Poll: How much of your necessary income do translation and/or other linguistic services provide? Շարքի հրապարակողը: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How much of your necessary income do translation and/or other linguistic services provide?".
This poll was originally submitted by John Holloway. View the poll results »
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Edith van der Have
Նիդեռլանդներ
Local time: 15:18
Անդամ (2016)
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Every single € cent of it.
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Nikolay Novitskiy 
Ռուսաստանի Դաշնություն
Local time: 19:18
Անդամ (2018)
անգլերենից ռուսերեն
I consider translation as a business, and I prefer to specialize than to devirsify now. Perhaps that's because my return on investment in this activity is still growing. When it begins to fall, I'll consider either making some changes, or turning to other activities. It depends.
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Chris S
Մեծ Բրիտանիա
շվեդերենից անգլերեն
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| Way over 100% | Jun 18, 2020 |
I make far more money than my family actually needs.
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Teresa Borges
Պորտուգալիա
Local time: 14:18
Անդամ (2007)
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I don’t live from my translation income. I have a pension from the 30 years I worked in-house (an EU institution). I only started freelancing when I retired. I don't know anyone else my age that isn't retired, but I have no intention of stopping…
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Thayenga
Գերմանիա
Local time: 15:18
Անդամ (2009)
անգլերենից գերմաներեն
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| Less than 25% | Jun 18, 2020 |
Linguistic services are only one of my three financial "legs". Even more so because I am providing them only a few hours per week since my retirement. Unless, of course, a larger and interesting project comes up.
[Edited at 2020-06-18 11:22 GMT]
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Aline Amorim
Բրազիլիա
Local time: 11:18
Անդամ (2019)
անգլերենից պորտուգալերեն
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| 25 - 50% of my necessary income | Jun 18, 2020 |
Linguistic services are only one of my five financial "legs".
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The other 20% comes from a survivor's pension.
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Enrico Zoffoli
Իտալիա
Local time: 15:18
Անդամ (2013)
գերմաներենից իտալերեն
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I work full time as a translator and could make ends meet even if I cut my working hours by 30%.
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Enrico Zoffoli wrote:
I work full time as a translator and could make ends meet even if I cut my working hours by 30%.
However I do not think you are alone here.
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... and I am very pleased about this.
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I wish that option had been up there.
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neilmac
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Local time: 15:18
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"Language services" is/are my only source of income.
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Mario Freitas
Բրազիլիա
Local time: 11:18
Անդամ (2014)
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100% since June 2013. It could actually have happened a lot earlier than 2013 if I had trusted the profession instead of investing in other illusional jobs in-house. But better late than never.
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Tom in London
Մեծ Բրիտանիա
Local time: 14:18
Անդամ (2008)
իտալերենից անգլերեն
ProZ.com Staff wrote:
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How much of your necessary income do translation and/or other linguistic services provide?". This poll was originally submitted by John Holloway. View the poll results »
What is "necessary income? Isn't it all necessary?
So my answer to this latest dumb question is: all of it.
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