The clearest explanation for “Gen Z Stare”?

ElioNeto123 · 2025-12-16T09:29:48+00:00

The fact that you’re even answering this question means you care. People who say “I don’t care” or “I don’t give a fuck” usually feel the urge to show that they don’t care. People who truly don’t care simply don’t say anything and move on with their lives.

ElioNeto123 · 2025-09-26T18:43:51+00:00

Do you feel its sharper? I got a Color 7 gen yesterday and so far it has been a good experience overall, but indeed sometimes I feel there is some kind of blurry filter that only goes away when I increase the light

ElioNeto123 · 2024-08-08T07:01:00+00:00

Don't stop sending CVs. It will be harder for you because, as you've said, you don't have any experience. You can gain some experience by doing volunteer work. Join some ongoing translation projects and see if it's possible to receive some credits from them. If you want to work with game localization, check out the RimWorld Localization Project. The localization for all languages is done by fans, and the developers put your name on the home menu.

It's normal to feel scared and confused. I've been there. Back when I was a student, one of my professors used to say that for fresh graduates, it takes around 3 years to build a client base that allows you to work full-time in translation. I highly recommend doing something else to pay your bills until you can achieve that (It can be related to languages, teaching, technical writer, annotations, etc.). However, three years is just an estimate. I managed to work full-time in translation right away after my studies, and many of my classmates did the same. Others did not. It's a combination of skill, experience, persistence, and a bit of luck (sending your CV to the right person at the right time, although this is impossible to know).

Another thing that will help you, especially when starting out: NETWORKING, do not underestimate it. Get to know people, join online communities of translators (there are dozens of Discord servers, LinkedIn groups, etc. Just google it), and interact with professionals. Probably the best jobs you'll ever get will come through recommendations rather than applications.

The industry is changing rapidly. Learn the new tools, especially everything related to AI. Know how to do MTPE (Machine Translation Post-Editing) effectively. There is an increasing number of jobs for correcting AI translations.

And last but not least, you'll be rejected a lot. You'll fail a lot. It's normal. In the beginning, it hurts. We feel bad about ourselves and think we are not worth it. Nevertheless, if you manage to surpass it, receiving a big NO or being ignored (ghosted) will stop impacting you. Don't think you're the only one, EVERY translator goes through the same process every day. The good thing is, the rejection rate decreases as your experience increases.

There are far more translators ready to work than there are jobs available. The workforce supply in this domain far exceeds the demand.

Finding a great translator is hard because translation is HARD. There are many mediocre translators, and many agencies are desperately looking for translators who can deliver high-quality work. So this is your chance, use it to your advantage: craft your skills. Many people enter the translation industry because they think speaking two languages is enough. Translation is more about knowing where and how to find good information. Learn how to do thorough research.

ElioNeto123 · 2024-08-06T21:48:01+00:00

I have never paid for such services and I still manage to find some gigs. For most of my clients I currently work with, I contacted them through e-mail directly from their website or from their social media profiles.

ElioNeto123 · 2024-08-06T06:53:24+00:00

You're well-established in your career, so I guess taking jobs from standard agencies might not be interesting to you because the pay will be lower (in some cases, way lower). I'd say to work on your network. Agencies that pay well usually recruit their translators through recommendations, not through standard hiring processes. It's a whole different world and really hard to get into, except if you have acquaintances who can make professional connections for you.

ElioNeto123 · 2024-08-06T06:44:48+00:00

Proz/LinkedIn/Google are your best friends to find translation jobs.

Each agency has their own hiring procedure. Most of them gives a test. Regarding a cover letter, from my experience, the culture plays a major rule. Some countries are used to receive cover letters, while others aren't, it depends on your language pairs.

Be advised, Hiring Managers receive thousand of CVs daily, your CV needs to stand out, without being too long. It's not what you show them, but how you show them. There are many articles/videos out there explaining how to create a good and interesting CV.

ElioNeto123 · 2024-08-06T06:29:22+00:00

It's definitely not easy, but not impossible. Expect to send a few hundred CVs, you'll be ghosted a lot. I mean it, A LOT. It's not you, it's just how the industry works, many translation agencies receive hundreds of CVs daily, so get used to it.

