A comparative study of professional well-being in agency and freelance translators

Departing from a sociological paradigm shift and the contemporary appeal to re-humanize translation studies, paper anthropocentrically zooms in on agency translators freelancers as important actors of practice. In attempt highlight human beings with their voices feelings uneasy occupational realities, aims compare professional well-being freelance based four Dam Zethsen’s status parameters psychological variables happiness at work (HAW). The reports results questionnaire-based survey completed by 93 84 Slovakia. translator’s self-perceptions selected are compared using measures central tendency HAW profile emanates correlation analysis. analysis imply that studied minor language show comparably high levels although they slightly differ some ‘facet-specific’ happiness. Although embedded Slovak translational reality, an translators’ uncovers specificities socio-psychological identities which can contribute research puzzle particularities major linguocultures. points added value integrating insights psychology into TS research, thus creating common reflection space.