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| Poll: Do you use an automatic "out of office" reply when you go on holidays or are otherwise unavailable? | 13
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| Poll: How often do you stand up from your desk while working? | 11
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| Poll: How many messages do you usually keep in your inbox? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Have you ever gotten bored while working on a project? | 8
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| Poll: Do you publish your rates on your website/online profiles? | 7
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| Poll: Which of these do you find most stressful? | 11
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| Poll: Do you use printer in your office? | 9
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| Poll: My dream project would be in/for: | 9
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| Poll: How many computers/devices do you work on regularly? | 6
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| Poll: My CV is: | 11
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| Poll: What do you do when you receive a message in a language you don't know? ( 1... 2) | 21
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| Poll: What would you be doing right now, if not working? ( 1... 2) | 19
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| Poll: Has a client ever sent you a message or file which was not intended for you? | 10
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| Poll: Have you ever accidentally sent a personal photo, instant message, or email to a client? | 10
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| Poll: How many books on average do you read for leisure per month? | 10
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| Poll: Have you ever felt your work as a translator was underestimated because of your gender? | 12
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| Poll: Do you think freelancers are generally more, or less, socially inept than the rest? | 12
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| Poll: Do you find any linguistic beauty in technical translations? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Have you ever been rude to a client or agency? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Have you ever been asked to translate a text and use InDesign (or similar) as part of the project? | 9
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| Poll: Does working alone ever feel "lonely" to you? | 9
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| Poll: The last book I purchased for myself was: | 6
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| Poll: Can you translate into your native language(s) at the same speed as into your non-native one(s)? ( 1... 2) | 20
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| Poll: Post-editing work will become increasingly common in the next few years: | 13
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| Poll: Do you modify your CV depending on a job's requirements? | 6
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| Poll: What would you consider the biggest barrier to becoming a freelance translator nowadays? | 10
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| Poll: Do you outsource some work to other translators? | 7
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| Poll: If you asked my clients, they might say... | 7
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| Poll: In a month, I usually complete... | 7
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| Poll: How would you rate your overall business skills? | 7
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| Poll: As a translator, what is your quality assurance (QA) methodology? | 12
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| Poll: How often do your clients provide you with style guides? | 11
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| Poll: Do you think that an anonymous Blue Board would be helpful? | 14
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| Poll: How do you pronounce the "ProZ" in ProZ.com? | 14
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| Poll: Do you feel translation work has changed drastically in the last 5 - 10 years? | 9
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| Poll: Have you ever had problems with the person proofreading your translation? | 10
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| Poll: Have any of your current clients approached you about doing post-editing work? | 10
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| Poll: Have you ever regretted agreeing to a contract without reading the details first? | 8
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| Poll: Are you familiar with the LISA quality assurance (QA) Metric? | 10
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| Poll: How punctual and consistent are you with your invoicing? | 8
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| Poll: If you're using Microsoft Word, which version do you currently use most of the time? | 8
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| Poll: What do you detest most about freelancing? ( 1... 2) | 16
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| Poll: When you increase your rates, how do you handle existing clients? | 8
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| Poll: Do you disclose your real name in your online profile(s)? ( 1... 2) | 22
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| Poll: Have you ever felt your business may fail for good? | 14
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| Poll: Do you find some of your clients have overly-complicated terms for work and payment? ( 1... 2) | 17
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| Poll: Have you ever been asked to "proofread" (instead of translate) a machine-translated document? ( 1... 2) | 15
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| Poll: "Machine learning will crack the code of language translation." | 14
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| Poll: How would you describe your financial situation? | 9
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