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But I think it gets less stressful as you get older and you've seen it all before
I don't worry in the same way if I have a quiet week, and I'm much better at judging whether a job/deadline is doable
That said, Trados still stresses me out big time whenever I have to use it
| | | | neilmac
Spanien
Local time: 14:56
Spanisch > Englisch
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Rather than "is", I'd say that it "can be" fairly stressful at times.
However, in my case anyway, the plus side of not having a boss or fixed schedule per se usually makes up for the drawbacks.
| | | | | Not very stressful! | Oct 7, 2013 |
With age and experience, I learned to manage stress, mainly by saying no to rush jobs or very tight deadlines...
PS My answer would be completely different 10/15 years ago!
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Michael Harris 
Deutschland
Local time: 14:56
Mitglied (2006)
Deutsch > Englisch
| fairly stressful | Oct 7, 2013 |
but not only because of the job, it is trying to find a healthy balance between work and "normal" life which is not always easy when you have a lot of work on.
| | | | | It is upto you | Oct 7, 2013 |
It is upto you, how stressful YOU make it.
It is about balancing between finances and stress.
Less money, less (or zero) stress and so on.
Wish to make more money ? Go through more stress. Simple.
Though sometime exceptions can prevail (once in a blue moon) when a small job can give you big stress or big project get done without much stress.
| | | | David Wright
Österreich
Local time: 14:56
Deutsch > Englisch
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It can occasionally be very stressful (but not usually because of the work but because of the blasted computer not doing its job properly). Otherwise, as has been said already, the older you get, the more you learn how to minimise the stress by avoiding taking on too much work.
| | | | Marjolein Snippe
Niederlande
Local time: 14:56
Mitglied (2012)
Englisch > Niederländisch
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| I was thinking the other way! | Oct 7, 2013 |
Ashish Kumar Jaiswal wrote:
Less money, less (or zero) stress and so on.
I find it most stressful when there is no (or very little) work for a period of time!
I am usually able to estimate whether or not I can make a deadline, so as long as there are enough jobs coming my way, I don't find translation a very stressful job. Exciting and challenging, yes; stressful, no.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 05:56
Mitglied (2003)
Spanisch > Englisch
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| Not very stressful | Oct 7, 2013 |
I get so interested in what I'm doing that I don't feel stressed when I do it. But sometimes I work crazy hours, and then I feel wiped out afterwards, so it's stressful on my body but I don't feel it while I'm working.
P.S. If my computer is acting up, then it's VERY stressful - but not the translation task itself, just the part about trying to get back in business. I recently went through one of these crises when my computer crashed and had to be replaced.
[Edited at 2013-10... See more I get so interested in what I'm doing that I don't feel stressed when I do it. But sometimes I work crazy hours, and then I feel wiped out afterwards, so it's stressful on my body but I don't feel it while I'm working.
P.S. If my computer is acting up, then it's VERY stressful - but not the translation task itself, just the part about trying to get back in business. I recently went through one of these crises when my computer crashed and had to be replaced.
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| | | | telefpro
Local time: 18:26
Portugiesisch > Englisch
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I love translating, but turns out stressful because of the accuracy that I try to get, making it like flawless.
| | | | Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 13:56
When I worked in the corporate world, I found the following things stressful:
- office chatter about nail polish, and babies, and rugby (I have nothing against any of these - but, at the office?)
- having 5% docked off my annual performance-related salary increment because one senior partner of the accounting firm happened to notice me arriving 10 minutes late for work on *one* day, despite countless hours of unpaid overtime... (I resigned.)
- stockings!
- making p... See more When I worked in the corporate world, I found the following things stressful:
- office chatter about nail polish, and babies, and rugby (I have nothing against any of these - but, at the office?)
- having 5% docked off my annual performance-related salary increment because one senior partner of the accounting firm happened to notice me arriving 10 minutes late for work on *one* day, despite countless hours of unpaid overtime... (I resigned.)
- stockings!
- making packed lunches, and then not having the time to eat them
There were probably other stressors, but I have forgotten what they were. In any case, none of the above currently pollute my life.
Tight deadlines are stressful; the sense of achievement in meeting them, however, is most pleasurable. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Helen Hagon
Local time: 13:56
Mitglied (2011)
Russisch > Englisch
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| Not too stressful | Oct 7, 2013 |
Translation is much less stressful than some other jobs I have done in the past. Working for myself, I have the freedom to set my own parameters, so I can reduce the number of stress-causing factors. It isn't completely stress-free, but I no longer have a daily commute through terrible traffic, the worry of what to do when my children are ill, or irritating office politics. I can choose whether to accept or decline work, I attend only the training courses or conferences I think would be interes... See more Translation is much less stressful than some other jobs I have done in the past. Working for myself, I have the freedom to set my own parameters, so I can reduce the number of stress-causing factors. It isn't completely stress-free, but I no longer have a daily commute through terrible traffic, the worry of what to do when my children are ill, or irritating office politics. I can choose whether to accept or decline work, I attend only the training courses or conferences I think would be interesting, and if I feel like going out for a walk the middle of the afternoon I can just do it without asking, and catch up on the work later in the day. ▲ Collapse
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DianeGM
Local time: 15:56
Mitglied (2006)
Niederländisch > Englisch
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Just like NeilMac said - it can be stressful if you let it.
My key to managing stress is being realistic (and experience really makes it possible to estimate that more accurately) what is and isn't possible for me within a given time limit) and being equipped to withstand the occasional act of god doesn't hurt either. Having a positive attitude and honest communication also help.
I do take on urgent jobs and sometimes I even take on texts in new fields. Of course thing... See more Just like NeilMac said - it can be stressful if you let it.
My key to managing stress is being realistic (and experience really makes it possible to estimate that more accurately) what is and isn't possible for me within a given time limit) and being equipped to withstand the occasional act of god doesn't hurt either. Having a positive attitude and honest communication also help.
I do take on urgent jobs and sometimes I even take on texts in new fields. Of course things still do go wrong and equipment fails, CAT tools lose their minds and throw up crazy exceptions, power cuts happen, urgent requests come in ... and life goes on. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tim Drayton
Zypern
Local time: 15:56
Türkisch > Englisch
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I am my own boss, do not have to follow any stupid rules or orders, work from home, get up when I like, wear what I like, have my cats about me for moral support ... Compared to most other things I have done, there is little stress.
| | | | Thomas Pfann
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 13:56
Mitglied (2006)
Englisch > Deutsch
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Being a freelance translator is as stressful as you want it to be (just like pretty much everything else in life).
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