Poll: I see myself as a freelance translator for: Autor de la hebra: ProZ.com Staff
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neilmac
España
Local time: 21:32
español al inglés
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Or at least until my faculties fail me.
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But at my age, I'll have probably more 5/10 years...
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As long as my clients will have me.
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| OK, I'll vote 'for life' too! | Nov 23, 2017 |
Probably seriously winding down after five years... This staying up all night is NOT good at my age, I've been up til 4 am for a crazy client who kept changing the deadline, then I found a whole lot of places where the source said 'min.' and probably meant 'max.', so I had to check and flag them...
But I don't want to stop working for all the others.
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| Another 20 minutes if I could get away with it | Nov 23, 2017 |
For life?!
I translate in order to have a life!
It's not that I don't enjoy translating, but...
The way my pension's performed, I probably can't retire fully for another 10-15 years unless I bump off some more rellies, but I've already wound down to 3-4 days a week so I can do other, funner things.
Bingo, cruises, pushing in, ticking people off, dribbling with impunity. So much to look forward to!
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| For a moment, Chris, | Nov 23, 2017 |
I thought you meant you'd already bumped off 3 or 4 rellies, but ... I am knocking on a bit and am not, perhaps, as sharp as I used to be.
Love and dribbles,
In it for life,
Jenny
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| Another 20 years | Nov 23, 2017 |
...as things stand, but if I can live off my pension earlier or win the lottery, I'll close shop earlier without the slightest shame.
I don't see myself working another 20 years, but I'll likely have to.
Philippe
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Angus Stewart 
Reino Unido
Local time: 20:32
francés al inglés
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| For life + 1 | Nov 23, 2017 |
I enjoy what I do and can't see myself fully retiring unless my faculties fail me, as I think I would probably end up feeling bored without translation to fill my days. In any event, I don't think retirement will be an option that will be financially viable for my generation.
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Morano El-Kholy
Egipto
Local time: 22:32
Miembro 2011
inglés al árabe
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| I don't know. | Nov 23, 2017 |
You never can tell!
Maybe now, tomorrow or next year!
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| I don't know | Nov 23, 2017 |
I'm such a pessimist - a few days without work and I worry that my career is over. On the plus side, I've been reading some brilliant books lately.
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Mario Freitas
Brasil
Local time: 16:32
Miembro 2014
inglés al portugués
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I tried other areas for 20 years. I never want to go back to any of them.
I'l be a freelance translator till the day I die.
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I don't know my future, but what I intend is to be a translator for life.
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