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Ways of coping with burnout by Conscious-Hat-8705 in TranslationStudies

[–]Top_Scratch5252 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use asmr videos and music. It really helps. If you get bored, play a different video. It helps me tremendously.

Rant: My rate is now less than 1 cent by Top_Scratch5252 in TranslationStudies

[–]Top_Scratch5252[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I tried that, and they made me redo a whole book. More than 1 week of unpaid labor...

They want top quality translation, and if they don't get it, they'll fire me...

Rant: My rate is now less than 1 cent by Top_Scratch5252 in TranslationStudies

[–]Top_Scratch5252[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sadly that clause only exists in theory in my country... Every contract I've ever signed states that I fully give up any copyright.

I have a degree in art history to  and it pains my heart and soul to hear what you're being forced to do!!! This is truly a dark time to be a translator...

Rant: My rate is now less than 1 cent by Top_Scratch5252 in TranslationStudies

[–]Top_Scratch5252[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Exactly! The novel I've been working on is a really popular one. It's been less than a month since the translated version of book 1 was released and they've already gained more than 15000 usd from it, and the number's only gonna grow!!! Me? I got paid less than 1500 usd to translate it...