Humor in the Workplace: Lessons Learned at Oslo's Glass Building
FluentFiction - Norwegian
Humor in the Workplace: Lessons Learned at Oslo's Glass Building
I hjertet av Oslo, kunne man føle pulsen av byen.
In the heart of Oslo, one could feel the pulse of the city.
Her møtes mennesker.
People meet here.
Her jobber folk.
People work here.
Her, midt i storbyens virvar, sitter Emma, Lars og Sofia i en stor glassbygning, der de deltar i et viktig forretningsmøte.
Here, in the middle of the big city chaos, Emma, Lars, and Sofia sit in a large glass building, participating in an important business meeting.
Emma er spent.
Emma is excited.
Hun er ny i jobben.
She is new to the job.
Lars er sjefen.
Lars is the boss.
Sofia er Emmas hjelper.
Sofia is Emma's assistant.
Hun viser Emma hvordan alt fungerer.
She shows Emma how everything works.
Emma vil gjøre alt riktig.
Emma wants to do everything right.
Hun vil vise Lars at hun er flink.
She wants to show Lars that she is good.
Under møtet blir det en pause.
During the meeting, there is a break.
Arbeidsdagen er lang.
The workday is long.
Sofia viser Emma hvor kaffemaskinen er.
Sofia shows Emma where the coffee machine is.
Emma liker kaffe godt.
Emma likes coffee a lot.
Hun tar en stor kopp til seg selv.
She takes a big cup for herself.
Så tar hun en til Lars.
Then she takes one for Lars.
Han har også sagt at han liker kaffe.
He has also said that he likes coffee.
Men nå skjer det uhell.
But now an accident happens.
Emma snubler over en stol.
Emma trips over a chair.
Kaffen hennes flyr gjennom luften og lander på Lars.
Her coffee flies through the air and lands on Lars.
Lars sitter der med kaffe over alt.
Lars is sitting there with coffee all over him.
Alle i rommet ser på ham.
Everyone in the room is looking at him.
Der sitter Lars, med kaffe på dressen.
There sits Lars, with coffee on his suit.
Han ser overrasket ut.
He looks surprised.
Emma blir rød.
Emma turns red.
Hun sier unnskyld til Lars.
She apologizes to Lars.
Alle i rommet ler.
Everyone in the room laughs.
Lars ler også.
Lars laughs too.
Hans dress er ødelagt, men han er ikke sint.
His suit is ruined, but he is not angry.
Han synes bare dette er morsomt.
He just finds this funny.
Og Sofia er med på spøken.
And Sofia joins in on the joke.
Hun sier til Lars "Din nye dress er nå en kaffedress".
She says to Lars, "Your new suit is now a coffee suit."
Alle ler mer.
Everyone laughs more.
Emma ler også.
Emma laughs too.
Hun er ikke flau lenger.
She is not embarrassed anymore.
Hun ser at alle på kontoret er hyggelig.
She sees that everyone in the office is nice.
Etter møtet tar Emma og Sofia t-banen hjem.
After the meeting, Emma and Sofia take the subway home.
De ler når de husker hva som skjedde.
They laugh as they remember what happened.
Emma er glad.
Emma is happy.
Hun liker jobben sin.
She likes her job.
Hun liker også Sofia og Lars.
She also likes Sofia and Lars.
Hun vet at hun kan snakke med Sofia og Lars om alt.
She knows that she can talk to Sofia and Lars about anything.
De vil hjelpe henne.
They will help her.
Og hun vil hjelpe dem.
And she will help them.
Sammen skal de få til masse bra.
Together, they will achieve great things.
Ikke bare på jobben, men også utenfor.
Not just at work, but also outside of it.
I Oslo, i den store glassbygningen, hadde Emma lært noe viktig.
In Oslo, in the large glass building, Emma had learned something important.
Det er greit å gjøre feil.
It's okay to make mistakes.
Ingen er perfekt.
Nobody is perfect.
Men med gode venner, blir det alltid bedre.
But with good friends, it always gets better.
Og det var den dagen Emma skjønte hvor viktig det var med humor på arbeidsplassen.
And that was the day Emma realized how important humor was in the workplace.
For det er når vi ler, at vi føler oss mest levende.
Because it is when we laugh that we feel most alive.
Og det er når vi føler oss mest levende, at vi kan gjøre vår beste jobb.
And it is when we feel most alive that we can do our best work.
Og fra den dagen av, skulle det alltid være litt humor på kontoret.
And from that day on, there would always be a little humor in the office.
Selv på de mest alvorlige dagene.
Even on the most serious days.