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6008 polls, displaying 851 through 900
Do you suffer from low back pain?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 1, 2021
No 49.8%
Yes 43.7%
Other - N/A 6.5%
645 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your favourite moment for working on a translation task?
By anonymous - featured on May 31, 2021
early morning 49.5%
evening and night 18.2%
mid afternoon 17.0%
other (please share) 8.2%
late in the night 7.0%
499 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I prefer to contact people...
By anonymous - featured on May 30, 2021
By e-mail 79.4%
In person 5.6%
By phone 4.7%
By text/mobile messaging 4.7%
By Skype or other instant messengers 2.4%
Other 2.2%
By Facebook/Social Networks 1.1%
465 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your favorite dictionary format?
By anonymous - featured on May 29, 2021
Website 66.0%
Hardcover 14.2%
Other - N/A 6.8%
Smartphone app 4.4%
CD or DVD platform 3.8%
Softcover 3.4%
I don't use dictionaries 1.4%
586 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are your rates lower than the industry standard for your language combination?
By anonymous - featured on May 28, 2021
No 62.1%
Yes 30.5%
Other 7.3%
573 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have to be a believer in order to translate a religious text?
By anonymous - featured on May 27, 2021
No 65.6%
It depends 23.4%
Yes 10.9%
649 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever written a cover letter to apply for a freelance position?
By anonymous - featured on May 26, 2021
You have not voted on this poll.
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What do you do when client's proofreaders make unnecessary changes to your translation?
By anonymous - featured on May 25, 2021
I write a comment for the client 35.1%
I reject the unnecessary changes 22.3%
I write a comment to the proofreader 16.1%
I accept all the changes 13.3%
Other (please share) 8.2%
I do not reply 5.1%
573 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which of these irritates you the most when you are working on a project?
By anonymous - featured on May 24, 2021
Phone calls 32.6%
Loud talking 31.8%
Other - N/A 15.4%
Loud music 9.1%
Constant human traffic in your visual field 5.9%
Hooting cars outside your work space 5.3%
475 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you charge translation tests required by outsoucers?
By anonymous - featured on May 23, 2021
No, I never charge them 48.3%
Yes, for more than 300 words 20.1%
I don't accept those tests 13.2%
Yes, my minimum order charge 9.6%
N/A 8.8%
408 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you accept to submit a scanned copy of your passport to an international agency/client?
By anonymous - featured on May 22, 2021
No 56.4%
Yes 33.8%
Other 9.8%
559 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you consider that your profession as a translator has made you a better person?
By anonymous - featured on May 21, 2021
Yes 51.4%
No 37.4%
Other - N/A 11.2%
554 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you apply to tenders?
By anonymous - featured on May 20, 2021
No, I have enough work to go by. 29.6%
No, they are a waste of time and money. 28.6%
Yes, but I have not been awarded any yet. 15.1%
Yes, and I have been awarded one or two. 13.5%
Other. 13.3%
497 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you support any non-language related organisations?
By anonymous - featured on May 19, 2021
Yes (please share) 52.5%
No 47.5%
425 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you prefer to market yourself as a professional translator?
By anonymous - featured on May 18, 2021
Through paid memberships in big websites. 40.6%
I do not have a preference. 28.9%
Other. 13.8%
Through social websites. 10.1%
Through creating my own website. 6.7%
537 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which language do you use most when writing emails to your clients?
By anonymous - featured on May 17, 2021
Source language 65.0%
Target language 23.8%
Other 5.9%
Third language not source or target 5.3%
492 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever wanted to date (go out with) another translator?
By anonymous - featured on May 16, 2021
No 41.0%
Haven't thought about it 25.9%
Yes 12.5%
Already done it 10.3%
Maybe 4.2%
Don't know 2.9%
Other 2.0%
Too shy 1.3%
456 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you use a free e-mail address for work purposes?
By anonymous - featured on May 15, 2021
Yes - I only have a free e-mail address 62.9%
No - I only use my own domain 18.3%
I use both a free address and my own domain 14.3%
Other 4.6%
568 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the most common excuse from clients for not having paid your invoice?
