Comments on: Suffer And Translate http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/07/28/suffer-and-translate/ keeping it up in the translation/interpretation sphere Wed, 13 May 2009 04:04:55 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amir http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/07/28/suffer-and-translate/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Amir Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:20:08 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=417#comment-797 It's the same for any sort of work. You'll always find a boss who knows much less about it than you do. When you're a freelancer, it just hurts more than when your an employee. Having complete agreed documentation for the work contents and deliveries would help a lot - but still, if your boss don't understand, you'll be in trouble. It’s the same for any sort of work. You’ll always find a boss who knows much less about it than you do. When you’re a freelancer, it just hurts more than when your an employee.

Having complete agreed documentation for the work contents and deliveries would help a lot – but still, if your boss don’t understand, you’ll be in trouble.

]]> By: Werner Patels http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/07/28/suffer-and-translate/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Werner Patels Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:50:20 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=417#comment-793 Yes, client education is almost useless. I am sure you have also seen my <a href="http://www.translationlanguageculture.com/2008/07/reading-is-such.html" rel="nofollow">post</a> on people who can't read my ad in the Yellow Pages phone directory. Honestly, as translators we don't get paid enough to put up with such nonsense almost every single day. Yes, client education is almost useless. I am sure you have also seen my post on people who can’t read my ad in the Yellow Pages phone directory.

Honestly, as translators we don’t get paid enough to put up with such nonsense almost every single day.

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