Today, I'm precisely one month away from graduating with a degree in translation for the sole purpose of becoming a state-authorised translator. Today, I also discovered that my government has just decided to abandon the concept of authorisation for translators. FML
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I wrote this - just in an FML mood. I'm the OP, and this is precisely the point. I already did some translation (mostly unpaid, but was getting experience) before I started this degree. Translators without this authorisation can also get work, but that takes more experience. I figured with the degree I would actually get paid for doing what was otherwise my hobby. Now any motivation to finish writing my thesis seems to have disappeared.
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LexiD19 26
At least you you can tell them " **** you," in more than one language now!
dcb132z 17
So the government made you waste your whole education good job government
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thepelvicwoo 8
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'Murica.
furubafan74 18
OP is in Italy.
Googolman 29
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Teacher: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Child: "A state-authorised translator!" I can see why it was abandoned.
MRSwick2525 23
Well you are quite the Douche Bag aren't you Kiddo!!!!!
Googolman 29
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I was simply making a joke. I wasn't trying to be insulting, however, it did strike me as a bit odd that OP's ambition was to become a state-authorised translator.
glabberfasted 16
Why? Do you know how much money translators make??
heart_aussie_fml 20
The point is that OP wanted to become a translator and up until recently the only way to do that was to have a degree that would allow you to be authorised by the state. The FML is that they could have saved the trouble of getting the translation degree since it's not a requirement anymore.
stupidgov 3
I wrote this - just in an FML mood. I'm the OP, and this is precisely the point. I already did some translation (mostly unpaid, but was getting experience) before I started this degree. Translators without this authorisation can also get work, but that takes more experience. I figured with the degree I would actually get paid for doing what was otherwise my hobby. Now any motivation to finish writing my thesis seems to have disappeared.
MegasaurusRex89 28
The nice thing is that if you can't get that job for some reason or you change your mind about your career field, you have a lot of options in front of you with a degree like that.
ELoni_fml 25
Well at least you can put this on your résumé and hopefully it will give you an advantage over non-college educated translators
pbull 5
Probably not best idea to plan all your hopes on a job you do not have yet
xoteeshaox 22
Why go to college or university then? You go to college/university to study to get a degree in a particular area to get a job there. So not putting your hopes into the job you are study for means its probably not what you want to do.
captainsmegma 12
The only phrase you need to know courteous of Mr. Samuel L. Jackson is " English mother ******. Do you speak it"
pl0xs3rver 45
But...but...they're in Italy. Can we modify it to "Italian ************. Do you speak it?" instead?
worldclassrager 41
It's accomplished that's something to be proud of right?
mackdeezy 22
They should grandfather you in IMO.
mattxbakox 1
Least your education taught you how to spell authorized
akorpija 12
They're in Italy. What this means is they're probably using the British spelling of authorised, not the American.
jazyjazz 1
is it only mean that is bothered by the Incorrect spelling of authorization
akorpija 12
It's not incorrect if you're not American....