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Poll: Do you feel more productive now than you were 2-3 years ago?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 16:26
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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No Sep 30, 2023

I feel I’m as productive now as I was 2/3 years ago, but I’m much more productive than I was some 40 years ago when I started translating: there were no PCs, no Internet, no email, only typewriters, and if you needed to correct your translation, as it always happens, you had to retype that page. Can you imagine how frustrating and time-consuming the whole process could be? Nowadays, I care more about quality than productivity and I’m definitely more productive when I enjoy the text. With l... See more
I feel I’m as productive now as I was 2/3 years ago, but I’m much more productive than I was some 40 years ago when I started translating: there were no PCs, no Internet, no email, only typewriters, and if you needed to correct your translation, as it always happens, you had to retype that page. Can you imagine how frustrating and time-consuming the whole process could be? Nowadays, I care more about quality than productivity and I’m definitely more productive when I enjoy the text. With long jobs, I always set myself a daily comfortable translation quota in order to be able to squeeze smaller jobs from other customers. A huge advantage of big projects is that you become familiar with content quite early and the more familiar you are the faster your translation speed picks up… ▲ Collapse


Susanna Martoni
Aurélien ARPAZ
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Dan Lucas
Kay Denney
Wolfgang Schoene
 
Michael Harris
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Germany
Local time: 17:26
Member (2006)
German to English
Other situation Oct 3, 2023

2-3 years ago was the middle of the pandemic. Work volumes improved on the way out, but as Ruzzia invaded Ukraine, things levelled out a bit again.
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 08:26
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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No Oct 7, 2023

Unfortunately, I had a stroke last year that affected the language part of my brain. It takes me much longer to complete a translation. But I keep at it, because I'm anxious to improve!



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Dan Lucas
Ron Willems
 
Frank van Overveld
Frank van Overveld
Netherlands
Local time: 17:26
English to Dutch
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I believe so Oct 13, 2023

I notice my first drafts are of better quality, so less time is needed for reviewings.

My vacation time has also significantly increased, without impact on revenue.
 


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