1 To be the hired help is to be helpless in the face of taunts and insults.

2 The farmer hired help to harvest the corn.

3 In widely held companies, managers are easier to replace—they are hired help. But, by the same token, they have less skin in the game.

4 Margaret could have used the side doors, except those were kept locked because the manager didn't want the hired help to sneak out, either. This was back before excessive fire and safety regulations.

5 Third, I want to assure you that members of US admissions committees can generally spot fraudulent work in an instant. Hired help usually doesn't work.

6 The event was an impressive gathering of A-listers from around the globe, where even the hired help could boast of rubbing shoulders with special guests The Black Eyed Peas.

7 In widely held companies, managers are easier to replace—they are hired help.