Poll: If you could switch to a new area of expertise overnight, would you? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "If you could switch to a new area of expertise overnight, would you?".
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| | | | Lieven Malaise 
België
Local time: 08:22
Member (2020)
uit Frans in Nederlands
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| No need or desire | Jun 10, 2025 |
Since I accept, and have always accepted, work from basically all areas of expertise, I am liberated of the feeling of being stuck in some of those areas. Therefore I have no need or desire to switch "overnight" to new areas of expertise.
It's not necessarily the most easy road to follow in the beginning (although one might ask oneself if there is any such thing as an easy road for unexperienced or less experienced translators) since taking your first steps in new areas can be stres... See more Since I accept, and have always accepted, work from basically all areas of expertise, I am liberated of the feeling of being stuck in some of those areas. Therefore I have no need or desire to switch "overnight" to new areas of expertise.
It's not necessarily the most easy road to follow in the beginning (although one might ask oneself if there is any such thing as an easy road for unexperienced or less experienced translators) since taking your first steps in new areas can be stressful (will I deliver? Will I pull it off?), but after all these years I can say it is ultimately very rewarding: stress because of uncertainty has become virtually inexistent, whatever the subject I'm presented with, and being able to translate in a lot of areas obviously increases your chances of survival in this business. ▲ Collapse
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If only I had more time I’d like to deepen my knowledge of certain areas, but not overnight. We all know that it’s not wise to prepare for a big test the night before…
| | | | Mario Chávez
Verenigde State
Local time: 02:22
uit Engels in Spaans
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| Nothing worth doing starts overnight | Jun 10, 2025 |
Maybe doing something overnight works well in novellas, videogames and B movies, but I haven't seen that in real life.
What teenager is writing these poll questions?
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Liena V.
Letland
Local time: 09:22
Member (2014)
uit Frans in Letties
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Nah, I'm good, no need for any switch, let alone overnight, I don't want to be searching for new clients again. I don't know any of those agencies that just send all kinds of stuff to the same few translators, all of my regulars are already specialised enough and I hardly ever receive any offers outside my usual fields of expertise.
| | | | Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Costa Rica
Local time: 00:22
Member (Oct 2026)
uit Engels in Spaans
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| I would not! | Jun 10, 2025 |
I love my areas of expertise. I would like to learn more of my specializations, reflect and share others my experience and knowledge.
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Taking the question as a hypothetical, "if you could wave a magic wand & be endowed with new skills" type of question, rather than too literally, then yes. Perhaps as an international trade deal negotiator, or a more mundane insolvency practitioner.
Or perhaps the CEO of a privatised water company or an arms dealer, as pollution, conflict and war also seem to be growth areas at the moment.
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