Vocabulary
年功序列
ねんこうじょれつ
seniority by length of service
noun
adj-no
freq #20
Example sentences
今時(いまどき)、年功序列(ねんこうじょれつ)だなんて言(い)っても、若(わか)い奴(やつ)の反発(はんぱつ)を食(く)うだけですよ。
If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.