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Poll: I work better when I am alone.
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 10:48
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Agree Jul 31, 2022

In order for me to work efficiently, I need a calm environment with the minimum amount of noise and interruption possible. I worked in-house but each translator had his own office. Sometimes I do miss the camaraderie and interaction one gets from having your peers around, but I definitely prefer working on my own and being left to my own devices. A few years ago, I visited a translation agency owned by an ex-colleague and I was shocked to see that all translators worked in an open-plan environme... See more
In order for me to work efficiently, I need a calm environment with the minimum amount of noise and interruption possible. I worked in-house but each translator had his own office. Sometimes I do miss the camaraderie and interaction one gets from having your peers around, but I definitely prefer working on my own and being left to my own devices. A few years ago, I visited a translation agency owned by an ex-colleague and I was shocked to see that all translators worked in an open-plan environment. I do wonder how it is possible to work under those conditions. The truth is I couldn’t!

P.S. Many years ago, when my children needed to ask me for things, they knew the best time (for them) was while I was translating and I wasn’t focused on everything else around me but work. Believe me, a plain and simple “yes” was “less intrusive” than starting an argument… ▲ Collapse


Judith Llopis
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 11:48
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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Of course. Jul 31, 2022

Good translators are eremites, by definition.

expressisverbis
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 11:48
Spanish to English
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Agree Aug 1, 2022

"Hell is other people"...

expressisverbis
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 11:48
French to English
. Aug 1, 2022

For me the best part of the day is now, when everyone else is asleep and I'm cracking on with my work. Utterly delicious.

neilmac
Muriel Vasconcellos
 


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