Poll: How many jobs do you expect you will complete between now and year-end? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Agneta Pallinder 
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Member (2014)
Swedish to English
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A funny sort of question, and in a way quite meaningless. Sometimes I get a bunch of smaller jobs which drive up the numbers, but drive down average earnings per hour, since their admin component is much higher than for bigger jobs.
Anyway, I had no idea what my numbers were or would be, so I did a quick count from my jobs spreadsheet and found I had done 28 jobs during July - September. So, perhaps a bit more for the next three months, seeing that the summer doldrums are over? On t... See more A funny sort of question, and in a way quite meaningless. Sometimes I get a bunch of smaller jobs which drive up the numbers, but drive down average earnings per hour, since their admin component is much higher than for bigger jobs.
Anyway, I had no idea what my numbers were or would be, so I did a quick count from my jobs spreadsheet and found I had done 28 jobs during July - September. So, perhaps a bit more for the next three months, seeing that the summer doldrums are over? On the other hand, I have a few big jobs coming up, so the total numbers could be lower?
As I said - a pretty meaningless question - but since it prompted me to write something here, perhaps quite clever? ▲ Collapse
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I haven’t the faintest idea, for the moment I have nothing scheduled in the near future. Things will probably be as they have been in the last years (varied and hopefully enjoyable, exciting and interesting):
2019
October 17
November 20
December 12
2020
October 18
November 14
December 10
2021
October 16
November 15
December 6
2022
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:07
Spanish to English
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Who knows? I might get run over by a bus before then.
| | | | Jessica Noyes
United States
Local time: 10:07
Member
Spanish to English
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| Definitely meaningless | Oct 11, 2022 |
If the question asked how many *words* we expected to translate, the answers might be useful. My favorite client sends me three or four jobs a day, ranging in size from 2 to 2000 words, but usually +-200. It's not a nightmare to do the invoicing, because every month they total the jobs and the word counts, and I only create one invoice for them per month. So I can expect to do well over 150 jobs in the next 10 weeks, but the total word count for that period would be more like 36,000 words.)
| | | | Dan Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
| 40-50, but the number doesn't matter if it's only idle chatter... | Oct 11, 2022 |
If you're working more or less to capacity, you'll complete roughly the same number of words (characters) in any case, but smaller jobs tend to be less efficient due to the admin required for each. I'd prefer half a dozen medium-sized jobs over a couple of dozen minor projects, but the latter is the pattern for me at this time of the year.
Currently I have a couple of dozen jobs booked up to the middle of next month, and I'd expect more to come in for delivery in November, followed ... See more If you're working more or less to capacity, you'll complete roughly the same number of words (characters) in any case, but smaller jobs tend to be less efficient due to the admin required for each. I'd prefer half a dozen medium-sized jobs over a couple of dozen minor projects, but the latter is the pattern for me at this time of the year.
Currently I have a couple of dozen jobs booked up to the middle of next month, and I'd expect more to come in for delivery in November, followed by 10-20 in December. Total of 40 at the low end, maybe 50 at the high end by the end of the year?
Dan ▲ Collapse
| | | | | How should I know? | Oct 11, 2022 |
Anybody can lend me a crystal ball?
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Based on my average this year and historical data from the same period last year.
I don't know how it will pan out in real life.
Whether a couple of jobs or hundreds in a quarter, what matters at the end of the day is to work to full capacity, not more, not less.
Philippe
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 16:07
French to English
No idea.
I mean, I've issued between 3 and 10 bills monthly so far this year, but since most agencies require me to add all jobs up for the month, that doesn't reflect the number of jobs. There might be anything from 1 to a good dozen jobs on those bills.
I suppose I'll be doing fewer jobs than usual since I'm supposed to be getting a big job next week that'll keep me busy until at least the end of the year. I have given them a long, loose deadline to be able to keep taking on other... See more No idea.
I mean, I've issued between 3 and 10 bills monthly so far this year, but since most agencies require me to add all jobs up for the month, that doesn't reflect the number of jobs. There might be anything from 1 to a good dozen jobs on those bills.
I suppose I'll be doing fewer jobs than usual since I'm supposed to be getting a big job next week that'll keep me busy until at least the end of the year. I have given them a long, loose deadline to be able to keep taking on other work, but I'll obviously not be able to take on as much. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Member (2008)
Italian to English
"How many jobs do you expect you will complete between now and year-end?".
I have not got the faintest idea.
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This year has been so weird I really don't have the faintest idea
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