Poll: Do you dedicate as much time as you would like to translations? Téma indítója: ProZ.com Staff
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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.
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Jan Truper 
Németország
Local time: 21:33
Tag (2016 óta)
angol - német
Too much. It's not easy to keep the balance when riding a wave.
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The Misha
Local time: 15:33
orosz - angol
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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!
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and as little, that's the freedom I have as a freelancer.
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Thayenga
Németország
Local time: 21:33
Tag (2009 óta)
angol - német
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As much time as I like, sometimes even more, sometimes less. The perfect balance between work and pleasure... but then again, translating is pleasure.
[Edited at 2019-12-17 18:42 GMT]
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In any other job I could have retired by now.....
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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?"
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Mario Freitas
Brazília
Local time: 16:33
Tag (2014 óta)
angol - portugál
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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.
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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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