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6080 polls, displaying 701 through 750
Would you accept a discount for 50-74% matches?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 2, 2022
No, I would never accept it 27.5%
Yes, just to clients who ask for it 26.9%
No, but I would accept a reasonable discount 24.8%
I don't use CAT tools 9.2%
Yes, to all my clients 7.2%
Other (please specify) 4.5%
513 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you work with translation companies WITHOUT a Blue Board record?
By Bora Taşdemir - featured on Jun 1, 2022
Yes 59.6%
No 29.1%
Other (please share) 11.4%
537 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What are the main causes of stress in your job as a translator?
By M. Carmen Lozano Arnaldos - featured on May 31, 2022
Uncertainty 31.0%
Irregular cashflow 19.7%
High workload 18.4%
Irregular schedule 13.6%
Other (please share) 5.6%
Marketing and self-advertising 4.5%
Dealing with clients 4.0%
Multi-tasking 3.3%
575 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you describe your job as a translator as stressful?
By anonymous - featured on May 30, 2022
Yes, moderately 47.7%
Rarely 27.3%
Yes, very 12.4%
Not at all 11.8%
Other (please share) 0.8%
476 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If your document has a bibliography, do you consult the references to support your translation?
By Muriel Vasconcellos (X) - featured on May 29, 2022
Often 30.5%
Rarely 29.3%
Always 25.4%
Never 14.7%
334 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you agree that poetry by ethnic-minority poets should be translated by their ethnic peers?
By Muriel Vasconcellos (X) - featured on May 28, 2022
Yes (please elaborate) 37.7%
No (please elaborate) 36.6%
Other 25.7%
350 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you continue to work after you are wealthy enough to retire?
By Nohkyung Park - featured on May 27, 2022
Yes 65.5%
No 25.0%
Other (please share) 9.5%
557 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you could improve one thing about translation as a career, what would it be?
By Anastasia Kalantzi - featured on May 26, 2022
Higher rates 62.0%
Faster payments 11.0%
Other (please share) 7.5%
Health insurance coverage for translators 6.0%
Client feedback shortly after delivery 4.6%
More and better free CAT tools 4.4%
More training opportunities 4.2%
More free online events 0.4%
547 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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For how long have you been working with your longest-standing customer?
By Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida - featured on May 25, 2022
5-10 years 29.9%
10-15 years 29.9%
1-5 years 28.3%
20+ years 11.9%
565 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Does the completion of certified courses on translation guarantee more and better jobs?
By Jenitta jaffrine Vernest - featured on May 24, 2022
No 71.7%
Yes 28.3%
499 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are the rates offered by agencies decreasing?
By Ana Maria Medeiros - featured on May 23, 2022
Yes, some. 39.7%
I'm not sure. 23.2%
No. 22.6%
Yes, all. 11.5%
Other. 3.0%
461 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have a secondary occupation/profession?
By Valeria Verona - featured on May 22, 2022
No 61.1%
Yes 38.9%
435 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ask clients for a PO (Purchase Order) before starting a project?
By anonymous - featured on May 21, 2022
Not really 41.2%
Yes, in most situations 32.1%
Yes, always 19.8%
Other - N/A 6.9%
524 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the size of your main monitor used for translation work?
By anonymous - featured on May 20, 2022
15-16 in 24.7%
23-24 in 16.7%
17-18 in 16.5%
< 24 in 13.0%
19-20 in 10.3%
21-22 in 9.5%
< 15 in 9.1%
514 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which CAT tool offers the best (fast, accurate, friendly, etc.) official support in your experience?
By Philippe Locquet - featured on May 19, 2022
Trados 44.9%
MemoQ 23.0%
Other desktop CAT (please share) 17.9%
Wordfast 6.1%
CafeTran 4.4%
Déjà Vu 2.9%
Star (Transit) 0.7%
408 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Has demand in your language pair(s) and field(s) gone up due to the Covid-19 pandemic?
By anonymous - featured on May 18, 2022
No 38.4%
I don't know 23.6%
Yes 21.2%
No, it's actually decreased 16.8%
518 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you say you have seen an increase in your work flow over the past two years?
