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Poll: What type of recognition matters most to you professionally?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 02:44
Member (2007)
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Other May 10

Over the years the only recognition I have been looking for is from my customers through repeat work; but, of course, it's wonderful to receive appreciation from my peers when it happens. It warms my heart!

Gudrun Wolfrath
Philip Lees
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Luis M. Sosa
 
Luca Adie
Luca Adie
Duitsland
Local time: 03:44
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... May 10

Money in the bank.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Gerard Barry
Gudrun Wolfrath
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Gerard Barry
Gerard Barry
Duitsland
Local time: 03:44
uit Duits in Engels
. May 10

First and foremost decent money, followed by appreciation.

Gudrun Wolfrath
expressisverbis
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portugal
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Loyal clients May 11

What I value most professionally is having loyal clients who keep coming back to me.

Luis M. Sosa
 
Rodolfo Abachi
Rodolfo Abachi
Brasilië
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Client trust and fair compensation are inseparable for me May 12

I agree with many of the responses here. From a purely professional standpoint, what I value most is a combination of fair compensation and client loyalty — the two tend to go hand in hand. When a client pays well and keeps coming back, that's the strongest form of recognition they can give.

Peer recognition is also meaningful, especially in a field like translation where quality is often invisible to end users. When a colleague recognizes the craft and care that went into a trans... See more
I agree with many of the responses here. From a purely professional standpoint, what I value most is a combination of fair compensation and client loyalty — the two tend to go hand in hand. When a client pays well and keeps coming back, that's the strongest form of recognition they can give.

Peer recognition is also meaningful, especially in a field like translation where quality is often invisible to end users. When a colleague recognizes the craft and care that went into a translation, that acknowledgment carries real weight.

Public acknowledgment through things like author credits or translator profiles on published works would be a wonderful form of professional recognition that, unfortunately, remains rare in our field. ▲ Collapse
 


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