Pages in topic: < [1 2] | How many pages to translate a day? Thread poster: Tariq Shaar
| Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 18:55 Member (2008) Italian to English
TariqSh wrote: .... If in any given day I had to finish over 3000 or 5000 words, then I may be able to do that, but not everyday ..or indeed, every day. | | | MARLENE LE DUC (X) France Local time: 19:55 English to French Of, course not ! | Jul 21, 2017 |
They are squizzing the lemon! ... (as we say in France) You'll have to do something about it, you're risking a burn-out or even worse. At some moment of my life, I was working really hard, no holydays, 12 hours per days, etc . Then I started to have a painful shoulder, as the days were passing the pain get down the arm, in fact it wasn't that painful; it was more like if my arm was becoming an heavy piece of marshmallow. Two days later, it was my leg ! Hospital, emergen... See more They are squizzing the lemon! ... (as we say in France) You'll have to do something about it, you're risking a burn-out or even worse. At some moment of my life, I was working really hard, no holydays, 12 hours per days, etc . Then I started to have a painful shoulder, as the days were passing the pain get down the arm, in fact it wasn't that painful; it was more like if my arm was becoming an heavy piece of marshmallow. Two days later, it was my leg ! Hospital, emergency, brain surgery, aneurism, wheel-chair, no insurance for disabilities, no incomes, back to translations a week after ! Please take a break, You can't do that any longer. ▲ Collapse | | | Pages in topic: < [1 2] | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » How many pages to translate a day? TM-Town | Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business
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