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Using the word employee in english
Hi,
my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1.
So in German we have the word "Mitarbeiter", dictionaries tell you the translation:
- employee
- colleague
- staff
- co-worker
and some more..
I'd just like to use the correct word in the according situation.
So I just post some situations / phrases and hope you can fill in the right word in the '...' :-)
1) My company has about 500 ...
2) My ..., who sits just next to me, has the same job like me and is about
5 years in the company right now.
3) The / All in this company start working at 8:00 AM.
4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Bob
my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1.
So in German we have the word "Mitarbeiter", dictionaries tell you the translation:
- employee
- colleague
- staff
- co-worker
and some more..
I'd just like to use the correct word in the according situation.
So I just post some situations / phrases and hope you can fill in the right word in the '...' :-)
1) My company has about 500 ...
2) My ..., who sits just next to me, has the same job like me and is about
5 years in the company right now.
3) The / All in this company start working at 8:00 AM.
4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Bob
Top answer
Bob Planet (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003: [nq:1]Hi, my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1. So in German we have the word ... [/nq] 2) My {coworker / colleague}, who sits next to me, has the same job asI do and has been with the company about 5 years now.
- Bob Planet (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003: [nq:1]Hi, my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1.
- So in German we have the word ...
- [/nq] 2) My {coworker / colleague}, who sits next to me, has the same job asI do and has been with the company about 5 years now.
- [/nq] {employees / staff} [nq:1]4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 [/nq] {employees / staff} subordinates
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Bob Planet (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]Hi, my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1. So in German we have the word ... and hope you can fill in the right word in the '...' :-) 1) My company has about 500 ...[/nq]
employees
[nq:1]2) My ..., who sits just next to me, has the same job like me and is about 5 years in the company right now.[
[nq:1]Hi, my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1. So in German we have the word ... and hope you can fill in the right word in the '...' :-) 1) My company has about 500 ...[/nq]
employees
[nq:1]2) My ..., who sits just next to me, has the same job like me and is about 5 years in the company right now.[
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many thanks for your quick answer (and corrections in my phrases)! That will help me choosing the right word :-)
Regards,
Bob
Regards,
Bob
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Only one question I have:
Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 GMT schrieb CyberCypher:
[nq:2]4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 [/nq]
[nq:1]{employees / staff} subordinatesI think, the word "subordinates" is not common in use, I mean, a Manager would not tell ... subordinates...!!" I think it sounds a bit 'strange', and this would not be a 'good' manager, just telling this around.[/nq]
Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 GMT schrieb CyberCypher:
[nq:2]4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 [/nq]
[nq:1]{employees / staff} subordinatesI think, the word "subordinates" is not common in use, I mean, a Manager would not tell ... subordinates...!!" I think it sounds a bit 'strange', and this would not be a 'good' manager, just telling this around.[/nq]
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[nq:2]4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 [/nq]
[nq:1]{employees / staff} subordinates[/nq]
The term "direct report" is becoming popular of the second usage. More egalitarian than subordinate, perhaps?
Brian Rodenborn
[nq:1]{employees / staff} subordinates[/nq]
The term "direct report" is becoming popular of the second usage. More egalitarian than subordinate, perhaps?
Brian Rodenborn
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Default User (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003:
[nq:2]{employees / staff} subordinates[/nq]
[nq:1]The term "direct report" is becoming popular of the second usage. More egalitarian than subordinate, perhaps?[/nq]
Never heard of it, but that means nothing. I'm not a businessman anymore and I no longer live in the US. In Taiwan, everyone is "staff".
Egalitarianism in the offi
[nq:2]{employees / staff} subordinates[/nq]
[nq:1]The term "direct report" is becoming popular of the second usage. More egalitarian than subordinate, perhaps?[/nq]
Never heard of it, but that means nothing. I'm not a businessman anymore and I no longer live in the US. In Taiwan, everyone is "staff".
Egalitarianism in the offi
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Bob Planet (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]Only one question I have: Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 GMT schrieb CyberCypher:[/nq]
[nq:2]{employees / staff} subordinates[/nq]
[nq:1]I think, the word "subordinates" is not common in use, I mean, a Manager would not tell to everybody "hey, I have 7 subordinates...!!"[/nq]
As someone else in this thread pointed out, the word is bein
[nq:1]Only one question I have: Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 GMT schrieb CyberCypher:[/nq]
[nq:2]{employees / staff} subordinates[/nq]
[nq:1]I think, the word "subordinates" is not common in use, I mean, a Manager would not tell to everybody "hey, I have 7 subordinates...!!"[/nq]
As someone else in this thread pointed out, the word is bein
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[nq:2]Only one question I have: Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 ... would not tell to everybody "hey, I have 7 subordinates...!!"[/nq]
[nq:1]As someone else in this thread pointed out, the word is being replaced by "direct report". So the manage says "I have seven direct reports". What's the difference? Linguistic fluff doesn't change reality.[/nq]
There is, of course, a difference between "subordi
[nq:1]As someone else in this thread pointed out, the word is being replaced by "direct report". So the manage says "I have seven direct reports". What's the difference? Linguistic fluff doesn't change reality.[/nq]
There is, of course, a difference between "subordi
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} "CyberCypher" wrote in message }
}> Bob Planet (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003: }>
}> > Only one question I have:
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}> > Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 GMT schrieb CyberCypher: }> >>> 4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 }> >>
}> >> {employees / staff} subordinates }> > I think, the word "subordinates" is
}> Bob Planet (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003: }>
}> > Only one question I have:
}> >
}> > Am 7 Nov 2003 18:15:25 GMT schrieb CyberCypher: }> >>> 4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 }> >>
}> >> {employees / staff} subordinates }> > I think, the word "subordinates" is
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"rzed" (Email Removed) wrote on 08 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]There is, of course, a difference between "subordinates" and "direct reports" the manager with seven of the latter could ... don't report directly to him. It's not just linguistic fluff in this case; it's a different way of ordering reality.[/nq]Reality isn't expressed by "I have seven direct reports". The manager with those 7 direct reports h
[nq:1]There is, of course, a difference between "subordinates" and "direct reports" the manager with seven of the latter could ... don't report directly to him. It's not just linguistic fluff in this case; it's a different way of ordering reality.[/nq]Reality isn't expressed by "I have seven direct reports". The manager with those 7 direct reports h
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[nq:1]Hi, my native language is German, and sometimes you cannot translate words 1:1. So in German we have the word ... AM. 4) In our company, 7 report to me, so I have 7 Thanks in advance! Regards, Bob[/nq]
How about:-
4) In our company, 7 people report to me. So I have 7 staff.
How about:-
4) In our company, 7 people report to me. So I have 7 staff.
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