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Do you ever delete your work-related emails?
By Daniel Harcz
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How do you keep your writing skills sharp and nimble?
By Mario Chavez - featured on Feb 9
by reading a lot in all the languages I know 49.1%
by reading a lot in my native language(s) 20.7%
I don't 12.8%
Other - N/A 12.4%
by reading a lot in my second language(s) 4.9%
1496 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you accept to translate handwritten documents?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 8
It depends 42.5%
It has never happened to me 24.5%
Yes 21.2%
No 10.7%
Other - N/A 1.2%
1809 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ask for advanced payment before starting an assignment for a new client?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 7
No 61.3%
It depends 33.8%
Yes 3.0%
Other - N/A 1.9%
1773 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you are a home-based freelancer, where do you work most comfortably?
By Noha Kamal, PhD. - featured on Feb 6
study 54.9%
living-room 22.1%
bedroom 11.4%
Other - N/A 7.4%
kitchen 3.1%
outdoors (e.g. terrace) 1.1%
1370 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When do you usually take some time off?
By Jerome Duquene - featured on Feb 5
At the weekend 37.1%
Other - N/A 22.6%
At the end of every large project 15.1%
Sometime duing the week (weekdays) 12.2%
Special days (birthday, public holidays etc.) 7.8%
Never 5.2%
1135 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Does your income allow you to save?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 4
Yes 48.2%
No 44.1%
Other 7.6%
1595 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you accept jobs when you are fully booked?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 3
No 58.3%
Yes 24.6%
Other - N/A 17.1%
1685 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Did you have a mentor?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 2
No 81.3%
Yes 10.6%
Yes, and I still do 4.9%
Other - N/A 3.2%
1732 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How optimistic are you about your translation business in 2012? (please share!)
By anonymous - featured on Feb 1
Somewhat 48.3%
Very 32.0%
Not very 16.0%
Not at all 3.7%
1890 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Comparing Jan '12 with Jan '11, has your turnover increased?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 31
No, it decreased 22.4%
Yes, significantly 21.5%
Yes, slightly 21.1%
No, just the same 20.8%
I don't know 8.8%
Other - N/A 5.4%
1729 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In which currency do you usually quote? (when not speficied by the client)
By Reza Mohammadnia - featured on Jan 30
EUR 64.2%
USD 23.8%
Other -N/A 7.5%
GBP 4.4%
1451 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you charge higher rates for weekend work?
By Annalisa Distasi - featured on Jan 29
No 59.1%
Yes, sometimes 29.2%
Yes, always 6.3%
Other - N/A (please share) 5.5%
1246 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you take some kind of non-translation/language related classes?
By John Cutler - featured on Jan 28
No 47.9%
Yes 26.9%
No, but I'd like to 21.4%
Other - N/A 3.8%
1487 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you update your antivirus software (even if not required)?
By María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda - featured on Jan 27
When prompted by program 42.0%
On a daily basis 23.4%
Other - N/A 9.4%
Never 6.7%
About once a week 5.7%
When I remember 4.8%
Oops 3.6%
About once a month 3.3%
Once every 2 months or so 1.2%
1604 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many paper dictionaries do you have?
By Rosa Grau - featured on Jan 26
1 to 5 32.8%
6 to 10 27.4%
11 to 20 18.0%
21 to 40 8.0%
> 40 5.7%
None 4.6%
I don't know 2.9%
Other - N/A 0.6%
1887 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do translators have the right to introduce a neologism?
By Floriane & Yuri - featured on Jan 25
It depends (discuss) 44.7%
Yes 35.7%
No 13.6%
Other - N/A 6.1%
1612 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Where do you prefer to go for vacation?
By Pritam Bhattacharyya - featured on Jan 24
to the beach 33.8%
to a rural area/the country 14.7%
Other - N/A 14.7%
to the mountains 12.2%
to a metropolis 10.9%
to the wilderness 8.0%
to my hometown 5.8%
1695 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Can a language professional be equally good at translating and interpreting?
