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Poll: What do you like most about being a freelance translator?
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Gianluca Marras
Gianluca Marras  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 02:35
English to Italian
The job Nov 17, 2015

AT the moment, being a freelance translator in Italy is not exactly as enjoyable as it could/should be.

So I just enjoy my job... I would enjoy all the other aspects if I could live in a different country
 
Mario Chavez (X)
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Local time: 20:35
English to Spanish
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Let's switch… Nov 17, 2015

Gianluca Marras wrote:

AT the moment, being a freelance translator in Italy is not exactly as enjoyable as it could/should be.

So I just enjoy my job... I would enjoy all the other aspects if I could live in a different country


…cities! My own town (not my hometown) is as humdrum as can be. Midwesterners in America are painfully conservative (read: they have little imagination). Considering that the wave of big band jazz in the 30s-40s barely made a dent in the Cleveland area (where I live), you can imagine what I'm saying.
 
Mario Chavez (X)
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Local time: 20:35
English to Spanish
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My option was not in the poll Nov 17, 2015

…so I chose Other.

Other meaning: a combination of the above; the extra time to respond to Proz polls; being a know-it-all when answering Proz polls.




Chris, things ain't any better at the American Translators Association's LinkedIn group. Although a moderator prevents discussions from getting too chaotic, now we have to be very politically correct (a trait which I do not possess).... See more
…so I chose Other.

Other meaning: a combination of the above; the extra time to respond to Proz polls; being a know-it-all when answering Proz polls.




Chris, things ain't any better at the American Translators Association's LinkedIn group. Although a moderator prevents discussions from getting too chaotic, now we have to be very politically correct (a trait which I do not possess). Consequently, people have to congratulate each other effusively, keep quiet, or speak in generalities (and generalizations) when complaining or criticizing. ▲ Collapse
 
Mario Freitas
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Brazil
Local time: 21:35
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Exactly, Mario. Nov 20, 2015

Mario Chavez wrote:

…so I chose Other.

Other meaning: a combination of the above;




Same here...

[Edited at 2015-11-20 00:42 GMT]

[Edited at 2015-11-20 00:42 GMT]
 
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