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Jul 31, 2022

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 03:05
Membro (2007)
Inglês para Português
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Agree Jul 31, 2022

In order for me to work efficiently, I need a calm environment with the minimum amount of noise and interruption possible. I worked in-house but each translator had his own office. Sometimes I do miss the camaraderie and interaction one gets from having your peers around, but I definitely prefer working on my own and being left to my own devices. A few years ago, I visited a translation agency owned by an ex-colleague and I was shocked to see that all translators worked in an open-plan environme... See more
In order for me to work efficiently, I need a calm environment with the minimum amount of noise and interruption possible. I worked in-house but each translator had his own office. Sometimes I do miss the camaraderie and interaction one gets from having your peers around, but I definitely prefer working on my own and being left to my own devices. A few years ago, I visited a translation agency owned by an ex-colleague and I was shocked to see that all translators worked in an open-plan environment. I do wonder how it is possible to work under those conditions. The truth is I couldn’t!

P.S. Many years ago, when my children needed to ask me for things, they knew the best time (for them) was while I was translating and I wasn’t focused on everything else around me but work. Believe me, a plain and simple “yes” was “less intrusive” than starting an argument… ▲ Collapse


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Lieven Malaise
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Bélgica
Local time: 04:05
Membro (2020)
Francês para Holandês
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Of course. Jul 31, 2022

Good translators are eremites, by definition.

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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
neilmac
neilmac
Espanha
Local time: 04:05
Espanhol para Inglês
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Agree Aug 1, 2022

"Hell is other people"...

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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Kay Denney
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França
Local time: 04:05
Francês para Inglês
. Aug 1, 2022

For me the best part of the day is now, when everyone else is asleep and I'm cracking on with my work. Utterly delicious.

neilmac
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 


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