This research presents an analysis of some of the factors that bear an impact on translator’s productivity in order to contribute to the establishment of parameters that could help spot possible causes of failure of local translators and how these elements of failure can be tackled. The development of this research project is a key contribution since working on the factors that may trigger precarious productivity will help build upon an approach for managing emotions, thus shaping the reputation of local translators and aiding an increase in clients and income. This project is not aimed at providing immediate solution to the problem brought about; i.e., the emotional factors compromising the translation product, yet it could be of great help for the acknowledgement of specific instances in which these two variables could trigger the aforementioned effects. Its main aim was to describe and analyze the emotional factors that bear a negative impact on the productivity of a local translator by gaining insights into their origin, drawing a contextualization of their nature and positing possible actions to assist local translators in dealing with them. For the sake of problem, it was necessary to operationalize the research and limit its scope; therefore, the analysis considered the context of the translator in Ecuador only, since the field of translation is still at an early development stage and several concerns have not been put forward yet.