By anonymous - featured on May 17, 2022
Yes 43.5%
No 41.5%
I'm not sure - N/A 15.0%
561 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you work on material which you suspect may be used for illegal activities?
By anonymous - featured on May 16, 2022
No 70.7%
Yes, after asking about the intention 12.6%
Other (please share) 10.5%
Yes 6.2%
420 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you use daily LQA software?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on May 15, 2022
No, I don't own that software 33.0%
What's LQA? 32.1%
Yes, I run it with all my projects 19.3%
Yes, but only under client's request 13.1%
Other 2.6%
352 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you set business objectives for yourself?
By anonymous - featured on May 14, 2022
No 37.5%
Yes 36.9%
Only sometimes 22.8%
I used to, but... (please share) 2.8%
461 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Your preferred CAT is?
By Enrique Bjarne Strand Ferrer - featured on May 13, 2022
Trados Studio 42.7%
MemoQ 19.7%
No CAT for me 9.8%
Memsource 8.0%
Other 6.9%
SmartCat 5.8%
WordFast 4.7%
Cafetran Espresso 2.3%
XTM 0.2%
640 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you taking a holiday this year?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on May 12, 2022
Yes, more than two weeks 37.4%
No, no holidays this year 25.5%
Yes, two weeks 19.9%
Yes, but less than two weeks 17.3%
554 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you use DeepL or other machine translation tools?
By anonymous - featured on May 11, 2022
I never use such tools 47.2%
For both MTPE and translation jobs 42.3%
Only for MTPE jobs 10.5%
496 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Compared to the minimum monthly salary in your country, do you earn (net):
By Rita Utt - featured on May 10, 2022
2 to 3 times the minimum salary 32.2%
More than the minimum 24.6%
1,5 to 2 times the minimum salary 21.9%
The minimum salary or less 21.3%
484 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever made a transaction with ProZ*Pay?
By anonymous - featured on May 9, 2022
No 77.4%
What is ProZ*Pay? 16.0%
Yes, once or very few times 4.5%
Yes, I use it regularly 1.6%
Other (please share) 0.5%
425 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When do you usually invoice your jobs?
By Carla Oddi - featured on May 8, 2022
Mostly once a month 47.7%
Mostly immediately after delivery 23.5%
Depending on customer's request 17.8%
When I have time 6.7%
Other (please share) 2.7%
Mostly once a week 1.7%
405 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you lower your rates during periodz of slackening demand?
By Rita Utt - featured on May 7, 2022
No 79.3%
Yes 17.1%
Other (please share) 3.6%
474 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Why are you not a member of a professional association?
By Clare Rainey - featured on May 6, 2022
I am a member of a professional body 37.6%
I don't believe it will benefit me 25.8%
I've never looked into it 18.0%
I find the cost prohibitive 12.6%
Other (please share) 6.0%
500 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you use any blue light filtering system?
By anonymous - featured on May 5, 2022
I don't feel the need 25.6%
I don't know these systems 25.5%
Yes, I use filtering eyeglasses 23.5%
Yes, I use a screen protection 13.0%
No, but I am considering it 12.4%
941 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When the number of your Kudoz points increased, have outsources began to contact you more often?
By Olga Sushytska - featured on Apr 29, 2022
No, not really 74.1%
Yes, definitely 10.7%
Yes, but I also constantly improve my profile 7.7%
Yes, and I don't even update my profile much 7.5%
428 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your average daily capacity for translation?
By Amin Zanganeh Inaloo - featured on Apr 28, 2022
2000 words 40.3%
3000 words 32.8%
4000 words 8.1%
1000 words 7.1%
More than 5000 words 4.9%
5000 words 4.2%
Less than 1000 words 2.6%
616 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As a rule, how much would you be willing to translate or review for free as a favor?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 27, 2022
None 25.8%
1-25 17.7%
Other (please share) 14.4%
101-200 12.4%
201 or more 11.5%
51-100 10.4%
26-50 7.8%
644 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you accept TM breakdown for proofreading projects?
