gofer vs employee

gofer and employee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gofer	Yes	No	No	No
employee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, employee is a hypernym of gofer; that is, employee is a word with a broader meaning than gofer:

gofer (noun)	employee (noun)
an employee whose duties include running errands	a worker who is hired to perform a job