Wow! What a ride. Douchka, my business partner and I have been working on prepping a rather large new project that requires a slew of people while surviving the holidays, serving our current clients, getting over colds, tending to our loved ones, working to rebrand, and insisting on the little things, like food and sleep.
We've truly gotten in touch with our inner juggler!
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And now you know the secret to my disappearing act on Scribble Pad. Still, I miss you! What's one more flying object when I'm juggling so many, right?
I have to say, recruiting such large numbers has been an interesting experience. I've discovered a few things.
- I'm not the only translator with an odd work schedule.
- Many people never read the instructions.
- Many translators out there have seriously flexible interpretations for the terms "fluent" and "native speaker." Thank God we test!
- Profiles that include personal information (like hobbies and interests) catch my eye. Not only are they more interesting, sometimes they include important experience that's relevant to the project.
- Not so much a discovery, but it's great to confirm that the world really is full of interesting people.
- Demanding a job offer be restructured to suit your expectations... gets you no where with me. In fact, demanding is an issue period. I like nice.
- Having everything backed up on line is awesome. My hard drive died a couple of weeks ago. I kept working. It took a week to get my laptop back. I didn't miss a beat. Yay for the cloud!
- We have multitasking superpowers. Check out Douchka's brand new blog: Yoga, Ayurveda & Nutrition, Etc.