By Christina Pauly - featured on May 14, 2021
Something else (please share). 31.6%
I overlooked it. 20.0%
I planned to pay it today. 17.5%
I didn't receive it. 13.9%
There is a mistake in your invoice. 6.8%
You sent it too early/too late. 5.0%
I was on holiday. 4.3%
I was ill. 0.9%
440 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you outsource some of your translation work?
By anonymous - featured on May 13, 2021
No, I never outsource my work. 74.0%
Yes, sometimes. 23.1%
Yes, usually. 2.9%
585 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When you apply an hourly rate on a project, when does your counting start?
By anonymous - featured on May 12, 2021
When starting the actual work 47.4%
When preparing the file(s) 18.5%
I never apply hourly rates 17.4%
When reading the email instructions 13.1%
Other 3.6%
563 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What are your expectations for 2021, work-wise?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on May 11, 2021
More clients, jobs and income 42.6%
Remaining the same 25.9%
I don't know 14.1%
Probably less of them all 11.3%
Other (please, share!) 3.3%
More clients and jobs, but less income 2.8%
568 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In how many freelancer sites do you work?
By anonymous - featured on May 10, 2021
Only 1 50.1%
2 25.3%
3 12.0%
More than 5 9.2%
4 3.4%
435 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many weeks per year do you spend abroad in order to speak your working languages?
By anonymous - featured on May 9, 2021
None 59.9%
1-2 weeks 14.0%
3-4 weeks 9.4%
More than 6 months 8.2%
1-3 months 6.6%
3-6 months 1.8%
392 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Has any of your clients asked you to lower your rates due to financial restraints?
By Claudio Machado Junior - featured on May 8, 2021
No, and I would refuse 39.1%
Yes, and I accepted 21.1%
Yes, but I refused 21.1%
Other (Please, share) 9.7%
No, but I would accept 9.1%
517 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many words have you translated in your career?
By anonymous - featured on May 7, 2021
I don't know / I don't keep track 49.3%
Less than 1 million 10.3%
1-2 million 8.7%
2-5 million 8.0%
5-10 million 8.0%
Over 20 million 7.8%
10-15 million 5.7%
15-20 million 2.2%
600 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What percentage of your translation work is direct or indirectly related to COVID-19?
By Rocio Barrientos - featured on May 6, 2021
Less than 10% 78.0%
Between 10 to 49% 17.1%
Over 50% 4.9%
591 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you work with a laptop or desktop computer?
By Francesca Battaglia - featured on May 5, 2021
Laptop 60.7%
Desktop 32.9%
Other 6.4%
708 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is there always a valid transfer of copyright when you deliver audiovisual translation?
By AlbaLTD - featured on May 4, 2021
I don't know 73.9%
With some clients only 10.3%
Never 8.4%
Always 7.3%
687 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As a freelancer, my retirement plan consists of:
By anonymous - featured on Apr 27, 2021
A combination of some or all of these 47.8%
Haven't thought that far into the future 17.5%
Personal savings 10.2%
Receiving social security 7.8%
Other (please share) 6.3%
Private pension plan 6.0%
Other investments 4.2%
Inheritance 0.2%
617 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which method do you prefer to improve your directory ranking position in your language pair?
By tilak raj - featured on Apr 26, 2021
Answering KudoZ questions 36.0%
All of these 25.8%
Giving and receiving WWA Feedback 18.9%
Other (please share) 15.4%
Participating in the Forum 3.8%
797 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Were any of these subjects present in your higher education as a translator ?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 19, 2021
None of the above 72.8%
Project Management 7.3%
All of the above 7.1%
Business administration 6.8%
Marketing 5.9%
1133 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What best describes translation for you?
By Cristina Heraud-van Tol - featured on Apr 11, 2021
It's my career, I must support my family and want to live good. 33.0%
It's a job, I want to earn a living and pay the bills. 29.0%
It's an art, but it's okay if I make an earning. 15.8%
It's my road to success, I want to earn as much as possible. 14.4%
It's my passion, I don't mind my earnings. 7.9%
1183 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long did it take you to be satisfied with the money you earn as a Freelance?
By Duilio Pintagro - featured on Apr 6, 2021
2-3 years. 29.0%
Still not satisfied after 5 years. 22.2%
More than 3 years. 20.4%
Less than 1 year. 19.3%
Other (please share) 9.1%
1133 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you feel when a client tells you when a new project is to come, but delays it without news?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 28, 2021
Slightly annoyed, but not too serious 45.1%
Nothing; it happens all the time 23.8%
Very annoyed as my schedule is disrupted 22.1%
It has never happened to me 4.0%
Other 3.1%
I'm rather glad 1.8%
1154 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do when a casual acquaintance tells you they can translate and wants to work with you?
