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Poll: How often do you feel lonely as a freelancer?
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Christina Pauly
Christina Pauly  Identity Verified
Local time: 13:21
Member (2008)
English to German
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Never! Apr 30, 2019

No time to feel lonely with emails and telephone calls constantly coming in.

Michael Harris
Isaura Ordóñez
Yaotl Altan
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 12:21
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other (not any more) Apr 30, 2019

I worked for 20 years in Brussels as in-house translator and we had not only an excellent working environment but we just made up a fun, friendly and enjoyable team. It was a pleasure working with them and of course sometimes I miss the camaraderie. Now they are an email away, but it’s not the same thing!

I retired in 2006 and have been freelancing since, first in Brussels and then in Lisbon. Though I needed a very small period of adaptation I love the fact that I can organize my
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I worked for 20 years in Brussels as in-house translator and we had not only an excellent working environment but we just made up a fun, friendly and enjoyable team. It was a pleasure working with them and of course sometimes I miss the camaraderie. Now they are an email away, but it’s not the same thing!

I retired in 2006 and have been freelancing since, first in Brussels and then in Lisbon. Though I needed a very small period of adaptation I love the fact that I can organize my work as I please with fewer interruptions and now I wouldn’t go back...

P.S. I’m a widow and I've been living alone since my last daughter left “the nest” some 20 years ago. I've become very used to my own company and lonely is not a word in my vocabulary!
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Gareth Callagy
Jo Macdonald
Susanna Martoni
Muriel Vasconcellos
Moulay SADIK
 
Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 13:21
English to German
Never Apr 30, 2019

I don't even know how to feel lonely as a freelancer. I occasionally feel lonely as a person (the last time when I thought Willi and Willi the backyard mice weren't sitting in the stack of logs - it turned out they were, and were just being real quiet*). But as a freelancer?

*German word of the day: "mucksmäuschenstill" - no-tiniest-sound-mousie-quiet


P.L.F. Persio
Moulay SADIK
 
Ana Vozone
Ana Vozone  Identity Verified
Local time: 12:21
Member (2010)
English to Portuguese
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Never! Apr 30, 2019

I chose to be (was able to finally become) a freelancer 40 years ago this year. I have never regretted my decision. Being my own "boss" is great, I only work for clients I like, who pay the rates I expect and/or who help me expand into other areas of translation or learn new skills (CAT, etc.).

Maria da Glória Teixeira
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
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Never Apr 30, 2019

I couldn't live on my own without feeling lonely, but I much prefer to work alone.

Andrew Morris
neilmac
Michael Harris
Laura Bissio CT
Susanna Martoni
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Andrew Morris
Andrew Morris
Local time: 13:21
ProZ.com team
Co-working? No thanks. Apr 30, 2019

Many translators swear by co-working. To me it would be a sheer nightmare. Far too much noise and movement.

I spend my working life these days communicating with not only clients but colleagues around the world.

But it’s nice to be able to shut the lid.


Axelle H.
Elizabeth Tamblin
Mr.Q
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 13:21
Spanish to English
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Rarely Apr 30, 2019

I mostly prefer working on my own. However, sometimes I feel the need to brainstorm friends or colleagues about certain things, which is where the kudoz section comes in handy.
However, there are some divas who insist in re-categorizing my queries as NON-PRO due to their seeming simplicity, which really bums me out. With "friends" like these, I'd rather be alone.


Axelle H.
Susanna Martoni
TB CommuniCAT
 
Elizabeth Tamblin
Elizabeth Tamblin  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:21
French to English
Often Apr 30, 2019

My husband works at home too, but he's never available to speak during the day. We communicate via Skype, which our son finds quite disturbing.

 
Gibril Koroma
Gibril Koroma  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 08:21
French to English
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Never Apr 30, 2019

I never feel lonely.

 
Axelle H.
Axelle H.  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 13:21
English to French
Agreed Apr 30, 2019

neilmac wrote:

I mostly prefer working on my own. However, sometimes I feel the need to brainstorm friends or colleagues about certain things, which is where the kudoz section comes in handy.
However, there are some divas who insist in re-categorizing my queries as NON-PRO due to their seeming simplicity, which really bums me out. With "friends" like these, I'd rather be alone.


Did you read my thoughts ?


 
Maria da Glória Teixeira
Maria da Glória Teixeira  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 09:21
Member (2020)
English to Portuguese
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Lonely ? Apr 30, 2019

When I started my translator career in early 2010, I went to work as a translation agency as a trainee, it was a conversation I could not concentrate on what I was working on, today I feel a tranquility and a lot of energy to translate.

TB CommuniCAT
 
Rita Utt
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France
Local time: 13:21
English to German
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No, Co-working Apr 30, 2019

is the ideal solution for me.
Alone at home I certainly would feel lonely and uninspired;


 
writeaway
writeaway  Identity Verified
French to English
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Seriously? Apr 30, 2019

neilmac wrote:

However, there are some divas who insist in re-categorizing my queries as NON-PRO due to their seeming simplicity, which really bums me out. With "friends" like these, I'd rather be alone.


Pro = difficult term, needs research and/or thought
Non-pro = easy term, a term or phrase anyone fluent in both languages would know immediately, without looking it up

The pro and non-pro refers to the terms/question, NOT the person asking. No need to take it personally. Not knowing something is not a crime. And not asking would be just plain silly. Kudoz is there to help out.


Jennifer White
Rachel Fell
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
 
Susanna Martoni
Susanna Martoni  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 13:21
Member (2009)
Spanish to Italian
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An ideal solution? Apr 30, 2019

I am in a co-working, but in a very large office, with a colleague working in a separated office with a door. The remaining space is "mine".

Seventh floor, panoramic view, silence, my daugher stays at home and I can work on my own.

Well, I couldn't ask more in this moment


Isaura Ordóñez
 
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