Friday, May 11, 2012

13 Why some clients never provide feedback

clients never provide feedback
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Based on a real story.

13 comments:

  1. MichiMay 11, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    I love it. The BEST customers are those who never provide feedback.
    I receive feedback from some customers quite often. The problem is that it comes from impolite and very annoying proofreaders, who are paid to find non-existent errors and criticize my translations.

    Happy Friday to all!

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  2. JenniferMay 11, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    Ahh, perfect depiction of the disconnect between translators' little world and the Real World!

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  3. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Thank you Mox, nice end to a week in which clients have been quick to criticise but slow to praise!

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  4. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    Awesome. I've recently had to translate art-related text that was going to be displayed in public. I've gone 3 times just to see 'how my translations are working.' It's the most beautiful feeling to see that people are actually reading your stuff thoroughly and that they find it interesting. And that they learn.

    It's doubly special when you remember that the source was poorly written and far too technical for a general audience.

    All things considered, I love my job.

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    1. SiljeMay 11, 2012 at 10:15 PM

      I had to translate art-related texts once (basically a lot of press releases regarding artists and an explanation of their work).

      Apart from the very poorly scanned half English, half Italian rollercoaster maintenance manual I once had to translate into Norwegian, those art texts were the most challenging thing I have ever translated! But it was fun to spend so much time writing and rewriting the texts until they were "artistic" enough, while at the same time being understandable :)

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  5. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    Mox is sooooo sweet!!! :DDDD. I hope he will NEVER grow out of his idealism!

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  6. paulkelly523May 12, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Hello, my name is Paul Kelly, and I am the webmaster of A-Sign Interpreters, Inc. We are a sign language interpreting agency, and our website is http://asigninterpreters.com. I was wondering if your site would be willing to place a link to our site in exchange for us placing a link to your site?

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  7. AnonymousMay 12, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Now I know why my ballots are so poorly written in Spanish!!!! I think Google Translate would do a better job!!!

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  8. Website translationMay 14, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    Haha, now THAT's why I never ask WHY they liked my translation so much! ;)

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  9. YuliaMay 15, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    Oh, so true. I wish I translated less of what is meant for eternal shelf life...

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  10. tłumaczenia warszawaMay 25, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    True! At least they pay...

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  11. Ana DumančićJuly 4, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    In the world of translation the main rule is: 'no news is good news'

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