Is there a reasonable argument to change the way translators are paid?

Although I don’t think debates about pay have every really died out, I hear more and more rumblings of late.   No surprise, we seem to have hit another slow down.  We are pricing projects on the daily that are waiting approval, and I realize this is trickling down to the freelancers.  We all seem to be waiting for something to happen, we are not sure what, we just know it isn’t...

The “type of person” I cannot tolerate

There is a certain type of person (in my experience, generally male) who is, during business hours, a perfectly respectable gentleman, but, when they get comfortable with you or have had a bit to drink, start to tell you what they really think.  Over the years, I have had plenty of run-ins with this type of person, and tonight I am writing this in a bit of shock, having just left the company of...

Thank you and keep it coming!

Our company, Global2Local, is a quickly growing language services company specializing in high quality technical translations for businesses.  A recent article about us published in one of Cincinnati’s top publications, the Business Courier, garnered us welcome attention, see article at http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/print-edition/2011/06/03/global2local-pairs-translation.html.  The...

Say What? Who was responsible for 9/11?

Today has been a busy Monday but the mood all around has been festive. Osama bin Laden is dead, and that is what everyone is talking about. It’s a good day to be an American; our Seals performed a first class operation, the country as a whole breathes a collective sigh of relief. This morning I started my day at the office of a client with whom we are starting a project. Upon arriving at...

Certification from an Agency Perspective

A few posts ago I wrote about translator’s resumes from an agency perspective, things we like to see and things we don’t care for. One very important point I want to include in my comments is the issue of certification. In general, the certification that matters the most to us, as well as to the majority of organizations, is ATA certification. The ATA is, in the United States, the most widely...