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Poll: If money were not an issue, would you still work in translation/interpretation? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "If money were not an issue, would you still work in translation/interpretation?".
This poll was originally submitted by Gitte Hovedskov. View the poll results »
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If money were not an issue, I wouldn't work at all!
Philippe
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:36
Member (2008)
Italian to English
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".
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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!
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Yes. I really love what I do. It's a fun language puzzle every day.
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Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 19:36
French to English
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.
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Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 19:36
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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If money were not an issue, I would quit working and start hiking in every possible nature reserve around the world.
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In fact, if money were not an issue, I would not consider quitting this toxic wasteland of an industry on a daily basis.
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Iulia Parvu
Romania
Local time: 20:36
Member (2022)
English to Romanian
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| 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.
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S_G_C (X)
Romania
Local time: 20:36
English to Romanian
If I could have foreseen what the market would look like for me now, I wouldn't have specialized in translations at all.
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Lenah Susianty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:36
Member (2004)
English to Indonesian
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| 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.
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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.
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Juyeur MAKIESSE (X)
Congo
Local time: 19:36
French to Lingala
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I work for money but work is a business; Volunteers with a complete hear
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| 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.
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IrinaN
United States
Local time: 12:36
English to Russian
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| 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:-) ... See more
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