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Poll: When I first started as a translator I felt _____ by other translators. Autor wątku: ProZ.com Staff
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Ehsan Alipour 
Local time: 05:54
Członek ProZ.com
od 2012
angielski > perski (farsi)
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Well, I felt nothing by other translators. Should I have felt something?
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Julian Holmes
Japonia
Local time: 12:54
Członek ProZ.com
od 2011
japoński > angielski
I just don't know. Still haven't a clue!
This was just over 30 years ago, and there were so few of us J>Es. So, I felt welcomed by customers who appreciated decent translation.
There was no Internet, PCs hardly existed and there was no 'translator community' per se to talk of. Typing was done on manual typewriters (electric ones were soooo expensive) and data communication was done by an acoustic coupler, if you lucky enough to find one, after 8-bit micros hit the marke... See more I just don't know. Still haven't a clue!
This was just over 30 years ago, and there were so few of us J>Es. So, I felt welcomed by customers who appreciated decent translation.
There was no Internet, PCs hardly existed and there was no 'translator community' per se to talk of. Typing was done on manual typewriters (electric ones were soooo expensive) and data communication was done by an acoustic coupler, if you lucky enough to find one, after 8-bit micros hit the market.
People have it soooo easy these days!  ▲ Collapse
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Michael Harris
Niemcy
Local time: 05:54
Członek ProZ.com
od 2006
niemiecki > angielski
Other, i did not go out asking...
Oh yes Julian, I went through the phase of introducing CAD into the market at the end of the 80´s, interesting and challenging those days
[Edited at 2014-01-14 08:28 GMT]
[Edited at 2014-01-14 13:24 GMT]
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Mary Worby
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 04:54
niemiecki > angielski
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When I started out, I had no relationships with other translators.
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I was working as an editor in an international organization when they started giving me translation assignments, both as part of my regular duties and on detail to conferences. I felt very encouraged and supported by the senior translators. I learned a lot from them over a period of 6 years (and afterwards at conferences as a freelancer).
When I transferred to another organization, there were no colleagues. I mostly worked alone until I was able to build up a team. No feedback.
... See more I was working as an editor in an international organization when they started giving me translation assignments, both as part of my regular duties and on detail to conferences. I felt very encouraged and supported by the senior translators. I learned a lot from them over a period of 6 years (and afterwards at conferences as a freelancer).
When I transferred to another organization, there were no colleagues. I mostly worked alone until I was able to build up a team. No feedback.
I never felt much encouragement from translator organizations, though it was fun to get to know colleagues. ▲ Collapse
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When I started 20 years ago, I sat in a mobile home and had practically no contact with any live person (apart from my parents). It is really only since the advent of translator communities online that I have more contact with other translators, but mainly via mail, forums, etc. Proz is nice to have and the various forums on facebook are also entertaining, informative and uplifting.
So I think life is pretty good these days
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While I started in the era of the Internet, I didn't network back then and had little to no contact with other translators, except my classmates from the university. So there was no feeling to perceive.
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Thayenga
Niemcy
Local time: 05:54
Członek ProZ.com
od 2009
angielski > niemiecki
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Welcomed & encouraged is the only possible answer for me.
This was my experience when I started as an in-house translator. The support my colleagues were then giving to this "newbie" was invaluable and much appreciated.
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Mike Sadler (X)
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 04:54
hiszpański > angielski
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| I was made to feel very welcome | Jan 14, 2014 |
My first experience was as an intern (thought they weren't called that then, in 1976) in Simon Engineering in Stockport, Manchester, UK.
The translation team hand-wrote their work then passed it to a typist. They had the latest technology - golf-ball typewriters.
The team were all very kind to me. I think the most important lesson I learnt was, "never keep your cup of coffee where it might spill onto an important piece of paper".
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John Cutler
Hiszpania
Local time: 05:54
hiszpański > angielski
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When I first started, I only knew or had contact with one other translator. We'd compare notes on various aspects of the work. It helped me see that what I was experiencing was normal, so I guess I could say I felt supported.
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Helen Hagon
Local time: 04:54
Członek ProZ.com
od 2011
rosyjski > angielski
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| Welcomed and encouraged | Jan 14, 2014 |
On the whole I have always found the translation community to be very supportive. ProZ is an excellent example of this - if I have a question I can post it on the relevant board and there will usually be someone out there who is willing to help. I am also a member of several other online groups and try to get to the occasional meet-up or conference from time to time so that I can talk to 'real' translators. Generally I find that other translators are a friendly bunch who are happy to share their... See more On the whole I have always found the translation community to be very supportive. ProZ is an excellent example of this - if I have a question I can post it on the relevant board and there will usually be someone out there who is willing to help. I am also a member of several other online groups and try to get to the occasional meet-up or conference from time to time so that I can talk to 'real' translators. Generally I find that other translators are a friendly bunch who are happy to share their experience. ▲ Collapse
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| Both welcomed and encouraged! | Jan 14, 2014 |
Like Thayenga, I started as an in-house translator. All the support and help I received from my colleagues was much appreciated. I still miss occasionally the camaraderie of that closely knit team...
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| Still remember the day... | Jan 14, 2014 |
Julian Holmes wrote: Typing was done on manual typewriters (electric ones were soooo expensive). People have it soooo easy these days!
... I could buy an IBM electric typewriter (a Selectric) with all those special typeballs!!!
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| Disliked (feared?) | Jan 14, 2014 |
I remember winding up a fair few people on a forum on Compuserve in the mid-1990s by questioning the value of experience.
I was so tired of agencies not giving me a chance due to my lack of experience - and persisting in using experienced old duffers who didn't have a clue.
The world hasn't changed much.
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