By Marcin Rachmiel - featured on Jan 23
Yes 47.1%
I don't know 30.1%
No 19.9%
Other - N/A 3.0%
1319 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is it important for your professional career to visit the country of your working languages?
By Cristina Heraud-van Tol - featured on Jan 22
Yes 67.1%
No 26.3%
Other - N/A 6.6%
1296 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which of these services do you think sees the most demand?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 21
Translation 66.4%
I don't know 17.6%
Interpreting 4.9%
Software localization 4.1%
Proofreading 2.6%
Other - N/A 2.2%
Desktop publishing 1.1%
Subtitling 0.7%
Voice over 0.4%
Transcription 0.1%
1605 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I love to read for pleasure...
By anonymous - featured on Jan 20
Before I go to sleep 36.1%
Any time is fine with me 31.3%
I haven't got time to read for pleasure 15.7%
Other - N/A 5.5%
While on a break 4.4%
On weekends 4.4%
When I first wake up 1.5%
At my lunch hour 1.1%
1827 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which is the most frequent reason why you turn down a job?
By Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington - featured on Jan 19
Too busy (with other translation jobs) 47.6%
The rate offered is lower than mine 30.5%
Unreliable potential client 8.4%
Other - N/A 8.0%
Previous bad experience with client 3.1%
Weekend, vacation, time off 2.3%
1841 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you leave your desk during a normal working day?
By Mette Melchior - featured on Jan 18
Once every hour or so 51.5%
Only to eat/go to the bathroom 22.0%
Several times per hour 19.7%
Other- N/A (please share) 6.6%
Never 0.3%
1786 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you wear when you're translating at home?
By John Cutler - featured on Jan 17
Street clothes 40.8%
Track suit 24.1%
Other - N/A 17.8%
Nightgown/Pyjamas 17.3%
1808 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you listen to the radio or watch TV while you work?
By Norman Buhagiar - featured on Jan 16
No 60.8%
Yes, radio 19.5%
Yes, TV 7.8%
Yes, both 6.1%
Other - N/A 5.8%
1439 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever missed a deadline in your professional career?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 15
No 46.8%
Yes, a couple of times 32.5%
Yes, once 15.9%
Other - N/A 4.7%
1300 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Has the use of email, chats, sms, etc. lowered the quality of writing, in general, of your language?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 14
Yes 37.5%
No 34.7%
I don't think there's a relationship 17.8%
I don't know 8.0%
Other - N/A 2.0%
1649 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have network attached storage?
By MartinPorto - featured on Jan 13
What is Networked Attached Strorage? 43.8%
No 37.6%
Yes 12.7%
I'm thinking of buying one 3.8%
Other - N/A 2.1%
1642 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you think having too many language pairs reported in your profile can put off outsourcers?
By TranslatorJames - featured on Jan 12
Yes 51.3%
I don't know 30.1%
No 15.3%
Other - N/A 3.3%
1786 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What are your clients' average payment terms?
By Marc Cordes - featured on Jan 11
31 - 45 days 48.7%
16 - 30 days 25.8%
> 45 days 16.7%
Other - N/A 4.2%
1 - 2 weeks 2.9%
1 week or less 1.7%
1803 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you work at home?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 10
Yes 92.3%
Other - N/A 3.9%
No 3.8%
1913 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have a bachelor's or higher degree in translation?
By Tamer Mekhimar - featured on Jan 9
Yes 47.3%
No 47.2%
Other - N/A 5.5%
1448 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you hadn't been a translator, what would you have liked to be?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 8
Other - N/A 24.0%
Nothing else! I love being a translator. 15.9%
Writer 14.3%
Scientist 10.6%
Teacher 9.2%
Musician 8.2%
Journalist 8.2%
Farmer 4.1%
Athlete 2.6%
Philosopher 1.8%
Politician 1.2%
1287 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Does the request for a test translation deter you from proceeding with a potential job?
