Poll: In terms of business, I consider myself: Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Considering the difference between experienced and expert (experienced is someone who has experience and skill in a subject while expert is someone who is extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable), I'm between semi-experienced and expert, meaning that I'm more than semi-experienced but lack a lot to be an expert...
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:16
Member (2008)
Italian to English
In terms of business, I consider myself:
..not Machiavellian enough. Insufficiently focussed on befriending other people in order to take advantage of them. Too ready to give away valuable information that I ought to keep for myself. Too generous with advice and support for others without asking for anything in return. Not greedy. Not in pursuit of success, fame, or money. Hopeless at making the most of my abilities. I've allowed myself to be used by others, for their advantage, more times than I care to remember. In short, I'm terrible at business. The very fact that I'm willing to admit this is probably further evidence that I'm no good at business. Admitting to vulnerability is definitely bad for business.
Fortunately there are other things in life than being good at business.
[Edited at 2020-05-29 09:48 GMT]
| | | | Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 04:16
French to English
I hate the business side of freelancing which is why I stayed for so long at the agency. Yet I seem to manage to negotiate fairly well, I don't compromise on price because my quality is valuable. I seem to come up with telling arguments - like the time I just straight out said "well if you want your book written in Globish I'm afraid I'm not the right person to work with you" and the other time when I said "yes I could drop my price, but if I do, I'll be angry with myself. You want a translation... See more I hate the business side of freelancing which is why I stayed for so long at the agency. Yet I seem to manage to negotiate fairly well, I don't compromise on price because my quality is valuable. I seem to come up with telling arguments - like the time I just straight out said "well if you want your book written in Globish I'm afraid I'm not the right person to work with you" and the other time when I said "yes I could drop my price, but if I do, I'll be angry with myself. You want a translation that'll sparkle, and I can't do sparkly when I'm feeling grumpy."
Apart from these rare moments I don't suppose I'm really all that efficient at business. But then, I'm not at all interested in getting rich. ▲ Collapse
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in an "industry" where juggernauts think that 20 euros/hour is what expertise costs.
That was is terms of experience and skills, in all modesty.
Retry: in terms of business, I'm a beginner trying to lure people into thinking that translators should earn very decent money provided they deliver very usable stuff aimed at conquering new territories and earning a lot more money.
Philippe
EDIT: I didn't read the question properly.
[Edited at 2020-05... See more in an "industry" where juggernauts think that 20 euros/hour is what expertise costs.
That was is terms of experience and skills, in all modesty.
Retry: in terms of business, I'm a beginner trying to lure people into thinking that translators should earn very decent money provided they deliver very usable stuff aimed at conquering new territories and earning a lot more money.
Philippe
EDIT: I didn't read the question properly.
[Edited at 2020-05-29 12:03 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Chié_JP
Japan
Local time: 12:16
Member (2013)
English to Japanese
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If I had more business talent I would have been doing other jobs. I also read good people make less money (by selling good quality at small price, very understandable claim).
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 00:16
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 04:16
Spanish to English
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| Semi-experienced | May 30, 2020 |
I consider myself experienced enough to know what kind of jobs I can take on and which I should refuse, and experienced enough to know that the admin side of things is not my strong point and that I don't really enjoy it.
| | | | amarpaul
India
Local time: 08:46
English to Punjabi
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| Being humane and trying to remain human is definitely a disadvantage in business ... | May 30, 2020 |
Tom in London wrote:
In terms of business, I consider myself:
..not Machiavellian enough. Insufficiently focussed on befriending other people in order to take advantage of them. Too ready to give away valuable information that I ought to keep for myself. Too generous with advice and support for others without asking for anything in return. Not greedy. Not in pursuit of success, fame, or money. Hopeless at making the most of my abilities. I've allowed myself to be used by others, for their advantage, more times than I care to remember. In short, I'm terrible at business. The very fact that I'm willing to admit this is probably further evidence that I'm no good at business. Admitting to vulnerability is definitely bad for business.
Fortunately there are other things in life than being good at business.
... but we can't all be rapacious capitalists, can we Tom
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Given the many decades that I've been in business, I'm doing as well as I ever will.
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