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Colleagues, HR, contracts, internships, freelancing, and the KVK.

A young expat at home with coffee and her phone, drafting a Dutch call-in-sick message.
Work & business

Calling in Sick in Dutch: The Ziekmelden Email

Sick and need to tell your Dutch boss? Here is how ziekmelden works, what you must (and must not) say, and ready-to-use Dutch messages.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
A laptop and phone on a desk, set up for a Dutch tech team's standup and Slack.
Work & business

Sprint, Scrum, Standup: Dutch for Dev Teams

Dutch tech runs in English, until the standup slips into Dutch. Here are the words and phrases that keep international developers in the loop on a Dutch team.

Lawrence Arya··4 min
A laptop on a desk showing a chat window, drafting natural Dutch for work Slack.
Work & business

Stop Sounding Like Google Translate in Work Slack

Pasting translated Dutch into work Slack reads as stiff and robotic. Here is how to write short, natural messages your colleagues actually sound like.

Lawrence Arya··5 min