By Codex Global - featured on Apr 25, 2022
No 51.7%
Yes 31.1%
Other (please share) 17.2%
354 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you noticed an increase in scammers and non-paying clients?
By Helene Olsen Richards - featured on Apr 24, 2022
No 69.4%
Yes, a moderate increase 20.1%
Yes, a very big increase 7.3%
Other (please share) 3.3%
369 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you noticed a decline in the jobs available compared to last year?
By Helene Olsen Richards - featured on Apr 23, 2022
No 45.5%
Yes, a little 26.4%
Yes, significant 24.9%
Other (please share) 3.2%
497 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do when a client refuses to pay late fees after months of being past due?
By Helene Olsen Richards - featured on Apr 22, 2022
Report them online 43.3%
Nothing 20.6%
Other (please share) 20.6%
Pursue legal action 11.7%
Hire a collector 3.7%
436 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If a PM sends you an email with lots of typos...
By anonymous - featured on Apr 21, 2022
I'm don't trust them as much. 47.1%
I don't mind. 29.9%
Other (please share) 14.1%
I refuse the offer outright. 9.0%
512 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Under what conditions do you accept unpaid translation tests?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 20, 2022
Up to ~250 words 59.1%
Up to ~500 words 18.0%
Never 13.7%
Other (please share) 7.4%
Up to ~1000 words 1.8%
621 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your worst translation-related nightmare?
By Claudio Machado Junior - featured on Apr 19, 2022
Best client stops all contact 33.7%
Computer refuses to turn on 25.5%
CAT Tool crashes without saving 25.1%
Other (please share) 9.4%
Banking issues prevent payments 6.3%
977 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you use to schedule your work?
By Rita Utt - featured on Apr 11, 2022
A paper planner 30.1%
Nothing 26.2%
A spreadsheet 21.2%
Other (please share) 12.3%
A dedicated software 10.2%
1026 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many outsourcers have asked you to sign their NDA and then sent no work whatsoever?
By Witold Chocholski - featured on Apr 5, 2022
up to 20% of agencies I signed with 31.6%
36% to 60% 22.5%
21% to 35% 19.2%
more than 81% of agencies I signed with 14.0%
61% to 80% 12.8%
1086 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you purchase or did you purchase maintenance with your CAT tool?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 27, 2022
No 81.9%
Yes 18.1%
353 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you check your spam folder?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on Mar 26, 2022
Yes, often 55.2%
Yes, but not often 35.0%
No, never 7.1%
Other (please share) 2.7%
560 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you spend more time in an assignment when you have less work?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on Mar 25, 2022
No, I do exactly the same 44.7%
Yes, I work slower 33.7%
Yes, I double check 19.0%
No, I actually work faster 2.7%
517 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever struggled with impostor syndrome or perfectionism?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 24, 2022
Yes 56.8%
No 37.9%
Other (please share) 5.4%
747 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you translate for a living?
By Amlaku Eshetie - featured on Mar 20, 2022
Yes, it's the total of my income. 61.0%
Yes, it's over half of my income. 17.1%
Yes, but it's less than half of my income. 14.8%
No, I do it out of love for the art. 3.6%
Other (please share). 3.5%
1054 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you work for a client with a poor Blue Board rating?
By Marjolein Snippe - featured on Mar 16, 2022
No, never 59.7%
Maybe 31.9%
Yes 4.7%
Other (please share) 3.7%
1414 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do when you have no paid work lined up?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 8, 2022
Work on personal projects 35.7%
Send as many CVs and bids as I can 25.3%
Go out for leissure activities 21.1%
Stay home and rest 17.9%
1500 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Should all clients state their budget upfront?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 20, 2022
Yes, it should be standard practice 64.1%
No, it doesn't make a difference 23.6%
Other (please share) 12.3%
390 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Has a client ever asked you for compensation for quality issues?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 19, 2022
No, never 74.3%
Yes, this happened with an agency 21.1%
Yes, this happened with an end-client 2.9%
Yes, this happened with both 1.8%
560 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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6080 polls, displaying 701 through 750