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[NecrosaroIII]

Saw a post in a thread that said that subbing anime was not a real job, despite being a job the requires intense training and practice to perform.

What would you consider a real job?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Anything that benefits the population.

Except be youtuber

 

[-Arcadia-]

Whatever lets you live the life you want to live.

Protip: Try not to take internet humor too seriously.

 

[Grinchy]

Inclusivity and diversity officer. No company would ever be successful without one of those!

 

[-Arcadia-]

Anything that benefits the population.

Except be youtuber

I'm becoming a Fortnite YouTuber that hates Gravity Rush, just to spite you.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I'm becoming a Fortnite YouTuber that hates Gravity Rush, just to spite you.

Good joke

 

[brap]

Saw a post in a thread that said that subbing anime was not a real job, despite being a job the requires intense training and practice to perform.

What would you consider a real job?

Lol ok.

 

[DogofWar]

Not that I know about OPs political affiliation and I am not making assumtions either, but I just got the funniest image in my head of a bunch of anime-subtitlers who scream "workers of the world unite!". I am sure the dock workers, miners etc would be very impressed.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

A job your father in law wouldn't cringe at.

 

[samporter]

A real job is one that you will want to work until you retire. It usually has great health benefits, retirement options and incentives, welcoming culture, and excellent pay and promotions opportunities.

Think of jobs like teachers, police, doctors, and other professions that require college/advance degrees.

A "fake" job is one where you only want to work there because it is a stepping stone. Think retail, restuarants, and other minimum wage jobs that only require a warm body.

 

[Elcid]

I consider a real job something that's lasting.
Can you build a career out of it? Meaning, can you advance through it and acquire a decent salary?
Does it pay enough for you to live moderately as a single person?
If you were to lose that job, could you use that experience to get another job out of it?
If any of those answers are no, then it's a job for a college kid who's wasting valuable years of experience.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Lol ok.

How is it not? Japanese is a notiously difficult language for an English speaker to learn, let alone master. Most linguistics experts expect about 7 years of intense practice before someone is proficient.

Not to mention a good subtitle must also be a good English writer as well, so that dialogue will come off as natural and easy enough to read that viewers can quickly get through the dialogue.

Then there are the technical aspects. They need to be able to input and manipulate the text, as well as time it to the video.

I mean, shit isn't like learning to be a doctor. But its not something you can pick up in a weekend either

 

[brap]

How is it not? Japanese is a notiously difficult language for an English speaker to learn, let alone master. Most linguistics experts expect about 7 years of intense practice before someone is proficient.

What does that have to do with subbing? Also stop saying intense. You're making it sound like people have to slave out in the sun all day to learn another language.

Not to mention a good subtitle must also be a good English writer as well, so that dialogue will come off as natural and easy enough to read that viewers can quickly get through the dialogue.

Lol have you read any of crunchyrolls garbage google translated subs?

Then there are the technical aspects. They need to be able to input and manipulate the text, as well as time it to the video.

That's literally not hard though just time consuming.

 

[teezzy]

I'm corporate bad guy for a major automobile company. My job has the word manager in the title.

All day long I communicate with various parties within my company, management at multiple car dealerships, and customers who purchase our vehicles.

I spend like 70% of my day posting my dumb ass thoughts on this website. It does not feel like a real job to me, but when I tell people who I work for and they hear "manager" their ears perk up.

Life is dumb.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

What does that have to do with subbing? Also stop saying intense. You're making it sound like people have to slave out in the sun all day to learn another language.

It goes hand in hand with the job. Can't subtitle something if you don't know the language.

 

[Kenpachii]

Saw a post in a thread that said that subbing anime was not a real job, despite being a job the requires intense training and practice to perform.

What would you consider a real job?

The one that pays your bills and can sustain yourself for the future to come.

Many people however consider a real job a classic job.

 

[brap]

It goes hand in hand with the job. Can't subtitle something if you don't know the language.

And there's plenty of people that know it and will do the grunt work.

 

[Hazzard4life]

An Accountant. That's a real job.
I'm an Accountant. I have s real job

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

A real job is something that helps you sustain your life.

Either you make your own food and shelter, or you do *something* for someone else, that they value enough to give you something to sustain your life (probably money).

It's why I am against subsidies for art and shit, apparently you are not doing anything valuable enough, so someone gives you someone else's money.