Just a regular pissed translator’s rant. Deadline? Maximum an hour. Rate? A free test!? I’ve never heard of such a fancy thingy. Well, dear job poster, FUCK… Read more “Translator’s Rant”
Author: #translationfreelancer
Born in 1977, studied at English-Slovak Bilingual Grammar School in Sučany and at Comenius University in Bratislava (marketing communication and English). Worked as an export desk writer and senior editor in Slovak news agency TASR. Freelancing for more than 10 years now. An accredited member of the Slovak Association of Translators and Interpreters (www.sapt.sk). A wanna-be beer connoisseur.
Na svete od roku 1977. Študoval na Bilingválnom anglicko-slovenskom gymnáziu v Sučanoch, absolvent Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave (marketingová komunikácia a angličtina). Poflakoval sa ako redaktor na exportnom oddelení Tlačovej agentúry Slovenskej republiky (TASR). Na voľnej nohe už viac ako 10 rokov. Akreditovaný člen Slovenskej asociácie prekladateľov a tlmočníkov (www.sapt.sk). Hrdý pič piva.
SUMMER FREELANCING
The summer has finally arrived. For me, at least. The kids are gone for the summer. No need to take them to school and kindergarten in the… Read more “SUMMER FREELANCING”
THE GREAT PROCRASTINATOR; OR HOW NOT TO REBRAND YOURSELF
I had a plan. In April. I wanted to rebrand myself. My website, my social accounts, my email, everything. I even drafted a bulleted list. With… Read more “THE GREAT PROCRASTINATOR; OR HOW NOT TO REBRAND YOURSELF”
Client knows best (a single-sentence blog post)
Next time a client offers you a ridiculously low rate just keep in mind they may be doing it for your own GOOD.
The Land of Tomorrow (musing of the day)
Having cut down my time on social networks, I just might have arrived in the Land of Tomorrow today.
Guess my name (musing of the day)
Why all the spam and unsolicited emails I receive start with Dear Tomas but emails from wanna-be clients always open with Hi, Hello or Dear translator?
Musing of the day IV (a single-sentence blog post)
He who pays peanuts gets bananas.
