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I have doubts (on ethical grounds) about taking on a certain assignment
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Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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Definitions of "professional" Mar 28, 2012

Balasubramaniam L. wrote:

Attila Piróth wrote:

It helps you to have doubts...


Dear Attila,

That is exactly the point. A professional by definition can't have doubts.


A person that never has doubts would probably be closer to the definition of "psychopath" than "professional".
 
Ty Kendall
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Hege has hit the nail on the head..... Mar 28, 2012

We don't work in maths or science, we work in language: there are no absolutes here. Everything is a shade of grey. Translation is subjective, which is why ten different translators will produce ten different translations of the same thing. When you choose term "x" over term "y", you will have doubts. When you accept that small job for a trusted client but risk missing a huge job for a new client, you will have doubts....

Politicians and priests specialize in having no doubts, and l... See more
We don't work in maths or science, we work in language: there are no absolutes here. Everything is a shade of grey. Translation is subjective, which is why ten different translators will produce ten different translations of the same thing. When you choose term "x" over term "y", you will have doubts. When you accept that small job for a trusted client but risk missing a huge job for a new client, you will have doubts....

Politicians and priests specialize in having no doubts, and look how well they work, look at how "professional" they are considered. ▲ Collapse
 
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