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analaura · 06-29-2009, 04:16 PM

Hi all,
You know freelancers usually get feedback from their direct clients or agencies regarding their translations... I was wondering whether we have feedback from the other side.
I mean, were any of you (especially translators) ever asked about your feedback about your client? or about the translation agency you usually work for?

andreap · 06-30-2009, 02:52 PM

Not in my experience, but I think it's a great idea.

lauracipolla · 06-30-2009, 03:19 PM

wow... REVOLUTIONARY idea, analaura... I'm imagining all the things I'd say about (not having the chance to tell THEM) those clients who have objected to the use of some perfectly well-chosen word or phrase, or worse, "corrected" my translations (to give just one example, a client once returned my translation with a red line crossing out "real" and a big "ACTUAL" in Spanish on top for -yes, you guessed right- "actual" in the English source... besides other "corrections").
Hmmmmmm...

analaura · 07-01-2009, 04:16 PM

hahahha, that�s so so true...

but, I was thinking of agencies mainly... I was wondering whether any agency has the policy of "listening to" their resources some how....by surveys or questions, etc?

06-29-2009, 04:16 PM	#1
analaura Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 626 Rep Power: 304	Feedback from Translators Hi all, You know freelancers usually get feedback from their direct clients or agencies regarding their translations... I was wondering whether we have feedback from the other side. I mean, were any of you (especially translators) ever asked about your feedback about your client? or about the translation agency you usually work for?

06-30-2009, 02:52 PM	#2
andreap Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 Rep Power: 87	Re: Feedback from Translators Not in my experience, but I think it's a great idea.

06-30-2009, 03:19 PM	#3
lauracipolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I'm from La Plata, Argentina Posts: 316 Rep Power: 451	Re: Feedback from Translators wow... REVOLUTIONARY idea, analaura... I'm imagining all the things I'd say about (not having the chance to tell THEM) those clients who have objected to the use of some perfectly well-chosen word or phrase, or worse, "corrected" my translations (to give just one example, a client once returned my translation with a red line crossing out "real" and a big "ACTUAL" in Spanish on top for -yes, you guessed right- "actual" in the English source... besides other "corrections"). Hmmmmmm...

07-01-2009, 04:16 PM	#4
analaura Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 626 Rep Power: 304	Re: Feedback from Translators hahahha, that�s so so true... but, I was thinking of agencies mainly... I was wondering whether any agency has the policy of "listening to" their resources some how....by surveys or questions, etc?

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