, monitor, foreman
- supervisorssupervisor, foreman, overseer, superintendent, line supervisor
straw bossforeman
Worker who directs others
boss · supervisor · manager · superintendent · chief
boss, bossy, straw, bosses, strawberry, straws, bossing, bossed, straw man