<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main aim of this paper is to present the results of a job satisfaction survey conducted on a group of Polish sworn translators (translating from English into Polish and from Polish into English). The first part of this paper discusses the state of the art of sociology of translation as well as providing a definition of job satisfaction. Then, the author of the paper moves on to the presentation of the research procedure: the methodology, the limitations of the study, the results and a discussion about the findings. This study presents evidence suggesting that Polish sworn translators experience a high level of job satisfaction. Nevertheless, due to research limitations, further studies on this topic are recommended before the issue of job satisfaction among sworn translators is more clearly understood.</p></abstract>

The main aim of this paper is to present the results of a job satisfaction survey conducted on a group of Polish sworn translators (translating from English into Polish and from Polish into English). The first part of this paper discusses the state of the art of sociology of translation as well as providing a definition of job satisfaction. Then, the author of the paper moves on to the presentation of the research procedure: the methodology, the limitations of the study, the results and a discussion about the findings. This study presents evidence suggesting that Polish sworn translators experience a high level of job satisfaction. Nevertheless, due to research limitations, further studies on this topic are recommended before the issue of job satisfaction among sworn translators is more clearly understood.

Polish Sworn Translators’ Attitudes Towards the Job they Perform – Results Obtained from a Job Satisfaction Survey

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The main aim of this paper is to present the results of a job satisfaction survey conducted on a group of Polish sworn translators (translating from English...

Polish Sworn Translators’ Attitudes Towards the Job they Perform – Results Obtained from a Job Satisfaction Survey

Published Online: Oct 18, 2019

Page range: 125 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2019-0020

Keywords
sociology of translation, sworn translators, job satisfaction, job satisfaction survey

© 2019 Beata Piecychna, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Polish Sworn Translators’ Attitudes Towards the Job they Perform – Results Obtained from a Job Satisfaction Survey

Published Online: Oct 18, 2019

Page range: 125 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2019-0020

Keywordssociology of translation, sworn translators, job satisfaction, job satisfaction survey

© 2019 Beata Piecychna, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sociology of translation, sworn translators, job satisfaction, job satisfaction survey