Here's Why One CEO Won't Use The Word 'Employee'

There are a few words Daniel Lubetzky absolutely refuses to use. “Boss” is one of them; “employee” is another. “I don’t use the word ‘employee’ because it can imply someone is working ‘for’ you rather than ‘with’ you,” the founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks tells Business Insider.   Instead, he calls his staff “team members.” Lubetzky says he can’t recall having ever used the “e-word.” “I just don’t like it,” he says. “Not using it reinforces the ...