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| | | | | Not introverts, but | Oct 31, 2009 |
misanthropes.
| | | | Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 21:38
English to French
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Yasutomo Kanazawa wrote: misanthropes.
... or solitary
| | | | Williamson 
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:38
Flemish to English
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| People sitting in their ivory tower. | Oct 31, 2009 |
Some of them are. Some should "get real", because they consider their lowly viewed profession as important as the job of president of the USA or president of Europe. The only thing you have to mention in a crowd of career-hunters is "I am a translator" and you are looked-down upon: Poor you, sitting in that study of yours, translating texts for days on end..
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| I don't know | Oct 31, 2009 |
I am rather introvert, but I know many translators who are not, and as well many others who are... I can't draw a general trend.
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Just as in every other profession, there is (probably) a mixture of introverts and extroverts. Maybe freelancers tend to be solitary souls, but not all translators are freelancers...
| | | | | Interpreters tend to be more extroverted | Oct 31, 2009 |
My experience, working with large teams of translators and interpreters for many decades, is that interpreters tend to be more extroverted. I think that many translators who would HATE to be interpreters (like me) are introverted.
A good question is whether extroverts have the patience to sit for hours on end working out problems in their head without any human contact.
| | | | Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 22:38
Turkish to English
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I do not know. I have actually not had much opportunity to meet translators in person.
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| Why intorverts ? And I look forward to interpreting assignements :) | Oct 31, 2009 |
Muriel Vasconcellos wrote:
My experience, working with large teams of translators and interpreters for many decades, is that interpreters tend to be more extroverted. I think that many translators who would HATE to be interpreters (like me) are introverted.
A good question is whether extroverts have the patience to sit for hours on end working out problems in their head without any human contact.
I do not undertand the link - why should a person, who uses her / his communication and language skills for a living, necessarily (or 'mostly') be an introvert?
I see the lack of 'real' everyday human contact in the course of a working day - the discussions and banter with colleagues for example - as one of the few negative points of this profession (the lack of communting and flexible working hours as some of the positive ones on the other hand)
Some, like me would perhaps make up for this lack of contact during a working day spent mostly in front of a computer screen by being more active in their communities, doing volunteer work, etc
And I do look forward to the interpretatiion assignmnets - as a chance to be physically present among clients, interact with people and learn
Enjoy your weekend, dear colleagues
| | | | Tatty
Local time: 21:38
Spanish to English
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| You can fall out of the habit of being sociable | Oct 31, 2009 |
This is what I think happens to translators who don't manage to strike a good work/life balance.
After all, you have to be a little bit of an extrovert to learn a foreign language in the first place.
I'm always trying to get myself out the door. Me too, I look forward to interpreting assignments as I get to interact with real humans.
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Muriel Vasconcellos wrote:
I think that many translators who would HATE to be interpreters (like me) are introverted.
My case, too. From what I've seen so far, people who are translators AND interpreters are necessarily extroverted.
| | | | Marcelo Silveyra
United States
Local time: 12:38
Member (2007)
German to English
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| Not necessarily... | Oct 31, 2009 |
but I've found that many of them are incorrigible narcissists. And that's not a good thing.
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In my opinion who works at home, by him/herself is able to live without the constant presence of people around, which is positive as others couldn't do it because of their need to be in the middle of the crowd... I can say that I worked for about 10 years with collegues (bookshop, pub, newspaper office), and now I am not able to work with colleagues around. I love and appreciate to exchange opinions, but the physical presence is something I am not used to. I also work as a part time teacher, but... See more In my opinion who works at home, by him/herself is able to live without the constant presence of people around, which is positive as others couldn't do it because of their need to be in the middle of the crowd... I can say that I worked for about 10 years with collegues (bookshop, pub, newspaper office), and now I am not able to work with colleagues around. I love and appreciate to exchange opinions, but the physical presence is something I am not used to. I also work as a part time teacher, but you know, it's me, the student(s) and when I finish I say goodbye to the director and I leave...
But I am not introvert, I mean I love people and spending time with friends... but not when I am working.
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| | | | Trinh Do
Australia
Member (2007)
English to Vietnamese
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| That's a generalisation | Oct 31, 2009 |
I myself am an introvert, but there's nothing wrong about that. I chose this profession because I love it, and I can avoid office politics. I'm proud of this work and the challenges set. You have to be a businessperson, an academic if possible, a know-all (without blowing your trumpet).
| | | | Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:38
Portuguese to English
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| Loner, not introvert | Oct 31, 2009 |
I think I'd describe myself more as a loner rather than an introvert. I like people and being with them, but only for short periods of time. I like to spend most of my time by myself. I think I have become more this way with the passing years, although I have been a loner since I was a little kid.
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