sich abgeholt fühlen

18:23 Jun 23, 2018 

Just because someone somewhere has entered the word in an online database does not mean that the word actually exists (it's not called openthesaurus for nothing). It's either ungenügend, unzufrieden or nicht zufriedenstellend.

That Mrs. Merkel has used it before ( https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/internationale-p... ) does not mean it's all of a sudden OK to use. Maybe she should attend one of those German courses they're offering right now. Never mind the other mistakes (such as a missing word).

But this is why Kirsten's question is understandable, IMO.

Best

07:05 Jun 23, 2018 

unzufriedenstellend exists:https://www.openthesaurus.de/synonyme/unzufriedenstellend

23:32 Jun 22, 2018 

"And put in all terms...You are bound to get good suggestions"

So I did (way before you suggested doing that) and no, you don't. This is to be expected considering it's a colloquial term. Same is true for figures of speech.

On top of this, and unfortunately for Kirsten, these people don't seem to be very good at writing German (the fact that it's a pulse survey is no excuse). RE last word:
"Ich habe jetzt noch einmal im Duden nachgeschlagen. Das Wort 'unzufriedenstellend' gibt es nicht."
https://www.facebook.com/andre.tautenhahn/posts/193311138025...

He's right. Just because Merkel can't help herself doesn't mean it's acceptable.

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18:34 Jun 22, 2018 

Perhaps he feels not to be integrated yet...

16:45 Jun 22, 2018 

Try http://www.thesaurus.com/
And put in all the terms which apperar probable
You are bound to get good suggestions

16:03 Jun 22, 2018 

There is only one you could use:
"mitnehmen (ugs.)"
https://www.openthesaurus.de/synonyme/abholen

Cf
"(auf seinem Weg o. Ä.) mitgehen, -fahren lassen; jemanden an etwas teilhaben lassen [...] (umgangssprachlich) an etwas bei sich bietender Gelegenheit teilnehmen, es wahrnehmen, dabei mitmachen"
https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/mitnehmen

Ultimately, that is what I've tried to explain below.

Best wishes

15:40 Jun 22, 2018 

but as Bjorn says, you can't find what it really means, even in a German dictionary it seems. Cue the discussion on here.

15:20 Jun 22, 2018 

Be my guest, though. You won't find much, if at all. It doesn't even make sense if you don't know what you're looking for in the first place.

Side note: Tried your method with two dictionaries and two websites offering the same functionality. Nothing.

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11:19 Jun 22, 2018 

Have you tried a Thesaurus?

23:50 Jun 21, 2018 

If we disregard 100% for a moment, I like "left high and dry."

To explain a bit further: While I believe that "on board" is hard to incorporate here, my issue with "feeling lost" is that it's basically the exact opposite: far removed from any acting agent. If you feel lost, it's first and foremost your own problem if you understand what I'm trying to get at.

Abgeholt, on the other hand, like keep in the loop and left high and dry, all imply--at least to me--that someone else didn't do their job right and I think that needs to be in there somewhere, especially considering the next statement.

Maybe you could just say something as simple as "not receive a lot of support."

I think this here is a fitting example:
"Often people will feel as though change requires them to go through it alone, that they must be a pioneer and take a risk. But as humans, we want to be part of a winning team or group. Therefore, managers must ensure that their people never feel as though they're working in isolation."
http://www.fortunegroup.com.au/managing-change-in-the-workpl...

Also @Tony: Half the time, it could also mean meet someone halfway ("picking them up" after they've started walking).

23:30 Jun 21, 2018 

thanks for that!
I looked into it a bit more and found confirmation that: nicht abgeholt= unverstanden; hilflos
http://tinyurl.com/y9ejcc5c
A few more ideas, based on that: stranded; abandoned; left high and dry (which would also -sort of- take up the image of the Schwebezustand). One would have to work around the 100%, but that shouldn't be too difficult

20:39 Jun 21, 2018 

I think I got it:
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/keep in the loop

20:29 Jun 21, 2018 

...scrap the sentence and replace it with something like: "We don't seem to be going about this the right way."

Trying to find other solutions...

It's about:
"Also, don’t forget the importance of engagement in your communications. Change management should be a conversation with employees, rather than a lecture. Give employees avenues to share their concerns, and then address those concerns regularly, not just as a one-off thing. Take a lesson from Mark Zuckerberg, who hosts a Q&A with all Facebook employees every Friday."
https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en/insights/library/articles/the-3...

Or:
"share information about new changes to ensure people are sufficiently informed in advance in a way that you also share insights into the necessary change support for the future"

Brain's not working that well right now :-/

20:15 Jun 21, 2018 

...but thanks for the shout-out!

I agree with your assessment RE Kim's answer because you'll find something like this:
"Transparency: Workers want to know why a change is being made, not just the benefits the change will provide. Acknowledging problems and explaining how this change is intended to solve them can help people understand the reasoning for the change, and to get them on board."
https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en/insights/library/articles/the-3...

But I don't see how you can incorporate "get them onboard" into the sentence. I'm not really satisfied with Johanna's answer either and not being "100% lost" isn't a great way of expressing this, is it?

Generally, it's about not having a say in something or not being involved in decisions that affect you nonetheless. This one in the Duden:
"(besonders Kaufmannssprache) auf jemanden zugehen und [in direkter Ansprache] als Interessenten für ein Produkt, eine Dienstleistung o. Ä. zu gewinnen suchen"
https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/abholen

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12:23 Jun 21, 2018 

.. Björn when we need him?