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line manager
direct workplace manager
Your line manager is the person directly responsible for managing your work.
This vs that
My line manager approved the holiday.
She's a strong leader.
Hear it in real life
Who should I speak to about my workload?
Start with your line manager.
If you need time off, you normally ask your line manager first.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Line manager' is the normal British workplace term for your immediate manager.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I report ‸ my line manager.
Say: I report to my line manager.
Use 'report to' when naming the person who supervises you.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
report toline manager; ask your line manager aboutnoun
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My manager took me under her wing when I started.
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Your turn: say it out loud
My line manager signed it off.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
line manager
direct workplace manager
“If you need time off, you normally ask your line manager first.”
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