by Wendell Ricketts
1.
Admit that you are powerless over translation agencies. (More)
2. Acknowledge that the justification of unjustifiable behavior is an
addiction and that your life as a translator has become unmanageable. (More)
3. Prepare to receive a truth
of the universe in nine words: Translation
rates are dropping because translators accept low rates. (More)
4. Don’t use the real misery of others to disguise the fact that you
couldn’t locate your self-respect with a Sherpa guide and GPS. (More)
5. Your “pin-money” rates are killing translators who depend on translation
as their sole source of income. (More)
6. Accept the fact that your
degree from Acme School of Language Mediation or The Flinghurst Academy of
Translationology is substantially worthless. Translation is learned in the field, not in the classroom. (More)
7.
Stop allowing clients to dictate your fees and working conditions. (More)
8. Stop using the internet
until you learn how. (More)
9. If a client doesn’t pay you
on time (or doesn’t pay you at all), stop working for that client. (More)
10. Tell your colleagues when
clients don’t pay, when they make unreasonable demands, etc… (More)
11. Your ability to deploy your native language with sophistication,
flexibility, and skill is your most important selling point. (More)
12. If you have nothing to say that helps moves the profession forward (and
not just your personal little slice of it), at least have the decency to get
out of the way of people who are trying to make things better (including for
you, buckaroo). (More)
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