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Poll: Does your work as a translator/interpreter depend on one industry sector?
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Gianluca Marras
Gianluca Marras  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 21:43
English to Italian
85% Jun 22, 2010

other: mainly on one
 
m_temmer
m_temmer  Identity Verified
Local time: 13:43
English to Dutch
+ ...
two Jun 22, 2010

EU institutions and banks
 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:43
Member (2006)
German to English
No Jun 22, 2010

everything technical, but in different sectors.

And another anonymous:-)
 
Interlangue (X)
Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 21:43
English to French
+ ...
Changes ... Jun 22, 2010

with time but one is prevalent. Not always the same though.
Do BIG organisations like EU or UN count for one even though there are different branches/locations/subjects?
 
Mary Worby
Mary Worby  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:43
German to English
+ ...
Not at all Jun 22, 2010

I have four jobs on my desk at the moment. Broadly, petroleum, brewing, public sector administration and IT. I rarely have two jobs going for the same industry at the same time, unless I happen to have two on the books for the same client.
 
CecileF
CecileF
Australia
Local time: 05:13
English to French
+ ...
Not at all Jun 22, 2010

As a community interpreter in South Australia, I need to be versatile and interpret in many fields - from Medical to Police with everything in between.
 
Catherine Winzer
Catherine Winzer  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:43
German to English
+ ...
At present, yes Jun 22, 2010

I answered "yes" as my income at present comes predominantly from one sector. Were that sector to suddenly disappear, my workload and income would fall dramatically.

But it depends how you read the question. My work, as such, is not limited to (and therefore does not actually depend on) one industry. There are a number of other fields that I could theoretically work in.
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 20:43
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
Not at all Jun 23, 2010

Almost everything technical, from marine engines to medicine...
 


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