Poll: Do you dedicate as much time as you would like to translations?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 08:02
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Yes Dec 17, 2019

I’m kind of a perfectionist (I’m not claiming at all that my translations are perfect) and I won’t leave a job until I’m satisfied. I can do this because I live alone and I don’t have family pressures anymore. More to the point, I haven’t accepted a rush job for a long time, my ‘up-all-night’ days and their nasty consequences are long gone, I know my limitations, I learned to say “no” and I never bite off more than I can chew.

Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Jan Truper
Jan Truper  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 09:02
Member (2016)
English to German
No Dec 17, 2019

Too much. It's not easy to keep the balance when riding a wave.

Kaisa I
Victoria Batarchuk
 
The Misha
The Misha
Local time: 04:02
Russian to English
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Too much indeed Dec 17, 2019

At my age, I should be chasing girls, fishing and playing golf - while I still can. Instead, I am "dedicating time to translation". Arrrgh!

 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 09:02
Member (2012)
English to Danish
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Yes, Dec 17, 2019

and as little, that's the freedom I have as a freelancer.

Philip Lees
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 09:02
Member (2009)
English to German
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Definitely Dec 17, 2019

As much time as I like, sometimes even more, sometimes less. The perfect balance between work and pleasure... but then again, translating is pleasure.

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Alexandra Speirs
Alexandra Speirs  Identity Verified
Local time: 09:02
Italian to English
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Too much Dec 17, 2019

In any other job I could have retired by now.....

Sumaiya Nishat
 
Elizabeth Tamblin
Elizabeth Tamblin  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:02
French to English
No Dec 17, 2019

Does the question mean: "Do you get as much translation work as you would like?" or "Do you get to spend as much time as you would like on the work you get?"

Noura Tawil
Jorge Payan
Christin Kleinhenz
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 05:02
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Yes Dec 18, 2019

Actually a bit more than I should. I still want to reach a status of equilibrium where I'll work a little bit less and make a bit more money, which is quite possible right now.

Sumaiya Nishat
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:02
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Yes Dec 18, 2019

Like Teresa, I've learned to say "No." I've stopped killing myself meeting crazy deadlines and squinting at illegible PDFs and 6-point type. I have other projects (books that I'm writing and volunteer work) that I want to spend time on.

 


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