| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3] > | Poll: How do you feel when referred to as a "resource"? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
|
|---|
| It might have been re-phrased | Oct 16, 2016 |
Michael Harris wrote:
I have never been referred to as such so I cannot really say.
Why are those questions being asked by anonymous lately so stupid?
I submitted a similar question a few months ago. It may be that the site staff re-phrased it so it was less biased. I asked it because I wasn't aware I was being referred to as a resource until a couple of agencies (I enjoy working with) sent group emails saying they were looking for "2 or 3 resources" to work on a project. I was curious to know whether I was the only one that found the term slightly dehumanizing.
So it's a standard HR term? I suppose I should stand corrected as I've never found the term "human resources" offensive.
| | | | Mario Freitas 
Brazil
Local time: 18:23
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
| Common jargon | Oct 16, 2016 |
Resource is merely short for human resource. Nothing offensive about it. And I must agree the level of the questions here are hard to believe.
| | | | | As are the replies | Oct 16, 2016 |
Mario Freitas wrote:
Resource is merely short for human resource. Nothing offensive about it. And I must agree the level of the questions here are hard to believe.
| | | | | I have just taken the canine resource for a walk... | Oct 16, 2016 |
... while its owners, a medical resource and a technical resource have taken their three potential in-training resources (aka teenage children) on a half-term holiday.
Aaaaargh!
I hate being called a resource, human or otherwise. It reeks of automation and industry to me. I can just about accept human resources and resourceful humans, but I am a translator, a linguist.
I may belong in the last century, but I still work in a profession, with clients, and supply th... See more ... while its owners, a medical resource and a technical resource have taken their three potential in-training resources (aka teenage children) on a half-term holiday.
Aaaaargh!
I hate being called a resource, human or otherwise. It reeks of automation and industry to me. I can just about accept human resources and resourceful humans, but I am a translator, a linguist.
I may belong in the last century, but I still work in a profession, with clients, and supply them with individual, tailored translations, not some commodity sold by the kilo.
Even the ▲ Collapse
| | |
|
|
|
Julian Holmes wrote:
've been called 'saucy' before, but never a 'resource.'  [/quote]
Sauce and re-sauce. They came back for more. A good sign.
| | | | | I don't care | Oct 16, 2016 |
Over the course of a long and interesting life, I've been called a lot worse things than that. Not once did it harm me in any way.
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 17:23
English to Spanish
+ ...
airmailrpl wrote:
"resource" is probably better than being referred to as a "vendor" - as some agencies like to call us
Enter the Hall of Horrors for words some of our customers use to call us: vendor, provider, language provider, resource, foreign language vendor, etc.
| | | | inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 23:23
French to German
+ ...
| Thank you, Christine | Oct 16, 2016 |
Christine Andersen wrote:
...
Aaaaargh!
I hate being called a resource, human or otherwise. It reeks of automation and industry to me. I can just about accept human resources and resourceful humans, but I am a translator, a linguist.
I may belong in the last century, but I still work in a profession, with clients, and supply them with individual, tailored translations, not some commodity sold by the kilo.
You expressed my thoughts much better than I put it. I fully agree.
| | |
|
|
|
| You are not alone | Oct 16, 2016 |
Georgie Scott wrote:
I was curious to know whether I was the only one that found the term slightly dehumanizing.
I was called resource last year and found it really offensive, my feeling is exactly the same as yours.
| | | | Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 15:23
Member (2006)
English to Spanish
+ ...
| Neoliberalism | Oct 16, 2016 |
It's part of the neoliberalist jargon, wherein human beings became "resources" or "units". I'd like to be called comrade, for sure!
| | | | Jack slep
Local time: 17:23
Russian to English
| Resource, how do you feel? | Oct 16, 2016 |
To me, at least, the question is ambiguous. Are you being used or abused? ProZ is a resource for information about terminology. So how does ProZ feel about that? On the other hand, still using ProZ as an example, a resource, many Askers are too lazy, incompetent, or just plain stupid to do any research and suck the brains of professional translators--that's abuse. Personally, after 66 years as an R>E sci/tech translator of some 70 different sci/tech journals and am referred as a "resource" even ... See more To me, at least, the question is ambiguous. Are you being used or abused? ProZ is a resource for information about terminology. So how does ProZ feel about that? On the other hand, still using ProZ as an example, a resource, many Askers are too lazy, incompetent, or just plain stupid to do any research and suck the brains of professional translators--that's abuse. Personally, after 66 years as an R>E sci/tech translator of some 70 different sci/tech journals and am referred as a "resource" even by editors of major publishers, American and Russian, for specific terminology, say, on periglacial geomorphology, I find it an honor, a compliment, and hopefully a benefit to the translator. At age 85, it's a privilege to share whatever knowledge/resources I have gained. In fact, being semi-retired, I just finished cataloging my collection of 511 R, R>E, E ▲ Collapse
| | | | Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 23:23
Member
Catalan to English
+ ...
I really couldn't give a flying monkey's what term is used.
One of my best clients is a multi-national with something stupid like 350,000 "resources", so I can hardly aspire to them addressing me as Your Linguistically Enhanced Holiness.
Maybe those who object should reconsider calling their clients "income streams" and suchlike.
I'd rather be a resource than a stream.
Good name for a song.
| | |
|
|
|
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 18:23
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
| The big issue | Oct 17, 2016 |
Georgie Scott wrote: As are the replies Mario Freitas wrote:
Resource is merely short for human resource. Nothing offensive about it. And I must agree the level of the questions here are hard to believe.
I've been there... about 20 years ago. Don't worry. There is a way out of it, and you'll find it one day.
[Edited at 2016-10-17 03:28 GMT]
| | | |
I don't expect to be called a resource, a vendor, a linguist, a colleague or even a translator. I expect to be addressed individually using my name.
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 23:23
Spanish to English
+ ...
As far as I'm concerned, they can call me Rumpelstiltskin if they like, as long as they pay up on time!
| | | | | Pages in topic: < [1 2 3] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Poll: How do you feel when referred to as a "resource"? | Trados Studio 2022 Freelance | The leading translation software used by over 270,000 translators.
Designed with your feedback in mind, Trados Studio 2022 delivers an unrivalled, powerful desktop
and cloud solution, empowering you to work in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
More info » |
| | Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
Exclusive discount for ProZ.com users!
Save over 13% when purchasing Wordfast Pro through ProZ.com. Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of platform-independent Translation Memory software. Consistently ranked the most user-friendly and highest value
Buy now! » |
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | |
Login to reply/comment 
