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Reconversion/Alternative work after Translation
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Odile Breuvart
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United Kingdom
Local time: 10:27
Ahli
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Perancis
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May 22, 2023

How does anybody feel about the amount of work received at the moment?
I notice a major decrease since January.
Consequently I am looking to complement my income or convert my skills to apply for other types of work.
How are you complementing your income if this is your case?
Or
Have you started a completely different type of work, or aspiring to something new?


 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Indonesia
Good Question May 22, 2023

I would consider plumbing.

Odile Breuvart
Matthias Brombach
Adieu
 
Baran Keki
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Turki
Local time: 12:27
Ahli
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Turki
'Hard pivot' May 22, 2023

You can try being a sales copywriter, marketer or email list manager (I have no idea what that is), apparently they have a very lofty 'ceiling' like 100 bucks per hour.
Or alternatively you can try your hand at 'mentoring', teaching translators how to translate, I mean 'localize', like this ge
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You can try being a sales copywriter, marketer or email list manager (I have no idea what that is), apparently they have a very lofty 'ceiling' like 100 bucks per hour.
Or alternatively you can try your hand at 'mentoring', teaching translators how to translate, I mean 'localize', like this genius here:
https://www.proz.com/forum/language_industry_events_announcements/362165-localization_summer_school_2023_|_june_5_–_16_2023.html
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Lieven Malaise
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Matthias Brombach
Odile Breuvart
 
Matthias Brombach
Matthias Brombach  Identity Verified
Jerman
Local time: 11:27
Ahli (2007)
Bahasa Belanda hingga Bahasa Jerman
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Tour guide May 22, 2023

I suggest becoming a tour guide for translators to visit the main capitals of today's still flourishing translation industry:

Visit "London" and see the Tower, the head building of major translation farms:

Tower of London

Including an early bird flight offer with Air Moldova, a welcome cocktail and a local tour guide ("Tomaș in Chișinău").

Don't miss our autumn offer to visit Cologne (Germany), the home of DeepL. And a lynch mob tour to Maidenhead (England), to meet in person the programmers of one of the most important CAT tools!


Odile Breuvart
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