By Amanda Jane Lowles - featured on Jan 7
Yes, sometimes 45.6%
No 42.2%
Yes, always 8.8%
Other - N/A 3.4%
1508 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you send your CV/resume with your applications/quotes?
By Jan Schauseil - featured on Jan 6
Yes, if required 57.6%
Yes, always 30.9%
No, never 8.7%
Other - N/A 2.8%
1593 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you increase your rates according to the increase in the cost of living?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 5
Sometimes 43.2%
No 36.3%
Yes 14.9%
Other - N/A 5.6%
1631 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Studying and working simultaneously: is it possible to reach positive results in both spheres?
By Susanna Martoni - featured on Jan 4
Yes 62.4%
I don't know 16.5%
Don't think so 14.1%
No 4.7%
Other -N/A 2.3%
1409 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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After completing a difficult and long assignment, how do you feel?
By Juliana Starkman - featured on Jan 3
Exhausted-worn out (physically and mentally) 43.8%
Elated/ecstatic 32.2%
No special feeling 10.4%
Other - N/A 9.7%
Stunned 4.0%
1542 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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With the new year, are you planning to introduce any new services?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 2
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How often do you update your CV?
By Andrea Munhoz - featured on Dec 31, 2011
When I have time (which is not often) 46.9%
Just before I send a quote 23.5%
Other - N/A 16.1%
After every new project/training/conference 8.9%
Monthly 3.6%
Every other week 0.9%
1344 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you have to go back on a sentence you have just translated to correct typos?
By Caro Giese - featured on Dec 30, 2011
Sometimes 46.4%
Rarely 27.0%
Very often 15.6%
All the time 5.8%
Other - N/A 3.2%
Never 1.9%
1389 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long did you study your source language (top pair) before you started translating/interpreting?
By Jenn Mercer - featured on Dec 29, 2011
5.1 - 10 years 29.7%
> 12 years 24.5%
2 - 5 years 17.3%
10.1 - 12 years 11.0%
I've been raised bilingual 9.1%
Other - N/A 6.1%
< 2 years 2.4%
1524 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have a blog?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 28, 2011
No (Why not?) 71.2%
Yes (Please share) 13.4%
No, but I'm planning to have one. 9.7%
Other - N/A 5.7%
1438 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you send season's greetings to your clients/colleagues?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 27, 2011
No 48.6%
Yes, to both 26.0%
Yes, to my clients only 11.4%
Other - N/A 10.1%
Yes, to my colleagues only 4.0%
1263 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which of the following do you find more rewarding?
By Elisabete Cunha - featured on Dec 26, 2011
Translation 68.3%
Interpreting 14.5%
Other - N/A 6.4%
Proofreading 5.2%
Subtitling 2.5%
Desktop publishing 1.4%
Voiceover/dubbing 0.9%
Transcription 0.7%
985 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Will you work on this December 24th (today)?
By Monika Jakacka - featured on Dec 25, 2011
No 50.6%
Yes, half a day 26.4%
Yes, all day 17.5%
Other - N/A 5.6%
1008 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever rejected an assignment on ethical grounds?
By Roser Bosch Casademont - featured on Dec 24, 2011
No, but I would 45.8%
Yes 25.7%
No, and I don't know if I would 18.8%
No, and I wouldn't 5.9%
Other - N/A 3.8%
1346 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you occasionally offer free translations to regular clients?
By Nicole Blanc - featured on Dec 23, 2011
No, never 49.3%
Yes, sometimes 42.2%
Other - N/A 7.4%
Yes, regularly 1.1%
1522 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you reply to e-mails (job offers) from agencies/persons who do not address you by name?
By Jan Kolbaba - featured on Dec 22, 2011
Depends 59.7%
Yes 23.5%
No 14.9%
Other - N/A 1.9%
1700 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (19)] [View this poll]

Have you donated to a worthy cause this year?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 21, 2011
Yes (please share) 56.9%
No 43.1%
1588 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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