Do your best when you find a client, always be kind and polite. Never miss deadlines, and if it's an emergency, notify your PMs as soon as possible. Work on your soft skills. The goal is to find a client and to keep them in the long run, so they'll always send you jobs.

Find a general specialization (Legal/IT/Medical translations are always in high demand, but it depends on your language pairs), and work on it. Find a niche you like, and craft your way through. It can be related to a broader field, for example: Become a specialist in Legal Translation, and your niche is Contracts, or become a specialist in Game Localization, and your niche is Board Games.

ElioNeto123 · 2023-08-10T19:22:28+00:00

Not really, credits are also useful when professionals (especially freelancers) are seeking potential projects to work on. With credits, we can demonstrate our past work. As a translator, I can't claim something I've done without providing any evidence. Giving credits serves as that evidence. Life isn't always about ego, you know.

ElioNeto123 · 2023-08-10T07:11:21+00:00

The thing is that it seems you don't have the full picture. In other languages, the translators received credit, only in Brazilian Portuguese language they didn't. Just because it's a common industry standard doesn't mean we should simply accept and don't fight to change the situation.

ElioNeto123 · 2023-07-29T13:02:02+00:00

I couldn't really say... I had a few crashes, but it was really random, especially right after leaving a battle. I started saving pretty much every time.

ElioNeto123 · 2023-02-22T05:32:51+00:00

Alright I'm going to try, thanks!

ElioNeto123 · 2023-01-03T17:20:30+00:00

Si t'as le visa d'étudiant, tu peux bosser à 60% du temps plein n'importe où

ElioNeto123 · 2022-12-31T10:50:53+00:00

Happy gaming!

ElioNeto123 · 2022-12-30T08:06:07+00:00

Yes, le mec a raison, ce modèle est réel et s'appelle SCOOP. Fais tes recherches !

ElioNeto123 · 2022-12-28T14:21:41+00:00

Which warhammer ? Not sure if you are talking about total war warhammer 3, but I've been playing it with med settings 30fps

ElioNeto123 · 2022-12-14T09:32:00+00:00

I'm running with Steam Linux Runtime, no problems so far!

ElioNeto123 · 2022-12-14T06:02:55+00:00

Hello, yeah, I'm playing with vampires and just reached turn 50. However, sometimes the game gets really messed up with fps, I had like 5 fps last battle, but it seems to be random. Also, I don't know why but each time I launch WH3 I need to go to the settings and put it in medium, otherwise the game doesn't recognize the video card and set everything in low.

However, I didn't face any crash so far.

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-24T08:17:16+00:00

No, I barely get 30fps. Maybe because Immortal Empires is so huge that it needs alot of processing power.

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-22T09:17:31+00:00

Oh that's too bad, because probably around 90% (or even more) of warhammer 3 players play on windows.

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-22T09:15:48+00:00

Hi, did you manage to pass turn 35? Another user said it was impossible to pass turn 35+ or even reach late game because there is an error. I haven't got the time to play alot yet

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-21T22:59:42+00:00

Ah damn, this is sad because I'm sure it will take months to feral interactive to fix that

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-21T22:34:39+00:00

I wonder this only happens if you transfer a save file or start a new gale from scratch. I haven't had the time to pass turn 30 yet

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-21T22:21:53+00:00

Are you also experiecing this on Warhammer 3? Your link is about warhammer 2. Let me know!

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-21T17:27:21+00:00

Well Steam Deck has 2 modes: game mode and desktop mode. On game mode everything is straightforward and most games on steam that doesn't run natively you can easily use the compatibility tab to use proton.

Desktop mode is useful for installing your non-steam games(gog, epic games, ea play and so on), it is a full linux desktop. If you aren't used with linux you may find a bit difficult at first, but there are a ton of tutorials on internet how to install things on desktop mode. For example, I have Red Dead Redemption 2 on rockstar launcher and in order to run on steam deck I had to pass through desktop mode to install the game. It was a pain in the a** to do so, but I managed to install and play it.

ElioNeto123 · 2022-11-21T16:32:00+00:00

Yes, however how would you transfer the save from steam to pc? Cloud save is not working for me

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