Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
"berufliche Heimat"
English translation:
feel(ing) at home at work
Added to glossary by
Mechthild Roeling
Sep 28, 2008 19:29
15 yrs ago
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German term
Translator with industrial experience
Native in: German
Works in: French to German, German to French, German to English, and 1 more.
"berufliche Heimat"
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
Mitarbeitermotivation
Context:
In a "People Strategy", a company strives to motivate its employees by making them feel valuable and comfortable at work.
Sentence:
"Unsere Mitarbeiter empfinden sich als einen wertvollen Teil des Unternehmens und finden bei uns ihrer *berufliche Heimat* in allen Lebenslagen.
TIA for every help!
Mechthild
In a "People Strategy", a company strives to motivate its employees by making them feel valuable and comfortable at work.
Sentence:
"Unsere Mitarbeiter empfinden sich als einen wertvollen Teil des Unternehmens und finden bei uns ihrer *berufliche Heimat* in allen Lebenslagen.
TIA for every help!
Mechthild
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | feel(ing) at home at work |
casper (X)
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| 3 | "professional home(-from-home)" |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | professional haven |
Amphyon
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Proposed translations
14 hrs
German term (edited):
berufliche Heimat
Selected
feel(ing) at home at work
Please google for:
a) "feel at home at work"
b) "feeling at home at work"
The phrase is used in a variety of situations.
This webpage uses the expression "the feeling of home at work".
Employers also “bring the home to work” (by providing a fitness room, daycare centers and the like) and organize social activity in order to increase **the feeling of home at work**.
http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/develeng/develeng121/develeng.p...
a) "feel at home at work"
b) "feeling at home at work"
The phrase is used in a variety of situations.
This webpage uses the expression "the feeling of home at work".
Employers also “bring the home to work” (by providing a fitness room, daycare centers and the like) and organize social activity in order to increase **the feeling of home at work**.
http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/develeng/develeng121/develeng.p...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all for their help and for this suggestion which seems to fit well and be quite common."
2 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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70
"professional home(-from-home)"
I would suggest ...
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cosy :) but let's see what colleagues say :)
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or: "satisfying professional environment" to keep it less cosy lol
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Note added at 30 mins (2008-09-28 20:00:12 GMT)
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"feel that they have landed in their professional haven" ... just to make it a wee bit more dramatic
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Note added at 59 mins (2008-09-28 20:29:25 GMT)
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or: that they have found their professional "home"
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-09-28 19:33:51 GMT)
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cosy :) but let's see what colleagues say :)
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-09-28 19:36:32 GMT)
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or: "satisfying professional environment" to keep it less cosy lol
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Note added at 30 mins (2008-09-28 20:00:12 GMT)
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"feel that they have landed in their professional haven" ... just to make it a wee bit more dramatic
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Note added at 59 mins (2008-09-28 20:29:25 GMT)
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or: that they have found their professional "home"
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot for your many answers. I think I should keep it less dramatic and cosy :-) and use your suggestion of a "satisfying professional environment" or put the "home" in quotation marks. |
23 hrs
professional haven
...could ne another option
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