Poll: Have you ever gotten bored while working on a project?
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Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 02:11
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Yes, but only rarely Mar 18, 2018

It doesn't happen often. I remember getting very tired of a 200-page manual that was quite repetitive. What I think I minded most was the constant formatting challenges. Manuals are not my favorite thing because they usually have lots of boxes and fancy formatting.

 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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happens Mar 18, 2018

Usually I try to get big points first, yet sometimes it gets rather boring to 're-read' it.
That's why I prefer just to skim over the project and find "new" things while translating.

Furthermore, switching to other translations also works as an entertainment or a rest--even proofreading could do)


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 09:11
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Yes, very occasionally Mar 18, 2018

My first reaction was to say an emphatic NO but after 40 years I must admit that I have been bored a few times, mostly when I was a sworn translator and had to deal with endless birth certificates, driving licenses and the like! It seems to me I have (almost) forgotten about that…

I’m not easily bored and of course some projects are more interesting than others, but overall the good bits far outweigh the boring or annoying ones!

[Edited at 2018-03-18 10:33 GMT]


 
Elizabeth Tamblin
Elizabeth Tamblin  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
French to English
Yes, often Mar 18, 2018

Very often, in fact. If the subject matter is mundane and unchallenging, of course I'm going to be bored. Thankfully, I don't do it as a full-time job.

 
R. Alex Jenkins
R. Alex Jenkins  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 06:11
Member (2006)
Portuguese to English
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Of course Mar 18, 2018

The subject material is not written by me, but my someone else, and therefore I have no control over the content other than it being in my chosen language pair and within my area of expertise. Sometimes authors write in a garrulous, overly exaggerated way, and other times cannot express themselves properly at all, and yet we have to make sense of it. On the other hand, when the content is well written and covers a new or interesting topic, the work can be invigorating. Of course I get bored on c... See more
The subject material is not written by me, but my someone else, and therefore I have no control over the content other than it being in my chosen language pair and within my area of expertise. Sometimes authors write in a garrulous, overly exaggerated way, and other times cannot express themselves properly at all, and yet we have to make sense of it. On the other hand, when the content is well written and covers a new or interesting topic, the work can be invigorating. Of course I get bored on certain projects because the content and quality are out of my control.Collapse


 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 10:11
French to English
yes Mar 18, 2018

why else would I be wasting time here when I should be translating?

 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 06:11
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Yes, bored and angry Mar 19, 2018

Several projects are very boring, poorly written or too repetitive. Many have lots of tables and numbers, many are games for children or adolescents with many stupid things, and many are simply boring topics.
But worse than the ones that are "boring" are the ones that make you angry. Along the years, I have learned to refuse jobs from accademics and student papers, even if I really need money.


 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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Oh yeah Mar 19, 2018

Those, who traditionally offer "repetition" discounts, more often feel distressingly bored and annoyed, especially when they know the payment would be some $400 for a project $4000 worth...

 


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