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Daniel Bird 
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57
German to English
| Wait a minute... | Jul 23, 2006 |
... I know that as translators the physical space occupied by our tools and resources seems to shrink year by year (notebooks, wirelss access, CD dicos etc), but aren't the SOHO or (HOBO - home office bed office - Edwal!) translators doing the same with their homes as the corporations with their offices? Squeezing 'productivity' out of limited floor area?
For all that, a typical 45 minute each way drive to work in/near London can easily cost £1000+ per year in petrol so there's a financia... See more ... I know that as translators the physical space occupied by our tools and resources seems to shrink year by year (notebooks, wirelss access, CD dicos etc), but aren't the SOHO or (HOBO - home office bed office - Edwal!) translators doing the same with their homes as the corporations with their offices? Squeezing 'productivity' out of limited floor area?
For all that, a typical 45 minute each way drive to work in/near London can easily cost £1000+ per year in petrol so there's a financial incentive with a smugness factor if ever there was one.
Ability to choose one's colleagues is a big plus!
Take it easy out there
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| | | | CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:57
French to English
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| sorry to swim against the tide but... | Jul 23, 2006 |
... this time last year I was working in an individual quite large office (it could have been bigger but I preferred the location on the quiet side of the building). I totally missed the heatwave of 2003 in Europe because my house was cool, I went to work in my air-conditioned car and spent the day in my air-conditioned office.
Now I work from home and the heat is KILLING ME. My productivity has gone to pot. My Paris flat is great and will located but it is not as cool as my Belgian hou... See more ... this time last year I was working in an individual quite large office (it could have been bigger but I preferred the location on the quiet side of the building). I totally missed the heatwave of 2003 in Europe because my house was cool, I went to work in my air-conditioned car and spent the day in my air-conditioned office.
Now I work from home and the heat is KILLING ME. My productivity has gone to pot. My Paris flat is great and will located but it is not as cool as my Belgian house.
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| | | | Angela Dickson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57
French to English
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| agree with CMJ_Trans | Jul 24, 2006 |
this heat was killing me too, and making me miss my old air-conditioned office from when I was a wage slave....
... that is, until I escaped to the coast, and now I'm working at my laptop from a friend's seaside flat, enjoying the sea breeze!
| | | | | agreed with all the reasons | Dec 14, 2010 |
that working at home is ideal, except I don't have kids and only smoke once in a blue moon.
Looking outside now where it's freezing and snowing, I am thankful I don't have to wait for the bus or shlep to the metro to get to work.
Also, not having to worry about a work wardrobe
Dealing with other people coughing and sneezing during cold season.
If I'm sick I can turn down projects for a couple of days until I feel better...although you have to finish whatever you're worki... See more that working at home is ideal, except I don't have kids and only smoke once in a blue moon.
Looking outside now where it's freezing and snowing, I am thankful I don't have to wait for the bus or shlep to the metro to get to work.
Also, not having to worry about a work wardrobe
Dealing with other people coughing and sneezing during cold season.
If I'm sick I can turn down projects for a couple of days until I feel better...although you have to finish whatever you're working on when you get sick. Last year I caught this terrible stomach flu and was working on, of all things, a menu for a restaurant. Fortunately it was a small job and I was able to get it done when I was able to think about food again....ugh!
BUt I do agree that, aside from colds, it would be nice to work with other people... ▲ Collapse
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