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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you have a colleague/friend in the same industry with whom you can casually discuss your job?".
Casually I have a few ex-colleagues with whom I may discuss translation related issues. More formally, I have an arrangement with an ex-colleague (we worked together for 20 years at an European Institution) where we provide each other with mutual assistance and cooperation (mainly proofreading) and she is my first port of call when any translation related issues arise. One of my daughters is also a translator and though her specialization (biotechnology) is quite different from mine we do talk a... See more
Casually I have a few ex-colleagues with whom I may discuss translation related issues. More formally, I have an arrangement with an ex-colleague (we worked together for 20 years at an European Institution) where we provide each other with mutual assistance and cooperation (mainly proofreading) and she is my first port of call when any translation related issues arise. One of my daughters is also a translator and though her specialization (biotechnology) is quite different from mine we do talk and discuss things... ▲ Collapse
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neilmac Spain Local time: 23:20 Spanish to English + ...
Yes
Oct 10, 2014
But unfortunately we don't get to spend enough time together nowadays... so sometimes the only place I have to let off steam about things is here!
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Better if it is someone you have had the opportunity to meet in person. I have one person, and even if we don't speak every day, I know I can call to share something that has happened to me or some questionning.
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Henry Hinds United States Local time: 15:20 English to Spanish + ...
In memoriam
Many
Oct 10, 2014
I have many collegues here where I live and frequent contact with them.
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Chien Nguyen Vietnam Local time: 04:20 English to Vietnamese + ...
yes, I have many
Oct 10, 2014
Since I work as both translator and interpreter of English - Vietnamese pair, so I have many colleagues to whom I can talk and share regularly in person. Great that we do not walk alone.
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Triston Goodwin United States Local time: 15:20 Spanish to English + ...
Yes
Oct 10, 2014
My wife, former colleagues from my in-house days, and a couple of other translators that I have met during group projects.
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