For Colleague Professionals – Page 9 – William Lise

Thoughts on Work in Recent Years

Thinking back on my last few years of translation and interpreting work, I recall that I turned 73 during my largest-ever single interpreting assignment, and I turned 78 during my largest-ever single translation job. These assignments happened seven and two years ago, respectively.

The former was 35 consecutive calendar days of interpreting in a detention facility for a Japanese government agency in a high-profile case involving foreign executives of a company here, and the latter was 1200-plus pages of translation for a US military legal group in a distinctly low-profile case involving a US military person. Crime pays.

I’m not actively chasing new clients these days, but when one chases me, I give some thought to allowing them to catch me.

Fallacious arguments are used to support delusions of human translator survival.

Having reached the inevitable conclusion that attempts to educate delusional freelance translators, most of whom are dependent on agencies and are experiencing the extinction of their profession. are an unproductive waste of time, I removed this article. Details elsewhere.

Post-editing is not translation.

Having reached the inevitable conclusion that attempts to educate delusional freelance translators, most of whom are dependent on agencies and are experiencing the extinction of their profession. are an unproductive waste of time, I removed this article. Details elsewhere.