Poll: What kind of translation project do you most prefer? Inițiatorul discuției: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What kind of translation project do you most prefer?".
This poll was originally submitted by Monika Coulson
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This poll was originally submitted by Monika Coulson
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A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is run. For more information, see: http://proz.com/topic/33629 ▲ Collapse
| | | | Marijke Singer 
Spania
Local time: 08:56
Utilizator
din olandeză în engleză
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| Another option would be good | Jan 7, 2006 |
I prefer long projects with short ones in between to ensure I have a 'diversion'. I always reach saturation point when involved in a very large project (approx. 100,000 words) half-way through and tend to do something else (either a short project, a walk or talking to my cat (no comments please!)).
| | | | | long projects can be a nightmare | Jan 7, 2006 |
After a month of non-stop work on the same thing I find it quite difficult to find the energy to get up in the morning!
Daily/weekly projects get my vote.
| | | | Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 12:26
Membru (2008)
din engleză în hindi
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| I like15000 words in a week | Jan 7, 2006 |
because if I am unable to work on a day due to certain unavoidable and genuine reasons, I can clear the backlog by working for some more time on the next day. We don't get such relaxation if we have to deliver the job on the same day.
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Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 08:56
din engleză în germană
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| Sometimes this happens even after 10 days | Jan 7, 2006 |
No big fun in working when there seems to be no end in sight and the moment for presenting the bill seems so far away.
Konstantin Kisin wrote:
After a month of non-stop work on the same thing I find it quite difficult to find the energy to get up in the morning!
| | | | Kirill Semenov
Ucraina
Local time: 09:56
Membru (2004)
din engleză în rusă
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| Pros and Contras | Jan 7, 2006 |
I voted for "Weekly" option as `the golden mean' between the two extremities. I'm not interested in very short jobs, less than 2000, unless these are regular. But, as was noted before, one-two day jobs provide the necessary feeling of diversity which means avoiding a monotonous work leading to some `information hunger'. From the other hand, switching too often from one subject to another may also cause some stress and a lack of concetration.
The obvious benefit of a large/huge job i... See more I voted for "Weekly" option as `the golden mean' between the two extremities. I'm not interested in very short jobs, less than 2000, unless these are regular. But, as was noted before, one-two day jobs provide the necessary feeling of diversity which means avoiding a monotonous work leading to some `information hunger'. From the other hand, switching too often from one subject to another may also cause some stress and a lack of concetration.
The obvious benefit of a large/huge job is a guaranteed workload and income. It's not that bad when the deadline is loose enough. I used to translate books with no strict deadlines, and it was perfectly OK, even if a book took me more than two months to complete. Yet, another drawback of large project is that it's difficult to estimate deadline for them, especially if you have a gauranteed workload from other regular clients.
My own experience shows that, in most cases, 3 or 4 weeks is, probably, the threshold when I lost my interest and it became difficult to focus on a project.
So, a 1-2 week job seems to be the happy medium for a productive and comfortable work with the same subject - and quite a sensible workload to feel secure about your monthly income.
[Edited at 2006-01-07 19:07]
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| | | | JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 02:56
din spaniolă în engleză
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| Long projects and huge turkeys | Jan 7, 2006 |
I voted for long-term projects, though I agree that it's nice to have short "refreshers" in between. I invariably find, however, that the first sentence, the first paragraph, the first page, or the Introduction (if it's a book) is the hardest part of every translation. I don't yet know the subject matter, the style, the register, the author...and no matter how many times I read the text before beginning to translate (as my professors taught me to do), I don't *really* know the text until I've be... See more I voted for long-term projects, though I agree that it's nice to have short "refreshers" in between. I invariably find, however, that the first sentence, the first paragraph, the first page, or the Introduction (if it's a book) is the hardest part of every translation. I don't yet know the subject matter, the style, the register, the author...and no matter how many times I read the text before beginning to translate (as my professors taught me to do), I don't *really* know the text until I've been translating a while. If I do just short projects, then unless they are repetitive, I'll always be doing the hardest part of the translation!
Every job I've ever done, from half a page to over 150,000 words, has gotten progressively easier. So I like long projects for the same reason I buy very large turkeys--better meat-to-bone ratio! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Dyran Altenburg (X)
Statele Unite
Local time: 02:56
din engleză în spaniolă
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| No need to wait that long | Jan 7, 2006 |
Steffen Pollex wrote: No big fun in working when there seems to be no end in sight and the moment for presenting the bill seems so far away.
I often work with large projects (100,000 words or more) and one of the reasons I like them is that I get a check every two weeks or so. I would think that getting partial payments at least once month shouldn't be a problem, in general.
Plus, big jobs usually have very reasonable deadlines, which lets me accept smaller assignments on weekends, for example.
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Daniel Bird
Regatul Unit
Local time: 07:56
din germană în engleză
| An interesting topic... | Jan 8, 2006 |
...especially as I'm about halfway through what seems like an ever-expanding job, where the whole extent was unknown at the beginning but regular additions have come along, and the job has become nearly a month's worth instead of about a week and a half. If you find yourself in a similar situation, don't forget to get a PO with an open deadline (I have). That way you'll know that you're dealing with a reasonable client and some of the pressure comes off.
Personally though, I prefer the wee... See more ...especially as I'm about halfway through what seems like an ever-expanding job, where the whole extent was unknown at the beginning but regular additions have come along, and the job has become nearly a month's worth instead of about a week and a half. If you find yourself in a similar situation, don't forget to get a PO with an open deadline (I have). That way you'll know that you're dealing with a reasonable client and some of the pressure comes off.
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| | | | Vito Smolej
Germania
Local time: 08:56
Membru (2004)
din engleză în slovenă
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SITE LOCALIZER | The best I have had so far are... | Jan 11, 2006 |
daily projects of the one and the same kind (I guess I haven gotten to app 60.000 by 1500 at one time): flyers. Ônce you have the TM, they (pun is no pun) fly.
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