Because Janitor-san Is Not a Hero Chapter 52

Hey there guys! My first post of the year! Hooray!

So, I have a question I want to ask you guys.

But first, since I feel uncomfortable with not putting reading content in a post, here's something for you guys.

Man, I have had that at like 90% done for more than a year now.

Anyway, my question is, would anyone like to abduct me and force me to just translate?

…Okay, that's not my real question. But it's kind of close.

Would you guys support me if I said that I just wanted to translate for you guys for work? As in, would you guys be fine if I translated stuff that you guys want for money?

Phew, that was kind of hard for me to type out. I wanted to ask this before I started to think myself out of it before asking you guys.

Ah, and sorry if I start to ramble somewhat incoherently. My minds kind of jumbled as I type this.

Well, this is just going to be complaints but, it feels like 2020 hasn't exactly been my year so far. Feels like most of the days so far have been c.r.a.ppy bad days. I don't really like my job (which I've been in for a year now and got sick of like 5 or 6 months in), my computer is starting to act up (the Wi-Fi doesn't work and I have to troubleshoot the d.a.m.ned internet icon like every ten minutes when it stops working until it stops working and have to restart the d.a.m.ned computer. Just as I am typing this, it hasn't even been an hour since I restarted it and had to troubleshoot the thing two or three times already).

Haa…Yeah, it's just two problems but it's just…ugh. And yeah, I know, I'm spoiled. Just first-world problems. A lot of you guys definitely have it harder than me. But still, ugh…

Anyway, like I said, I don't really like my job. I have way more work than I did at my old job, and it's not like I got a significant pay increase. Felt more like a lateral move if anything in terms of pay. But I've been thinking, I'm not all that in need of money. I live in my parent's bas.e.m.e.nt (living that otaku dream right there. Now if only I could stop "working" *wink, wink*) and I am just feeling…unhappy with my job. I don't exactly get to translate all that much either in it like I could get away with in my old job.

And that's where I had the thought, "can I earn money by translating?" And yes, I know, I have earned money in the past from it in the form of donations. But I want to know if you guys would support that idea. I mean sure, my track record hasn't exactly been the greatest with my releases. And my translations aren't exactly all that great (and if they are in your opinion, I just don't want to say it since it makes me sound conceited in my mind, but thank you for thinking that). But, if I make translating my main way of making money, then maybe those would improve? I mean, my poor release schedule was mostly because I was doing translations in between work. I should improve if I could focus on translating. Well, what do you think? I've been mulling over this idea for like a week and a half now.

So I've been running the idea through my head. I was thinking maybe like a cent per character in what I'm translating? I put it at that since this is all just fan translations and nothing really official. But I feel like to make this all work out better, it should be at like two or three cents per character since I'm not exactly that fast of a translator. It would take me like three hours to translate a chapter of YHKO (if any of you guys read that series on Light Novels Translation).

Ugh…I feel so weird right now as I kind of vent on you guys. Plus, I'm also kind of scared of the idea of losing my guaranteed salary for a job that I don't like in exchange for doing something that I do like (yes, I do like translating for you guys) but as kind of like a job with no actual guarantee of earnings.

Alright. Enough of this for now. Tell me what you guys think in the comments. And thanks for reading all of this.