By Edward Potter - featured on Mar 23, 2021
Tell them to send you a resume. 35.2%
Ask interview type questions. 28.5%
Give them a flat out no. 22.9%
Give them work. 7.1%
Ask for their business card. 6.3%
3011 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In what way does your pet help with your work?
By Balasubramaniam L. - featured on Jan 24, 2021
I don't have a pet 50.7%
It's a great stress-buster 25.1%
My pet does not help with my work 10.7%
Provides comic relief 9.9%
It's a a source of inspiration 1.8%
Other - N/A 1.8%
505 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When you work, do you take full advantage of your CAT-tool?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 23, 2021
Yes, I use a variety of functions 40.2%
I just use TM and termbase 25.9%
No, I'm not using many functions 19.9%
I do not use a CAT-tool 11.4%
Other 2.5%
632 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever overcharged a client by mistake?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 22, 2021
No 81.6%
Yes, and the client realized the mistake before I did 8.0%
Yes, and I realized the mistake before the client did 7.7%
Other 2.8%
679 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you adjust your rates based on your current availability?
By Maria Pia Giuseppina Nuzzolese - featured on Jan 21, 2021
No 67.0%
Yes 19.6%
It depends on... (please share) 13.3%
667 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you appreciate the most in working with companies with dedicated Vendor Management?
By Giada Gerotto - featured on Jan 20, 2021
Having a single point of contact 26.5%
I don't know 20.3%
Experiencing increased human touch 13.3%
N/A 12.0%
Feeling higher involvement in the company 8.1%
Noticing more attention to the vendors 6.9%
Working with leaner procedures 6.6%
Other (please share) 6.2%
577 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Professionally, my outlook for the coming year is generally:
By anonymous - featured on Jan 18, 2021
Positive 57.6%
Neutral 22.3%
Undecided 11.1%
Negative 8.9%
2254 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How was your 2020?
By Rahaf ziad - featured on Dec 31, 2020
Moderate in projects and financial returns 39.4%
Good projects and financial returns 31.0%
A catastrophe 13.1%
Excellent and fruitful 11.6%
Other (please share) 4.9%
648 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (54)] [View this poll]

At New Year, I will...
By Christine Andersen - featured on Dec 30, 2020
celebrate with my household 37.9%
work as usual 22.8%
take a quiet day off 17.6%
feel there is nothing to celebrate 6.0%
visit close friends 5.3%
Other - N/A 4.0%
celebrate alone 3.2%
invite close friends 3.1%
618 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Work-wise, I tend to try to plan ahead:
By anonymous - featured on Dec 29, 2020
A week or a few in advance 42.7%
Day-to-day 33.8%
I am unable to plan ahead at all 10.0%
A month or so in advance 6.5%
Other - N/A 3.5%
Months in advance 2.3%
Up to a year or more in advance 1.2%
2258 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you seen any trends during the pandemic which may be detrimental to translation/interpreting?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 26, 2020
Not sure 41.1%
No 32.7%
Yes (please share) 26.2%
733 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you noticed any trends during the pandemic which may be beneficial to translation/interpreting?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 24, 2020
No 46.8%
Not sure 37.7%
Yes (please share) 15.6%
616 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever shouted at a client?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 23, 2020
No 72.5%
Yes, in text form 11.6%
Only when there is no way they could hear/read me 9.7%
Yes, both verbally and in text form 2.3%
Yes, verbally 2.2%
Other - N/A 1.8%
1367 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you provide your phone number to clients?
By Maïlys Vandeleene - featured on Nov 17, 2020
Yes, I don't mind 46.7%
Only if requested 29.0%
Yes, but it is a professional phone number 10.4%
No, I only give them my email address or other contact info 10.4%
It depends on... (please share) 2.1%
Other - N/A 1.5%
1639 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I consider my lifestyle to be a healthy one.
By anonymous - featured on Nov 9, 2020
True 65.2%
False 34.8%
1481 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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6008 polls, displaying 851 through 900