Poll: In addition to translation work, do you currently hold a job not related to translation? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "In addition to translation work, do you currently hold a job not related to translation?".
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Michael Harris 
Germany
Local time: 11:30
Member (2006)
German to English
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Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 18:30
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
The very thought of cleaning lavs and doing dishes brings cracks to my nail varnish, daaarlings.
Hope all of you - including Anonymous who is having an 'unpresidented' streak this past fortnight - are having a jolly, festive Crimbo. 
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I started translating part-time and by then I had two jobs, besides being a single mother of 3 kids (or was it because I was a single mother of 3 kids?), but since 1986 translation has been my only job.
@Julian: LOOOOved the “unpresidented”!
Happy Festive Season to you all!
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Not for many years. I briefly did landscape design as a sideline about 6-8 years ago, but the money I made barely covered the cost of my supplies. Other than that, I've been working at translation exclusively for more decades than I care to admit.
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 06:30
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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I used to, from 1991 to 2013. It was just too long "serving" arrogant bosses and being paid less than I should. I hope I won't have to do that ever again.
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Reed James
Chile
Local time: 05:30
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
| The job itself told me to stick to translating | Dec 26, 2016 |
I remember my transition from teaching English as a foreign language to translating. I remember one day, I was on my way to a lesson and a translation client called me up about some changes he wanted me to make to the translation. I had to scurry home as fast as I could after the lesson. After that, I wrapped up my teaching duties and stuck to translating only.
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Andrea Diaz
Mexico
Local time: 03:30
English to Spanish
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| Executive assistant. | Dec 26, 2016 |
I used to work part-time as an executive assistant while translating. If it was a slow day, I was able to work on my texts for a while. My boss was nice, but I didn't like the job. It was part of the job requirement to wear high heels everyday, and I hated that.
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Natalie Soper
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:30
French to English
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While transitioning to freelance I kept my job as a theatre usher - I had that job for 9 years (it was a casual evening role so I could come back and do it over the holidays while I was still at uni). I only quit 3 months ago - best decision ever, as it had stopped being enjoyable a long time ago. Now I get spend my evenings translating instead (or better yet, clock out and do something else!) rather than battling with people who think it's appropriate to turn up steaming drunk to a performance ... See more While transitioning to freelance I kept my job as a theatre usher - I had that job for 9 years (it was a casual evening role so I could come back and do it over the holidays while I was still at uni). I only quit 3 months ago - best decision ever, as it had stopped being enjoyable a long time ago. Now I get spend my evenings translating instead (or better yet, clock out and do something else!) rather than battling with people who think it's appropriate to turn up steaming drunk to a performance of Mary Poppins... ▲ Collapse
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Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 18:30
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
| How to tell if someone is drunk | Dec 27, 2016 |
OT, of course
Natalie Soper wrote:
....Now I get spend my evenings translating instead (or better yet, clock out and do something else!) rather than battling with people who think it's appropriate to turn up steaming drunk to a performance of Mary Poppins...
If they can't pronounce "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRFHXMQP-QU
and the dubbed-into-Japanese version (tee hee  )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBqZT35qDic
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Anthony Baldwin
United States
Local time: 05:30
Portuguese to English
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| I have, but not currently | Dec 28, 2016 |
When I first started freelance work, for about a year, I continued to wait tables, then for another 5 months, taught elementary Spanish in an after-school program, but then my freelance business took off.
More recently I took on some web development work on the side (also working from home), but it dried up after about 6 months.
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Still from time to time I have taken on interpreting work, too.
[Edited at 2016-12-28 13:15 GMT]
[Edited at 2016-12-28 13:30 GMT]
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