Poll: Are you a full or part-time translator/interpreter? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Full-time for the last 30 years (and overtime when and if necessary) after 10 years part-time…
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Nidhalz
Local time: 03:50
English to Arabic
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| A couple of questions for the full-timers | Aug 11, 2015 |
A couple of questions for the full-timers:
would you ever go back to part-time translation/interpreting again ?
How many hours a week do you work?
Regards
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 04:50
Spanish to English
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Klára Kalamár 
Romania
Local time: 05:50
English to Hungarian
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I am a freelance translator, whatever that means – full-time or overtime when I have assignments, part-time or even jobless when I happen to be ran out of tasks.
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Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 04:50
Member (2004)
English to German
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I wanted to vote 24/7 but the option was not available. 
BST, translation is all I've done for the past 30+ years - that's as full time as you can get.
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 19:50
Spanish to English
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| Full-time - with qualification | Aug 11, 2015 |
I've started reducing my days to 6 hours instead of 8, but it probably averages more than that considering the extra time I put it when I'm up against a tight deadline. I've done quite a few all-nighters this year. That time doesn't include billing, working on my website, preparing documents for taxes, etc.
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| Full-time since 2007 | Aug 11, 2015 |
Though I'm starting to transition more to part-time. I've been really busy working on this translation app and we finally secured our first major client! With any luck, I'll be spending a lot less time translating ^_^
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 00:50
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| Full-time Plus | Aug 11, 2015 |
I was part-time until 2013, as I held in-house positions in other areas from 1990 to 2013.
I was also full-time in-house from 2008 to 2011, and full-time (beginner, with about 2 to 4 hours of work per day only), and no other jobs, from 1986 to 1989.
I intend to be a full-time translator now until I retire or die. Never work in-house again, never work in business management again, never have a boss ever again in my life... if I can.
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| full time or maybe fool time | Aug 11, 2015 |
I'm supposed to be on holiday right now, but have had to accept some urgent jobs for an art exhibition in September.
I hate this laptop!
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| Just out of interest | Aug 12, 2015 |
Do you know what 'karōshi' (過労死) means?
過労死 = death from overwork
I didn't know this was one of those Japanese words like 'tatami' and 'yakuza' that have made their way into the English language.
I hope you didn't confuse it with 'karaoke' or 'death from singing badly.' 
@Alexandra
Buy desktop models. You can't take them on holiday with you.
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