Forums over ProZ.com » Poll Discussion »
Pagina's in het onderwerp:   < [1 2]
Poll: If money were not an issue, would you still work in translation/interpretation?
De persoon die dit onderwerp heeft geplaatst: ProZ.com Staff
Kevin Fulton
Kevin Fulton  Identity Verified
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 18:54
Duits naar Engels
To paraphrase Samuel Johnson Feb 27, 2023

No one but a blockhead ever translated except for money

(original: No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money)

Tom in London
IrinaN
 
Stephanie Mitchel
Stephanie Mitchel  Identity Verified
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 18:54
Frans naar Engels
In what parallel universe... Feb 27, 2023

... is money ever not an issue? Even if you have it, it's an issue. It's in our psychosocial mitochondria at this point.

Thanks for the question though

[Edited at 2023-02-27 16:17 GMT]

[Edited at 2023-02-27 16:19 GMT]

expressisverbis
 
BRUNO CALAZANS
BRUNO CALAZANS  Identity Verified
Brazilië
Local time: 19:54
Engels naar Portugees
+ ...
yes Feb 27, 2023

I do think that money shouldnt matter, but it does, a lot. Still, doing something that you care about, that is helping others with your own knowledge, its something that makes you feel good and you are making a difference in your own community. Either way, I chose working with translation because I could make money doing something fun. So yeah, I would still do it.

MollyRose
Kathleen Kownacki
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson  Identity Verified
Peru
Local time: 17:54
Engels naar Zweeds
+ ...
no Feb 28, 2023

I feel I have a few things that I would much rather dedicate myself to if money were not an issue.

It's not as if translating EU directives, user manuals for power tools and product descriptions of beauty creams is what I've always been dreaming of doing in life.

[Edited at 2023-02-28 20:34 GMT]

Kevin Fulton
 
Nikolay Novitskiy
Nikolay Novitskiy  Identity Verified
Rusland
Local time: 03:54
Lid 2018
Engels naar Russisch
Yes Feb 28, 2023

In a communist state money is not an issue, yet translators exist. Do they love their work? Of course! Should we build a communist state? I don't think so.

Ryan Shevlane
 
Pagina's in het onderwerp:   < [1 2]


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(en) van dit forum
Jared Tabor[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

Poll: If money were not an issue, would you still work in translation/interpretation?






TM-Town
Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business

Are you ready for something fresh in the industry? TM-Town is a unique new site for you -- the freelance translator -- to store, manage and share translation memories (TMs) and glossaries...and potentially meet new clients on the basis of your prior work.

More info »
Trados Business Manager Lite
Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio

Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.

More info »