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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

arbetsgemenskap

English translation:

workplace community

Added to glossary by Sven Petersson
Oct 30, 2013 17:19
10 yrs ago
Swedish term

arbetsgemenskap

Swedish to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Of course it is clear what this is - a group of co-workers, the community of friends and colleagues one has at their workplace.

However I am looking for some one or two word phrase that expresses it nicely in English, and still remains an academic sounding term.

Any ideas?


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Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 workplace community
4 working circle
4 working relationship
4 http://www.examiner.com/article/5-ways-to-build-workplace-camaraderie
3 collegial workplace
3 workplace camaraderie
2 -1 workers solidarity
Change log

Nov 13, 2013 08:59: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry

Discussion

Sven Petersson Oct 31, 2013:
@ Chris S, No, it would not.
Christopher Schröder Oct 31, 2013:
Wouldn't plain "colleagues" cover it?
Charlesp (asker) Oct 31, 2013:
to respond to Lene Yes, in one's working environment. Not as a coopertative, but of course that is the underlying message here with this term - that workers in a company or even large corporation are part of a cooperative, with all that implies.

A few examples of usage: "trivdes i sin arbetsgemenskap" - "trivdes i sin närmaste arbetsgemenskap" "det fungerar bra i den arbetsgemenskapen"
Lene Johansen Oct 30, 2013:
More context Are we talking about arbetsgemenskap as in a healthy workplace environment or arbetsgemenskap as in a cooperative?
Collaborative work environment might also be another alternative, this all depends on the context of the term.

Proposed translations

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workplace community

:o)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2013-10-31 06:26:23 GMT)
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närmaste arbetsgemenskapen = immediate workplace community

Please see: http://books.google.se/books?id=PEJTadD_2ogC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA...
Note from asker:
Excellent suggestion. Not sure it works though in the context of "närmaste arbetsgemenskapen," i.e. 'closest workplace community'
Peer comment(s):
agree Cynthia Coan : I must admit that I'm hard pressed to think of a better translation than this one.
20 hrs
Thank you very much!
agree Anna Herbst : "Immediate workplace community" sounds good, taking the asker's note into consideration.
1 day 7 hrs
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workers solidarity

Just a shot in the dark!
Peer comment(s):
disagree Lene Johansen : You will be hard pressed to find the word solidarity incorporated in the corporate speak for English
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3 hrs

working circle

I like the use of circle here as we find ourselves often to say that "the world is small" within the working environment

+ the website below seems to fit the concept
Reference:

http://www.theworkingcircle.com/

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6 hrs

working relationship

;-)
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14 hrs

collegial workplace

At this late stage, I'll suggest a different spin on the idea, with a word that is more specific and limited in scope, and has a more positive connotation. Perhaps a minority view ... but here's some reading where this idea, among others, is suggested as a 'collegial, flexible workplace'.

http://www.workinfo.com/free/downloads/humancapguide0105.pdf
Note from asker:
excellent suggestion!
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1 day 21 hrs

http://www.examiner.com/article/5-ways-to-build-workplace-camaraderie

Subtlety different from all the other suggestions
Reference:

http://www.examiner.com/article/5-ways-to-build-workplace-camaraderie

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/workplace/story/2011-10-28/best-workplaces/51005784/1

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5 days

workplace camaraderie

"They have developed a real camaraderie after working together for so long." (Example from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camaraderie) Also, many hits on Google and Google Books.
Example sentence:

"You can't ignore the importance of relationships and the role that relationships play when building a sense of workplace camaraderie."

Reference:

http://www.greatplacetowork.com/our-approach/what-is-a-great-workplace

http://books.google.se/books?id=sS0G8fv3DIkC&pg=PP294&dq=%22workplace+camaraderie%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=dvF3UveLE4jW4wSJ74DYCA&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=

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