{"id":70,"date":"2015-04-15T07:35:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T07:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gabrielalefevre.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2015-08-27T10:35:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T10:35:29","slug":"deadly-aspects-of-translators-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gabrielalefevre.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Aspects of Translators (part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great! I\u2019ve been given that assignment that I quoted for a week ago. I\u2019m really excited!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is a new client (let\u2019s call it \u201cclient\u201d, it could be a translation agency or an individual client) who promises more work in the near future. I have the skills to do it since I have studied for this, I have experience in this particular subject and I feel really confident.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go and do it. But\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been asked to do it in \u201ctrack changes mode\u201d. What\u2019s that? Please, any help!! I don\u2019t know how to do it. So I will do it as I \u2026.(I\u2019m very proud to tell the client that I don\u2019t know how to do it so..I will do it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The deadline is on Tuesday (a week from now). I have a lot of time. Yes, it\u2019s not too long. I will do it on Monday night. Suddenly, I realise that on Monday night I have tickets to go to a soccer match (or to a hairdresser appointment if you prefer) so..I will tell the client that I will send the job on Wednesday. Tuesday\/Wednesday is more or less the same. In the end, he will call me later to tell me that he hasn\u2019t done anything with the translation that he requested URGENTLY (and I didn\u2019t charge for this \u201cURGENT\u201d thing).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My job is done and ready to go. The client has requested me an electronic copy with these \u201ctrack changes mode\u201d and a hard copy. I will send the electronic copy. The hard copy will go by post in a very small envelope. As this envelope is small I will fold the papers in 4.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oh! I have almost forgotten!! The client has requested an invoice. What\u2019s an invoice? How do I do it? I really don\u2019t know. At this stage, I\u2019d better ask someone else.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Does it all sound familiar? Does it ring the bell?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, in fact, I haven\u2019t made up all this. They are things that happened to me on different occasions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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