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Poll: Which of the following would most make you happier with your job? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which of the following would most make you happier with your job?".
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Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 12:18
English to French
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Usually "none of them". Right now and for the first time in 15 years "more work".
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And more hours in the day too so I can work more but still have time for family, friends, hobbies, etc. Too much to ask?!
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John Cutler 
Spain
Local time: 12:18
Spanish to English
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| - Administrative tasks | Jan 26, 2011 |
I'd be happier with fewer administrative tasks.
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Nowadays that's the most important thing: more and more work
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 12:18
French to English
I would like to be able to have less work but at better rates (i.e. my income remaining constant).
I'm not unhappy with the rates I have at the moment, but I need to reduce my workload and this would seem to be the only way.
Life is too short to be spending so much time in the office.
I vowed at the beginning of the year, that I would get myself a more stable life.
I am well on the way to doing this.
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Theo Bernards (X)
France
Local time: 12:18
English to Dutch
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| Better spread in client base | Jan 26, 2011 |
I voted other because I am generally quite happy where my business stands, but I am halfway there in my own objectives for the first five years. Ultimately I would like to develop further in terms of client base, reducing my dependency of a few major clients, but that is not a big issue at the moment, as I am very happy with the few agencies I work with plus the more than occasional direct customer.
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Ligia Dias Costa
Portugal
Local time: 11:18
English to Portuguese
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SITE LOCALIZER | Administrative | Jan 26, 2011 |
Less administrative work, without a doubt!
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Adnan Özdemir
Türkiye
Local time: 13:18
Member (2007)
German to Turkish
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| ->More connnection with fellow translators | Jan 26, 2011 |
This is very important for me::: ''More connnection with fellow translators''
Anadolu'dan selamlar
Saludos desde Anatolia
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:18
Spanish to English
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One of the things I hate most is the feeling of being undervalued, or not having my work valued/acknowledged, especially when having made something intelligible and presentable out of a dog's breakfast. This lack of consideration is probably why so many clients forget to factor in translation costs/times etc when planning their "projects", resulting in rushed deadlines and unseemly haggling over rates...
And of course, if your clients value and respect your work, they will pay you t... See more One of the things I hate most is the feeling of being undervalued, or not having my work valued/acknowledged, especially when having made something intelligible and presentable out of a dog's breakfast. This lack of consideration is probably why so many clients forget to factor in translation costs/times etc when planning their "projects", resulting in rushed deadlines and unseemly haggling over rates...
And of course, if your clients value and respect your work, they will pay you the rates you deserve... won't they? ▲ Collapse
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Adnan Özdemir
Türkiye
Local time: 13:18
Member (2007)
German to Turkish
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Yes. Thank you.
neilmac wrote:
One of the things I hate most is the feeling of being undervalued, or not having my work valued/acknowledged, especially when having made something intelligible and presentable out of a dog's breakfast. This lack of consideration is probably why so many clients forget to factor in translation costs/times etc when planning their "projects", resulting in rushed deadlines and unseemly haggling over rates...
And of course, if your clients value and respect your work, they will pay you the rates you deserve... won't they?
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Patricia Charnet
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:18
Member (2009)
English to French
| higher rates | Jan 26, 2011 |
Stop giving in to these pressures of reducing the rates but actually having better rates, quality is not cheap
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 07:18
Member (2006)
Portuguese to English
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| The grass is always greener... | Jan 26, 2011 |
It's very interesting that only 2.5% of people responded with "right where I want to be".
I assume, however, that the above statistics are rather distorted and in reality they signify that 97.5% of us feel there could always be an improvement, somehow. I don't think it means that nearly everyone is somehow unhappy!
Personally, I'd like to have higher rates and work on projects where I feel most comfortable.
Best Regards,
Richard.
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Steven Capsuto
United States
Local time: 06:18
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
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| Higher rates... | Jan 26, 2011 |
In other words, shifting my workload more toward direct clients. I love the agencies I work with, but obviously both the customer and I come out ahead in direct-client situations.
[Edited at 2011-01-26 14:03 GMT]
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