Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cultura presencialista

English translation:

culture of presenteeism

Added to glossary by darrenthomps
Oct 2, 2015 13:45
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

cultura presencialista

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) Employee survey
Hi all,

I am translating an analysis of an employee survey and would appreciate any assistance translating the above term in the following context:

Como aspectos menos positivos en la encuesta de opinión, destacamos que la organización tiene una fuerte cultura presencialista, y que se reduce y se asocia el concepto de conciliación al horario de trabajo sin considerar una visión más amplia.

Best regards,

Darren

Discussion

Charles Davis Oct 3, 2015:
"Se reduce y se asocia el concepto de conciliación al horario de trabajo sin considerar una visión más amplia" suggests that it means the company has a culture of people putting in long hours and not taking time off, regardless of family ("conciliación" is standard code for compatibility or reconciliation of working hours and family life). There's a lot of research now suggesting that it actually reduces productivity.

Fundéu says that "presentismo laboral", aka "presencialismo laboral", is "el hecho de pasar más horas en el lugar de trabajo de las exigidas por la jornada laboral, en muchos casos por temor a perder el empleo".
http://www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/presentismo-laboral-es-lo...

"presenteeism
1. the practice of coming to work despite illness, injury, anxiety, etc., often resulting in reduced productivity.
2. the practice of working long hours at a job without the real need to do so."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/presenteeism
Robert Carter Oct 2, 2015:
Two different concepts? I understand 'presencialismo' in this context as physically being present at work, as opposed to working from home.
On the other hand 'presenteeism', or 'sickness presence', refers to attending work while sick. Can't be sure what the text is referring to, but I would tend to go with Neil's solution, 'attendance-based culture'.

Proposed translations

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presenteeist culture

Strange as it sounds!

presenteeism
prɛznˈtiːɪzəm/
noun
the practice of being present at one's place of work for more hours than is required, especially as a manifestation of insecurity about one's job.
"one of the general symptoms of employee insecurity is presenteeism"

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or "culture of presenteeism"

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https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q="culture of presentee...

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https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q="presenteeist culture...
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : Can't not agree... but it does look odd the first time you see it...
2 hrs
Cheers, Neil
neutral philgoddard : Most people won't know what this means (I didn't), so it's a distraction..
2 hrs
Well, if you look at the references this is quite a specific concept. Moreover, we don't know a) whether the text is written for "most people" (it might be a specialised readership) or b) whether the meaning of the term is explained in the text
agree Charles Davis : I was about to make the same point you've just make to Phil. I've never heard of this and couldn't even decipher it at first glance, but your text is probably written for people who do know it. Mind you, "culture of presenteeism" might be make it easier.
2 hrs
Thanks, Charles. I agree "culture of presenteeism" is easier on the ears and eyes
agree Robert Carter : The last reference above convinced me this is right.
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attendance-based culture

"It has meant giving a boost to the evolution from an attendance-based culture to a style of working based on commitment, efficiency and achieving goals."

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While not wishing to disagree with our esteemed colleague, I think "presenteeism" sounds like a made up antonym for the more commonly found "absenteesim", and it looks rather odd to me.
"A topic that is at times considered its opposite, absenteeism, has historically received extensive attention in the management sciences, but presenteeism has only recently found a place in the research literature"...
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
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neutral Robert Carter : While this expression is much less jargon-y, seeing as though 'presenteeism' encompasses both ideas I mentioned, I'll have to go with that after all.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

What is presenteeism and how is it affecting your business?

We might need some more context regarding the Spanish term.
Example sentence:

"We're all familiar with the problem of absenteeism, particularly in the run-up to Christmas as colds and parties take their toll. But as the economic downturn makes staff increasingly reluctant to take time off for illness, presenteeism - turning up for

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