Poll: Is year-end more stressful for you work-wise?
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neilmac
neilmac
Spain
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Spanish to English
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No Dec 16, 2018

Not really, as long as my laptop holds out and I can keep working even while back home for a seasonal visit. October and November were comparatively quiet for me, so I'm glad that I've now got a couple of translation jobs to keep me ticking over into the New Year.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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English to Portuguese
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No Dec 16, 2018

I work mostly for the EU Institutions and they will be closed from the 17th December until the 6th January. So, it will be stress-free unless one of my other clients has an emergency…

 
Ventnai
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Spain
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Peters out Dec 16, 2018

Work normally peters out or someone wants a big project translated but the deadline is generous. This year I'm taking a full ten days' holiday to travel.

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
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United States
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Spanish to English
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No Dec 16, 2018

I've had work, but I've been able to pace it so that I won't feel rushed. I asked for a loose deadline on a large job that will be due after Christmas.

 
Christine Andersen
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Denmark
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I've learned to say 'no' Dec 16, 2018

When my husband was working, his job was quite stressful at the end of the year. He was involved in stocktaking and year-end accounting between Christmas and New Year.

I decided I was not going to let myself be pushed that far. I have once or twice been pressed to take on extra work, and have squeezed in a whole month's work in December before the 23rd, plus occasionally a day or two after Christmas, but I finally decided there is more to life than work. Once I am booked, but not ov
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When my husband was working, his job was quite stressful at the end of the year. He was involved in stocktaking and year-end accounting between Christmas and New Year.

I decided I was not going to let myself be pushed that far. I have once or twice been pressed to take on extra work, and have squeezed in a whole month's work in December before the 23rd, plus occasionally a day or two after Christmas, but I finally decided there is more to life than work. Once I am booked, but not over-booked, I simply tell clients they can wait til the New Year.
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Mario Freitas
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Brazil
Local time: 20:21
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English to Portuguese
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No Dec 18, 2018

Same thing. The volume of work does not seem to vary a lot. It's usually bad in January, though.

 


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