Poll: In comparison to last year, work-wise, my April was...
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Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 21:36
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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Much quieter... Apr 30, 2020

... although it was actually slightly better financially, because last year I had a nightmare project that kept changing and had to be revised numerous times. As I had already accepted the project, I did as requested although after two rounds of changed requirements I did tell the client I did not intend to keep their deadlines anymore. The project ended up costing a lot more time than it should have, if the client had decided and then clearly indicated what was expected from the start.
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... although it was actually slightly better financially, because last year I had a nightmare project that kept changing and had to be revised numerous times. As I had already accepted the project, I did as requested although after two rounds of changed requirements I did tell the client I did not intend to keep their deadlines anymore. The project ended up costing a lot more time than it should have, if the client had decided and then clearly indicated what was expected from the start.
That particular translation coordinator and end client are now on my black list.

This year was very slow, but a lot less frustrating.
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Sanjin Grandić
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Ali Cherni
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 20:36
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other (a mixed bag) Apr 30, 2020

Better financially because I’m invoicing now a long project that kept me busy during March and the first week of April. Much quieter because the last fortnight of the month was quiet as quiet can be…

Angus Stewart
 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:36
Member (2006)
German to English
Down down down Apr 30, 2020

It is a heck of a lot quieter compared to last year.
I hope that things will pick up in the middle / at the end of May!


Ventnai
Carina Tschaitschmann
Ali Cherni
 
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Germany
Local time: 21:36
English to German
In memoriam
A little quieter Apr 30, 2020

According to my time recording system, I had 133 hours of billable work in April 2019. In April 2020, it was 116 hours so far (but some more hours will be added today). So it was a little quieter, but not much.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 21:36
Spanish to English
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About the same Apr 30, 2020

Without looking to check, it feels about the same. I was expecting to have less work due to the quarantine situation, but it turns out I've got enough to keep me going until well into May. With the universities and similar institutions being closed, a lot of the staff are finding time to dig out old projects that have been on the backburner for a while, which is good news for me in terms of revision/post editing and translations.

 
Yolande Hivart
Yolande Hivart
Austria
Local time: 21:36
Member (2016)
German to French
Picking up now Apr 30, 2020

I was worried for the month of April but I have been quite busy this week.
It seems that even if some branches of the economy are suffering, offices are starting to reopen and since the loosing of the lockdown, people are starting to get optimistic when it goes to shopping.


Josephine Cassar
 
Kevin Fulton
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United States
Local time: 16:36
German to English
About the same Apr 30, 2020

Apart from a nervous 36 hours at the start of the month and the last two days of nerve-shattering silence from my clientele, my workload was steady all month; I even worked on a couple of rainy weekends.

 
Aline Amorim
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Brazil
Local time: 17:36
English to Portuguese
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About the same Apr 30, 2020

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About the same.


 
Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic
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Member (2011)
Croatian to English
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80% Apr 30, 2020

I know this answer immediately because I did a spreadsheet comparison between Q2 2019 and Q2 2020. Over the past two months, business dropped 20% - which may be a bit skewed since last year I had a huge project. All in all, I’m satisfied. Starting this week, however, I began to notice that
business had begun to pick up again.


Josephine Cassar
 


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