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Poll: Do you find the content you have to translate interesting?
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Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 12:39
Member (2006)
German to English
Alomost all of the time Jul 11, 2017

Although the content is sometimes a bit dry, there is always an interesting side to it.

 
Max Deryagin
Max Deryagin  Identity Verified
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:39
Member (2013)
English to Russian
But of course Jul 11, 2017

Translating films is a lot of fun!

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:39
Spanish to English
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Most of the time Jul 11, 2017

I usually manage to find something interesting in most of my jobs, even if only marginally. For example, this month I'm translating software strings for one client, and there is one sentence which keeps cropping up repeatedly. I've told the client about it, but it doesn't seem to make any difference, they keep sending me this one darn sentence to translate, again and again and again. I am, of course, billing for it each time... Heigh-ho, I suppose it's their money…

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 11:39
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
Most of the time Jul 11, 2017

A lot of my projects are truly interesting. In the beginning of this year I’ve translated two big and very interesting projects: the first one on radicalization and violent extremism, the other on xenophobia. Both were very challenging and I learned a lot! But even in small projects, I usually can find something interesting, I do have a very curious mind…

 
Axelle H.
Axelle H.  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 12:39
English to French
Most of the time Jul 11, 2017

.... It is one of the reason I am doing this job. Never bored !

 
Laura Pascual
Laura Pascual  Identity Verified
Finland
Local time: 13:39
Finnish to Spanish
+ ...
Mostly Jul 11, 2017

Well, sometimes I get boring texts or texts that are not that interesting... but I specialised in fields I like and enjoy translating, otherwise I don't think I could be able to do this job in the long term!

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 04:39
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Most of the time Jul 11, 2017

I really enjoy most of the documents that come my way, and that may be because I'm getting increasingly selective. I don't want to spend my golden years stressing out over stuff that doesn't interest me. There's too little time left.

Today I did a bunch of bank account statements. My client needed someone who was cleared in their system to work with confidential material, so I couldn't just pass it on to another colleague. I refused twice, and each time they sweetened the pot (conv
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I really enjoy most of the documents that come my way, and that may be because I'm getting increasingly selective. I don't want to spend my golden years stressing out over stuff that doesn't interest me. There's too little time left.

Today I did a bunch of bank account statements. My client needed someone who was cleared in their system to work with confidential material, so I couldn't just pass it on to another colleague. I refused twice, and each time they sweetened the pot (converted the PDFs to Word files, added more money, and extended the deadline), so I finally felt I couldn't say no and still stay in their good graces. It turned out to be more boring and stressful than I had even expected. But the amounts of money being transferred back and forth were so large that I let my imagination run wild -- that made it a bit more fun. Still, the experience reminded me that that's not the kind of work I want to do anymore.
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Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
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No "always" option? Jul 11, 2017

That said, I do take some really tedious jobs from time to time if the money's good enough.

Thinking mainly of law. O. M. Zzzzzzzz....


 
Jan Truper
Jan Truper  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 12:39
Member (2016)
English to German
Mix it up Jul 11, 2017

Everything gets boring after a while. I like to mix it up.

 
Julian Holmes
Julian Holmes  Identity Verified
Japan
Local time: 20:39
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
Other Jul 11, 2017

All the time or Almost all the time

I've been translating technical stuff for around 32 years so because I find it fascinating. I always was interested in sciences in secondary school and got good grades in the sciences even though I did Latin for seven years and classical Greek for four.

Besides, I'm confronted by screwing, male and female mating parts, lubrication, grease nipples, and other PG-rated stuff on a daily basis. I don't think I'd want to translate anything
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All the time or Almost all the time

I've been translating technical stuff for around 32 years so because I find it fascinating. I always was interested in sciences in secondary school and got good grades in the sciences even though I did Latin for seven years and classical Greek for four.

Besides, I'm confronted by screwing, male and female mating parts, lubrication, grease nipples, and other PG-rated stuff on a daily basis. I don't think I'd want to translate anything else.
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Gitte Hoveds (X)
Gitte Hoveds (X)
Denmark
Local time: 12:39
Danish to English
+ ...
Always Jul 11, 2017

Especially if any of my clients happens to be reading this.

 
Robert Forstag
Robert Forstag  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 07:39
Spanish to English
+ ...
Right Jul 11, 2017

Gitte Hovedskov wrote:

Especially if any of my clients happens to be reading this.


This made me smile.

Colleagues with years of experience who can claim to be interested "most of the time" in the material they translate are indeed truly blessed....

[Edited at 2017-07-11 15:35 GMT]


 
Nurhayat KOKLU
Nurhayat KOKLU  Identity Verified
Türkiye
Local time: 14:39
English to Turkish
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Most of the time Jul 11, 2017

I always find a way to enjoy with the content especially if its the subtitle of a movie, documentary or episode.

 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
Norway
Local time: 12:39
Member (2002)
English to Norwegian
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75% of the time Jul 11, 2017

...the last 25% I do only to make ends meet. But I've always been attracted to learning new things, in any area...except economics and finance (which I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole)

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