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My idea of a day's work is anything that comes my way for the day and does not resemble a 9 to 5 job. More often than not, it means working 3 to 5 hours and at times a marathon session…
| | | | Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 19:54
Member (2020)
English to German
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I have personally defined turnover values from which I consider a day to be successful, so whenever I reach those (without anything urgent forcing me to keep working), I'll call it a day. This will usually be after about 5-6 hours of work, but can be shorter or longer depending on the jobs I work on.
| | | | John Silva
Brazil
Local time: 14:54
English to Portuguese
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Usually, that's how much I work, but sometimes when I have bigger projects to work on, I have to work 9-10 hours.
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Whenever I can, but currently not before mid-June.
Work is outdated and overrated.
Fulfilment and blooming are à la mode.
Philippe
| | | | | 5-6 Hours A Day, Around 35 Hours A Week, Over 6 Days, Over A Period Of Multiple Weeks | Jun 2, 2022 |
Literary translation can be quite draining, both mentally and physically! But at least for now, I am putting my and my mother's needs over those of any client.
| | | | Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 19:54
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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Translation hours, that is (meaning time spent on translation or edting and translation or editing only), what on average means that I start my working day at 7:00 a.m. and finish it by 10:30 p.m., with a 1-hour lunch break and a long 2.5 hour cooking and dinner break. On Friday I call it a day at 4:30 p.m. (7 translation hours) until Monday.
| | | | Michael Newton 
United States
Local time: 13:54
Japanese to English
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It can range from 8 hours to as many as 15 hours depending on the size and the rush nature of the project.
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| Wishes vs. Reality | Jun 3, 2022 |
I am studying on the side (writing my PhD thesis) and therefore I would say that ideally I wish I were able to dedicate 3 hours per day to translation and then 5 hours to my thesis. But these "fast turnaround" assignments (is it me or did more and more agencies are trying to get more done in less time recently) drain me a little bit, and therefore a day's work for me can resemble anything from 8 to 15 hours. Last Monday, without even touching my thesis, I had to complete a "Can you do this by t... See more I am studying on the side (writing my PhD thesis) and therefore I would say that ideally I wish I were able to dedicate 3 hours per day to translation and then 5 hours to my thesis. But these "fast turnaround" assignments (is it me or did more and more agencies are trying to get more done in less time recently) drain me a little bit, and therefore a day's work for me can resemble anything from 8 to 15 hours. Last Monday, without even touching my thesis, I had to complete a "Can you do this by tomorrow, pleeeeease?"-kind assignment, and therefore I didn't leave my chair even to go workout. ▲ Collapse
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Counting e-mails? Sound like 24 then.... JJJJ
Anyway, my idea of a day's work in three steps:
1_Hammock (+ weather, if not available then a sofa as plan B)
2_Music
3_Cuppa
With that, I can tackle anything
| | | | Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
My working hours aren't constrained to a particular time frame. It all depends on the work volumes and deadlines.
[Edited at 2022-06-03 11:43 GMT]
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During the last month, I have been working on 3 projects at the same time. They were my clients fir more than a year now. So, I couldn't reject their jobs. Besides, I have got my regular job. I had to work like 16 hours a day except for Saturdays or Sundays because I had to take my little family for a dinner out or something.
I never imagined i could do 16 hours of work per day, yet I did it.
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Jan Truper
Germany
Local time: 19:54
Member (2016)
English to German
| approx. 8 hours of actual work | Jun 6, 2022 |
In the summer, a typical day looks like this:
6–7 work
7–9 inline skating
9–11 work
11–12 food / nap
12–15 work
15–18 walk / misc. / shop / food / nap
18–20 work
I can (and often do) keep this schedule for weeks without a day off.
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 18:54
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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When I read this question for the first time I didn't realise it was related to hours.
And I keep reading it and it still doesn't make any sense to me. I'm sorry.
Anyway, I fully agree with Novian.
| | | | | Nice schedule, Jan Truper! | Jun 6, 2022 |
I particularly like your "7–9 inline skating" entry! (which I know as "rollerblading")
Jan Truper wrote:
In the summer, a typical day looks like this:
6–7 work
7–9 inline skating
9–11 work
11–12 food / nap
12–15 work
15–18 walk / misc. / shop / food / nap
18–20 work
I can (and often do) keep this schedule for weeks without a day off.
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