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| Poll: Have you ever been forced/obligated to learn or speak a language you didn’t want to? ( 1... 2) | 23
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| Poll: When working on a large job, do you usually take on small jobs in between? | 8
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| Poll: Has luck/destiny/fate played a role in your translation career? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Do you have a daily routine? | 6
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| Poll: Do you suffer from job insecurity? | 8
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| Poll: Would you say that you are a good translator? ( 1... 2) | 26
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| Poll: Do you send gifts to your best clients at the end of the year? | 11
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| Poll: In general, do you think that all translators have certain characteristics in common? | 9
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| Poll: Freelancers, what do you usually wear when you are working? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: How often do you get distracted while working? | 12
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| Poll: How do you adapt your birthday to your work? | 14
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| Poll: How did you discover ProZ.com? | 14
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| Poll: Do you ever forget to eat/purposely skip meals to meet tight deadlines? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Do certain clients need low-quality translations? ( 1... 2) | 29
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| Poll: Do you feel free to pick and choose which projects you accept? | 13
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| Poll: For translation projects, how do you usually charge? ( 1... 2) | 28
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| Poll: Do you fear losing clients whenever you go on vacations? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Do you think that being a translator changes your perception of life and society? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Do you have a backup system in place if your computer suddenly fails? | 11
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| Poll: Do you handle your finances yourself? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Do you generally check your business emails on weekends? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: What is your main reason for keeping lower-rate clients? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Oops! You spot a mistake after submitting your translation. You... | 9
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| Poll: What is your main strategy to increase your income? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: Which method do you find most useful to get clients? ( 1, 2... 3) | 39
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| Poll: When do you typically receive the purchase order from your client? | 14
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| Poll: Have you encountered any non-payment issues throughout the course of your career? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: If you work in multiple language pairs, is one of them more profitable to you? | 10
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| Poll: Do you usually accept projects in subjects/fields that you are not very familiar with? | 11
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| Poll: Do you dream of current translation projects at night? | 10
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| Poll: Have you ever been deeply affected by a translation you worked on? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Was translation your first career? | 7
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| Poll: Which currency do you most often receive payments in? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Could you have completed your last project without an Internet connection? ( 1... 2) | 27
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| Poll: How often do you translate into one or more of your source (non-native) languages? ( 1, 2... 3) | 32
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| Poll: How long have you been working as a freelance translator? | 11
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| Poll: Do you use any anti-radiation or anti-glare filters/protection for your computer screen? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: Do you have a written business plan for your translation/interpreting business? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: Have you ever attended any online training sessions or webinars? | 11
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| Poll: Do your translations tend to be longer or shorter after editing? | 9
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| Poll: Do you find time to exercise? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: What rate do you most often use with new clients? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: What do you like most about being a freelance translator? ( 1... 2) | 18
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| Poll: Do you usually accept job offers involving crowdsourcing? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Which best reflects your opinion of CAT tools? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Do you have a degree in translation/interpreting? ( 1, 2... 3) | 34
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| Poll: Do you use multiple CAT tools? | 12
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| Poll: How many different clients do you work for on a regular or semi-regular basis? | 6
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| Poll: Which of these best describes your idea of career advancement? ( 1... 2) | 19
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