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Poll: If money were not an issue, would you still work in translation/interpretation?
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Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
西班牙
Local time: 08:47
会员
English英语译成French法语
No Feb 27, 2023

If money were not an issue, I wouldn't work at all!

Philippe


Mr. Satan (X)
Tom in London
Chris Says Bye
Apolonia Dermit
Sławomira Kaczmarek
Baran Keki
Francesca Grandinetti
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
英国
Local time: 07:47
正式会员 (自2008)
Italian意大利语译成English英语
No but Feb 27, 2023

Philippe Etienne wrote:

If money were not an issue, I wouldn't work at all!

Philippe


There are many things I do that are not for money, but although I love translating and I'm fascinated by it, I do like to be paid.

To quote an Italian friend: "anything that has no price also has no value".


Chris Says Bye
Christine Andersen
BRUNO CALAZANS
Laetitia_B
Kathleen Kownacki
Nikolay Novitskiy
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
葡萄牙
Local time: 07:47
正式会员 (自2007)
English英语译成Portuguese葡萄牙语
+ ...
Yes Feb 27, 2023

I don't need to worry too much about money as I receive a comfortable pension, but I'm hoping that by keeping my brain active, I will keep some old-age diseases at bay!

Igor Moshkin
Christine Andersen
Olga Fišnerová
Angie Garbarino
Iulia Parvu
Becca Resnik
Jorge Payan
 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
荷兰
正式会员 (自2006)
German德语译成Dutch荷兰语
Yes Feb 27, 2023

Yes. I really love what I do. It's a fun language puzzle every day.

WolfgangS
Tom in London
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Anna Dzidowska
Ellen Klabbers
Iulia Parvu
Becca Resnik
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
法国
Local time: 08:47
French法语译成English英语
. Feb 27, 2023

Money is not an issue for me, my partner earns heaps of money and I have another stream of income too.
If I keep on working, it's because my financial independence is important to me, and because I really love my job.
I can retire in a few years, and I've already decided that I'll probably drop most agencies at that point. I'll only keep the direct clients who give me the most interesting work, and one agency that also sends me really interesting texts.


Sławomira Kaczmarek
Iulia Parvu
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
比利时
Local time: 08:47
正式会员 (自2020)
French法语译成Dutch荷兰语
+ ...
Hiking Feb 27, 2023

If money were not an issue, I would quit working and start hiking in every possible nature reserve around the world.

Francesca Grandinetti
Tom in London
Elisabeth Fournier
Michael Harris
Kathleen Kownacki
Mohammad Naim
 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
德国
Local time: 08:47
English英语译成German德语
+ ...
Yes Feb 27, 2023

In fact, if money were not an issue, I would not consider quitting this toxic wasteland of an industry on a daily basis.

Slama-Clauzel Traductions
 
Iulia Parvu
Iulia Parvu  Identity Verified
罗马尼亚
Local time: 09:47
正式会员 (自2022)
English英语译成Romanian罗马尼亚语
+ ...
If money were not an issue... Feb 27, 2023

...I would still translate, but only literature/poetry. I am passionate about transcreation and would not give it up.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
polishedwords
 
S_G_C (X)
S_G_C (X)
罗马尼亚
Local time: 09:47
English英语译成Romanian罗马尼亚语
A fool Feb 27, 2023

If I could have foreseen what the market would look like for me now, I wouldn't have specialized in translations at all.

Zuzanna Morawka
 
Lenah Susianty
Lenah Susianty  Identity Verified
英国
Local time: 07:47
正式会员 (自2004)
English英语译成Indonesian印度尼西亚语
+ ...
only work on things I like Feb 27, 2023

Yes, but I will choose my works. I will only do things I like and enjoy and interesting.

Becca Resnik
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Nathália Oliveira Silva
Laurens Vermeulen
Kathleen Kownacki
Philip Lees
Mohammad Naim
 
Patricia Prevost
Patricia Prevost  Identity Verified
西班牙
Local time: 08:47
English英语译成Spanish西班牙语
+ ...
Oh, yes Feb 27, 2023

I would still translate in the areas I prefer. I've got a couple of goals I still haven't achieved, so I wouldn't be ready to give up work yet.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Kathleen Kownacki
Mohammad Naim
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Juyeur MAKIESSE (X)
Juyeur MAKIESSE (X)
刚果
Local time: 08:47
French法语译成Lingala林伽拉语
+ ...
business Feb 27, 2023

I work for money but work is a business; Volunteers with a complete hear

 
Nathália Oliveira Silva
Nathália Oliveira Silva  Identity Verified
巴西
Local time: 04:47
English英语译成Portuguese葡萄牙语
+ ...
That's the dream Feb 27, 2023

Lenah Susianty wrote:

Yes, but I will choose my works. I will only do things I like and enjoy and interesting.



That's what I aim for. I want to make enough money so that I don't have to worry about how many jobs I'll have to take on a month. To be able to pick and choose what is the best work for me, and what I will enjoy the most to work on.


Kathleen Kownacki
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
IrinaN
IrinaN
美国
Local time: 01:47
English英语译成Russian俄语
+ ...
This is the question, which each individual Feb 27, 2023

can answer only after the money will stop being an issue. I respect Maria Teresa's and Kay's answers.

However, money has a nasty habit of overpowering human minds. Laying your hand on a lot of it, or at least on a guaranteed endless supply to cover all daily needs/bills/treats and some, and seeing every obstacle to everything you've dreamt or didn't even dare to dream about (let's leave a 100-ft yacht out for now:-)
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can answer only after the money will stop being an issue. I respect Maria Teresa's and Kay's answers.

However, money has a nasty habit of overpowering human minds. Laying your hand on a lot of it, or at least on a guaranteed endless supply to cover all daily needs/bills/treats and some, and seeing every obstacle to everything you've dreamt or didn't even dare to dream about (let's leave a 100-ft yacht out for now:-) ) suddenly removed without any threatening consequences will cripple the will of many to drag themselves to a computer to make a few more lousy bucks. Sorry, I stopped being a starry-eyed idealist a long time ago.

Maybe, after you'll blow through your new wealth in 3-5 years like a few lottery millionaires did, you'll fall in love with translation again.
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