Last week, the No Peanuts! Movement, which this blog proudly endorses, was featured in an article on the Translation Guy Blog. I used to like that blog, so I was pretty excited when I saw the title of the post on my iGoogle page, and thought the awareness was spreading. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. What [...]
Posts Tagged ‘No Peanuts! Movement’
A Reply to the Translation Guy (Since He Didn’t Approve My Comment)
Posted in English, tagged Agencies, No Peanuts! Movement, Translation Guy, Wendell Ricketts on July 22, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Kapo
Posted in English, tagged Dignity, Exploitation, NAATI, No Peanuts! Movement, Respect, Translation on June 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As you know, this blog proudly endorses the No Peanuts! for Translators movement. We often complain – with good reason – about being exploited by translation agencies, clients, and websites that claim to provide a great service to translators while they actually further and streamline the exploitation process. Sadly, though, the worst problem, the one [...]
No Peanuts!
Posted in English, tagged No Peanuts! Movement, Stefano Kalifire, Translation, Wages, Wendell Ricketts on June 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As from yesterday, this blog proudly endorses the No Peanuts! for Translators movement, launched by Wendell Ricketts and Stefano Kalifire. The aim of the movement? Well, stop working for peanuts, basically. I am excited to join forces with fellow translators who want to see the profession recognised as it should be, and understand that “If [...]
