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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 13:01
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Disagree Apr 6

The way I work now is not different from 5 years ago. Obviously it has changed a lot since I started translating over 40 years ago...

Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
expressisverbis
 
Gerard Barry
Gerard Barry
Germany
Local time: 14:01
German to English
Very different Apr 6

Five years ago, I had a full-time, in-house job as a translator. Now I'm unemployed.

writeaway
Michael Newton
Victor Vazquez Cruz
 
Epameinondas Soufleros
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Greece
Local time: 15:01
English to Greek
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Of course Apr 6

Five years ago, I charged twice as much and I was busier than today.

Project managers used to exchange emails with you and be there for you. Now everything is aUtOmAtEd for no good reason, everything seems to be a cog in a wheel or a segment in a 'pipeline' of LangOps and other idiotic notions.

Come on, Gen Z, do your thin... See more
Five years ago, I charged twice as much and I was busier than today.

Project managers used to exchange emails with you and be there for you. Now everything is aUtOmAtEd for no good reason, everything seems to be a cog in a wheel or a segment in a 'pipeline' of LangOps and other idiotic notions.

Come on, Gen Z, do your thing, I count on you:

- The return to the analog world is officially one of 2026’s biggest trends
- Gen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents
- Why Generation Z Prefers Print Books

The kids are alright. They really are. ▲ Collapse


Gerard Barry
Alejandra Hozikian
Michelle den Boer
 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Oscar Núñez Alfaro  Identity Verified
Costa Rica
Local time: 06:01
English to Spanish
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I think so! Apr 7

I stopped to pursuit my bachelor degree in biological sciences, and I started to teach languages and do translation. if this is not working different, I do not know what it is, haha.

Gerard Barry
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovenia
Local time: 14:01
English to Slovenian
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well Apr 7

I don't think there is much difference in just 5 years. In 10 years i noticed there are more asian scammers and those offering you .01 rate and/or waste your time. Most of serious and reliable buiseness is going on behind the scenes and it was established years ago.

Maria Laura Curzi
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 13:01
English to Portuguese
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Not the way I work, but the way work has evolved Apr 8

The way I work hasn’t really changed, but the market has evolved in a way that pushes experienced translators aside, as companies prefer hiring cheaper, newer translators they can pay next to nothing.
It seems that being 51 years old automatically makes you “old” and supposedly less open to technology.
The irony is that I’ve always been interested in technology!
Even back in secondary school, when things were still very underdeveloped in that area, I was already experi... See more
The way I work hasn’t really changed, but the market has evolved in a way that pushes experienced translators aside, as companies prefer hiring cheaper, newer translators they can pay next to nothing.
It seems that being 51 years old automatically makes you “old” and supposedly less open to technology.
The irony is that I’ve always been interested in technology!
Even back in secondary school, when things were still very underdeveloped in that area, I was already experimenting with it.
And over the years I’ve continued to invest in my technical training, including CAT tools and subtitling. For what? For nothing.
On the other hand, nowadays a translator is expected to be good at any language.
That was the reply I got yesterday: “I thought you were good at Spanish.”
And we’re also expected to multitask, doing everything from voice recording to… cleaning up the mess left by AI-generated texts that are often of poor quality, but that’s not even the main issue. ▲ Collapse


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