What english words meaning "in", "start" or "begin" start with "O" in spanish? ?

Question

I have a time collection system where users select "LCI" (labor cycle in) to start a job and select "LCO" (labor cycle out) to finish a job. All my employees of hispanic descent tend to chose "LCO" for both in AND out. I am starting to think that they may be getting confusing because of some spanish word.

Answer 1

HI I'm spanish and I think I could help you.

"In" in spanish is "en", "start" is "empezar" or "comienzo", the same as begin.

So I think the problem is that in Spain LCI and LCo are the same

Hope help you

Bye  

Answer 2

No, I cannot think of a particular word that would indicate "in", etc.

It could just be that the employees have not paid close attention to the difference in meaning between the two ("LCI" and "LCO") and think that "LCO"  can be used to both start and finish a job, just as on some things like remote controls or cell phones, for example, the same button is used to turn off and to turn back on.

Answer 3

'Originar' (To originate) and 'Origen' (origin, beginning) are the words I can think of with the closest meaning, though I don't think they're causing the confusion.

To help them use the correct option I suggest you put a sign (or edit the text if it's a computer program) that explains what each acronym stands for or just rename them (e.g., IN - OUT or Start - Finish).  

Answer 4

IF they're anything like me, they're getting confused by LCI and LCO which seem to be acronyms of your own invention not generally in use in the big wide world. You do not say if they have to "select" this on a form, from a filing system, or on a computer screen. If the latter, perhaps that is the default on the program.

If you just renamed the things IN and OUT or START and FINISH, everybody would understand what it was about.