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neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 08:08
Spanish to English
+ ...
Other Feb 14, 2025

I don't remember. Things have been really slow since last year though...

Claudio Machado Junior
Charlie Bavington
Josephine Cassar
Heather Oland
peter jackson
Philip Lees
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 07:08
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
9 days Feb 14, 2025

It used to be 2/3 days between projects. Lately, there has been a marked decline in demand and I was once or twice 9 days without work.

[Edited at 2025-02-14 11:37 GMT]

Angie Garbarino
 
CasaPhil
CasaPhil
Local time: 08:08
Member
English to French
+ ...
Likely one week Feb 14, 2025

without the single, tiniest assignment registered.
Small and scarce jobs don't pay the bills anyway. I invoiced half my usual amount in December and January with only one week off, and February will be business as usual.
In the grander scheme of things, I fear my "new normal" will be a significantly lower turnover starting from 2025. Or perhaps I'll have a ground-breaking idea to monetize my many other talents. But for the time being, I am starting to monitor old ladies with handbags... See more
without the single, tiniest assignment registered.
Small and scarce jobs don't pay the bills anyway. I invoiced half my usual amount in December and January with only one week off, and February will be business as usual.
In the grander scheme of things, I fear my "new normal" will be a significantly lower turnover starting from 2025. Or perhaps I'll have a ground-breaking idea to monetize my many other talents. But for the time being, I am starting to monitor old ladies with handbags and remote, poorly lit service stations, as well as beaches for washed-up psycho-active cargo whenever I can.

Philippe ▲ Collapse


Baran Keki
Jorge Payan
 
John Fossey
John Fossey  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 02:08
French to English
+ ...
Never have no work Feb 14, 2025

I never have time with no work, because when there are no jobs to be done I do marketing.

So I am always either producing or marketing, which is work and part of the business.

Dan Lucas
Rachel Waddington
Lieven Malaise
Patricia Prevost
Andrus Lauringson
Vanessa Dias
 
Jennifer Levey
Jennifer Levey  Identity Verified
Chile
Local time: 04:08
Spanish to English
+ ...
22 years ... Feb 15, 2025

... and counting

Retirement beats working, hands down!

At least for as long as there are enough folk working hard to keep the world economy afloat and maintain the flow of monthly pension income into my piggy-bank.

Grace Anderson
 


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