[binarymax]

Calling your employees "subordinates" is also a solid indication of the same.

[Aeolun]

How would you then call people below you in the org tree? I’m struggling to think of a clearer term.

[jes]

With no snark intended, I simply call them my colleagues. If there is a question about whether they report to me or not, I'm happy to clarify.

[PeterisP]

Colleagues does strongly imply an equal level and similar duties, a teamlead's colleagues are other teamleads and not the individual developers whom they're managing (who do a different job) and not their managers who are also doing a quite different job.

[exolymph]

"Direct reports" is the default euphemism.

[artificial]

Child processes, managed processes, automatons, acolytes, minions... villagers? No, too RTS ;)

[winkeltripel]

units?

[artificial]

Heck yeah, I like it. I always associate that with C&C: Red Alert.

[dagnabbit]

'my org', 'my team' or 'my reports' for all below; 'my direct reports' for those immediately below.

[throwaway3563]

Underlings... minions... henchmen...

[newtoday]

Team members?

[Xelbair]

Coffee fueled logic generators?

[rdiddly]

It's not like "employees" is the greatest. Those who are employed, i.e. used.