74891
I know that 扱う means "to handle,to deal with". But I cannot understand it in
the following context

story: a new recruit arrives to the police department and is embarked on a
case as soon as she arrives.

> 悪いが人手不足は深刻でね‌ 新米 **扱い** はしていられない‌

The best I arrive if I try to translate is "Sorry, but we are very short on
manpower.‌ I cannot afford to handle new recruits"

I found the following translation but it seems the meaning is slightly
different,

> Sorry, but we are very short on manpower.‌ So you'll have to hit the ground
> running.

where the accent is put on the new recruit being operational as soon as
possible.

Am I wrong ?
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-03-08T14:04:17.763
74888
2020-03-08T15:02:46.290
37097
question
word-usage
Meaning of 扱う in a context of 'deal with someone'
I think that 新米扱いをする is translated as "to treat someone like a newcomer".
新米扱いはしていられない‌ has a nuance like "I cannot afford to handle new recruits" and
"You'll have to hit the ground running", because newcomers are not immediately
operational workers. As you said, that is they said that you must be
operational as soon as possible.
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-03-08T15:02:46.290
74891
2020-03-08T15:02:46.290
7320
74888
answer