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Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Hardly

tonydaniel — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:20:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: tonydaniel
Post title: Hardly

I work remotely so I hardly travel to work. I travel only when there's a conference or an important meeting that I need to attend.

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Not anymore

Mario Freitas — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:34:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Mario Freitas
Post title: Not anymore

I've done it a lot before. I even travelled twice to remote job sites, and I lived in a mining town for six months in 2011 due to my job.
But now, I'll refuse any such job for sure. I'm 52 now. I no longer have to submit myself to this type of "adventure".

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Other

Muriel Vasconcellos (X) — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:23:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
Post title: Other

Now? Never.

When I worked full-time I traveled constantly throughout Latin America to translate at conferences, before the advent of the Internet. When I lived in Mexico, I made 9 trips to international conferences in less than two years. Later, for several years I traveled twice a year to work as a précis-writer at conferences. Now, never. And I like it that way.

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | I voted once or twice a year

Christine Andersen — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 06:24:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Christine Andersen
Post title: I voted once or twice a year

I have occasionally travelled to make a voice recording for a client, but I travel once a year to the Danish powwow, wherever it is... and have been really sorry when I had to miss it!
My son´s wedding took precedence one year!

It´s in Sorø this year… Vi ses, men det foregår på dansk!

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Almost never

neilmac — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:06:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Almost never

I very rarely have to leave the house for work purposes nowadays. Today I had to go into town to see my accountant about the quarterly tax return, so I suppose that is work-related. The journey there and back takes an hour and a half, but I usually try to kill two birds with one stone and do some shopping or whatever at the same time.

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Flexibility

Maria Silvestri — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:07:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Maria Silvestri
Post title: Flexibility

As a freelancer, I occasionally have to travel for another part-time job, and then I take my laptop with me and pick up translation projects if time permits.

While I have had a few offers for some on-site projects over the years, once I started explaining travel expenses I expected the client to cover (as is the norm in business), they quickly decided to pursue other options, which was fine with me, too.

I like the ability to be a digital nomad sometimes and when I want to, but normally I'm that person at home alone for days on end!

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Never

Ricki Farn — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:18:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Ricki Farn
Post title: Never

That's one of the main reasons I'm a freelancer. Employees can be forced to go places.

Alexandra, you have a point - to see my tax accountant, I have to take the subway and even change trains in the city center. That's over three kilometers! (Actually, he knows that I hate that, so he sometimes just turns up and rings my doorbell to bring me my binders.)

#digitalbarnacle

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Never

Gibril Koroma — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:29:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Gibril Koroma
Post title: Never

Never, but I am not against it. I love travelling.

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Never

Alexandra Speirs — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:59:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Alexandra Speirs
Post title: Never

I think they mean long journeys.
I only have one yearly week-long interpreting job in a nearby town, 15-20 minutes by car.
And the accountant is 35 kilometres away, so I occasionally go there.
Everything else is done from home.

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Never

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 09:28:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Never

Since I retired from my in-house job in 2006 and till 2015 I was a digital nomad between Brussels and Lisbon not for work, but for family reasons (mainly my mother’s age and health). I used to fly at least twice a month and though this arrangement suited me fine at the time, I got so tired of airports and planes that I haven’t traveled since. That’s one of the reasons why I decided in 2015 to move back to Lisbon. Now I'm much happier sticking close to home and work-wise I became extremely attached to my own space

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work? | Never

Jan Truper — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:56:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: Jan Truper
Post title: Never

(unless you count a set of stairs into the basement)

Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?

ProZ.com Staff — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:10:03 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How often do you have to travel for your work?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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