The power of “we”
At the interpreting assignment yesterday, my usual partner in crime was on vacation, so I had the pleasure of meeting a new colleague. She is just starting out, both as…
Open letter: Why I charge more
I came across this a while back and thought I'd share it, since I think it gives the basic and most important reason for charging what you're worth. (Originally published…
25 Things Translators Should Never Do
(originally published by yndigo) I happened upon a New York Times blog post listing the 100 things restaurant staffers should never do — part one and two — and thought…
Multi-tasking – yes or no?
To do two things at once is to do neither. (Publius Syrus) We all know the saying that women can multi-task and men cannot. And we all know that this…
New love apparently shows…
The faithful readers of my blog will remember how I broke up with my long-time partner, SDL Trados, in December to welcome a new CAT tool into my heart: memoQ.…
Zitat des Tages – Quote of the day
Billig ist, was zur Anschaffung wenig kostet. Preiswert ist, was den Preis wert ist. (Rough translation: Cheap is something that doesn't cost much to get.Good value is something that is…
Paperless office – well, almost
I just finished a translation for an agency customer who also happens to be a colleague and member of the local BDÜ group. As usual, I proofread my translation before…
Interpreting job
So I just finished my first interpreting job over several days for a direct business client. That's two firsts in one go! And it went really well, which makes me…
“New” office
Finally! I got all the parts I needed to extend my desk to the right, creating an extra workspace for writing tasks directly in front of the window. Now I…