| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Poll: Have you ever worked past midnight on a project? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| Less frequently now, but I voted reguarly | Oct 3, 2015 |
I'm a night owl.
If I have a deadline 'early' in the morning - before 11 am - I prefer to have the job done and ready to deliver before I go to bed. I don't have the slightest problems sleeping...
Depending on how late I have worked - which may be either side of midnight, I often check it an extra time before sending it off in the morning.
I work late especially in winter, because then I can go out in the middle of the day and take advantage of the brief ho... See more I'm a night owl.
If I have a deadline 'early' in the morning - before 11 am - I prefer to have the job done and ready to deliver before I go to bed. I don't have the slightest problems sleeping...
Depending on how late I have worked - which may be either side of midnight, I often check it an extra time before sending it off in the morning.
I work late especially in winter, because then I can go out in the middle of the day and take advantage of the brief hours of daylight instead of sitting at my computer just when there is real light outside. It makes an enormous difference to my general wellbeing! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Zhihua Liu
China
Local time: 03:51
English to Chinese
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| Yes but only for three or four times | Oct 4, 2015 |
It's been three or four years and now I don't do that anymore. After 11pm, I'd rather go to bed and get up early for it.
| | | | Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 21:51
Member (2009)
English to German
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I used to do it infrequently in the past, but am trying now to avoid it. If it's a good client and the job is interesting, then I'd do it again.
| | | | Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 21:51
Member (2006)
German to English
because there is nobody there to distract me. And I take off time otherwise during the daytime - activities for the children, ec,
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No way!
It happened to me a few times, but it is really useless, it takes me forever to concentrate and I need to proof read a lot the day after.
I don't normally work after 6 pm
| | | | | Another good point | Oct 4, 2015 |
Christine Andersen wrote:
I'm a night owl.
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I work late especially in winter, because then I can go out in the middle of the day and take advantage of the brief hours of daylight instead of sitting at my computer just when there is real light outside. It makes an enormous difference to my general wellbeing!
I want to be outdoors during the day. I live in a beautiful spot and it feels so inhuman to be working inside when I could be outside walking or playing with my dogs.
I remember a woman telling me that when she retired she "discovered the sky." I am greedy for sky. It's a big part of my sense of well-being.
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 16:51
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| I've probably never worked before noon! | Oct 5, 2015 |
Are you kidding?
Of course. I work until 3:00 a.m. every day. The later it gets, the better is my productivity, with less noise on the streets, everyone sleeping, etc. (already discussed here several times).
| | | | Amanda Wilson
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:51
Member (2013)
French to English
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| Nope, but I might start at 4am... | Oct 5, 2015 |
I'm not a nightowl unlike many freelancers so I would much rather switch off from a translation - especially if a term is bothering me say - then get up at stupid o'clock the next day to carry on, I'm much more productive that way. Usually having given my brain a rest, it will come up with the 'perfect' way of translating the problem from the day before too
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