Handling the lack of feedback from clients — click on the image to enlarge
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What strategies do you use to compensate for the lack of (positive) feedback about your work?
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Let go of it now! — Click on the image to enlarge
Do you feel so closely attached to your translations that you find it difficult to let go of them? Share your thoughts.
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Macheine Transleith got us into trouble -- click on the image to enlarge
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Do not crash on me! — Click on the image to enlarge
Does this scene sound familiar to you? Do you make promises to your computer? But, most importantly, do you keep them? Please post here the promises you’ve made to your “poor” PC/laptop and if they’ve worked.
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Translators’ nightmares series: “Meet your colleague, Macheine Transleith” (click on the image to enlarge)
What is your approach to Machine Translation? Do you see it as a translator’s friend or foe? Is it a threat? Can it be used to the translator’s advantage? Share your thoughts below.
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What’s your reaction to this drawing? Do you think it portrays a truth about freelancing and freelance translators and interpreters? Is it a myth? Share your opinion!
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Oops, I forgot the attachment — click on the image to enlarge.
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“On duty” — click on the image to enlarge
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”Being a language professional is a 24/7 job” Do you agree? Do you correct your friends’ grammar while they speak? Or do you simply make mental notes?
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Advancing in one's career as a freelance translator -- click on the image to enlarge
See this same post in Mox’s blog and his previous post in which Mina runs away.
This comic was inspired by both an article I came across that reports on the results of a survey to determine trends in pet ownership as it relates to certain professions and by my recent friendship with the genius creator of Mox’s blog, Alejandro Moreno-Ramos.
Alejandro’s work has been a great inspiration for me for a long time. I admire his sense of humor and his unique talent so imagine my excitement when I received his invitation to make a guest post in the widely renowned Mox’s blog (the pressure is on!)
Back to the article that has inspired this comic, it got me thinking about translators and interpreters and their most likely pets. According to the article, editors and writers generally own “reptiles”. Would this also be the trend for translators and interpreters as Mox’s pet, Mina, seems to indicate? I figure that CATs should be also among the top places. And I believe that “birds” must be quite popular among translators fond of social media.
It would be fun to find out if certain pets are “trending” among translators and interpreters like they are in other professions.
Would you like to participate in this “research” and tell your colleagues about you and your pet(s)?
P.S. Thanks Alejandro!
A freelance translator’s lifestyle — click on the image to enlarge
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Have you been there? Do you think that this is an accurate description of a day in a freelance translator’s life? Is it a myth or an exaggeration, maybe? Is there some truth in this description?
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