Poll: Have you noticed an increase or decrease in your work volumes so far this year? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you noticed an increase or decrease in your work volumes so far this year?".
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| | | | Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 16:10
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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| More or less the same as last year... | May 9, 2023 |
...meaning I'm heading for another excellent semester, since I'm already almost fully booked until the end of June.
| | | | | More or less the same... | May 9, 2023 |
All in all, business has remained more or less the same, but the road has been bumpier than ever: days with no work at all are followed by days when projects keep coming one after the other. You either are extremely busy or, well…
| | | | Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 16:10
French to English
Things are going swimmingly. I thought there might be a bit of a lull because I had to refuse so many projects while working on a biggie that finished mid January, but not a bit of it. I'm still refusing work, and I'm trying to work a bit less this year because I might have to upgrade to a more complicated, tax-heavy status if I continue to earn this much.
[Edited at 2023-05-09 08:39 GMT]
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:10
Spanish to English
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| Slight decrease | May 9, 2023 |
I've noticed lower demand for translation per se, and more requests for revision/correction. And this is from direct, non-agency clients. I imagine it must be worse for colleagues relying on agency work.
| | | | | A clear decrease | May 9, 2023 |
I haven't received much work in the latest months from long-standing clients, and most assignments are small. There aren't many new clients either (at least not as many as usual). Fortunately, my anchor client always has plenty of well-paid work without strict deadlines (yes, it's a dream client!), so I can easily fill up my schedule with their content alongside ramped up marketing and acquisition activities.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:10
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| A small increase | May 9, 2023 |
ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you noticed an increase or decrease in your work volumes so far this year?". View the poll results »
A small increase.
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I've accepted more, but I may not have been offered more.
But it goes up and down the whole time for all kinds of reasons. Very hard to draw any conclusions.
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Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 17:10
Member
English to Turkish
| A very sharp decline | May 9, 2023 |
One of my regular clients told me, about two weeks ago, that their end client, a large US company, was pulling out of Turkey, so they'd no longer need Turkish translations. Starting from this month, I lost about one third of my monthly income. Now I know how our Russian friends feel...
I don't know how many times I wished I'd been born in Norway to Japanese parents... actually make that one Japanese and one German parent to be more acceptable in today's 'inclusive/woke culture', and get t... See more One of my regular clients told me, about two weeks ago, that their end client, a large US company, was pulling out of Turkey, so they'd no longer need Turkish translations. Starting from this month, I lost about one third of my monthly income. Now I know how our Russian friends feel...
I don't know how many times I wished I'd been born in Norway to Japanese parents... actually make that one Japanese and one German parent to be more acceptable in today's 'inclusive/woke culture', and get three decent paying languages from three strong countries where political and economic fuckups don't cramp one's style... ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Earnings are the same, the feeling however.... | May 9, 2023 |
I had to double check my earnings for the first 4 months of last year, since I was convinced work was decreasing. Looks like I have earned a little bit more than last year so far, but I have the feeling that something has changed.
I do not receive constant proposals/e-mails/heads-up like last year until December 22 (I was doing a 3-months review project + new work coming in, never earned so much in my life!). Now, I am translating and reviewing endless small files, without any large inter... See more I had to double check my earnings for the first 4 months of last year, since I was convinced work was decreasing. Looks like I have earned a little bit more than last year so far, but I have the feeling that something has changed.
I do not receive constant proposals/e-mails/heads-up like last year until December 22 (I was doing a 3-months review project + new work coming in, never earned so much in my life!). Now, I am translating and reviewing endless small files, without any large interesting project in sight, so that is a big change from my daily routine at the end of last year. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Clear decrease | May 9, 2023 |
In my case the decrease is evident. Many wasted days and weeks with small jobs or no job at all. Not red alert yet, but closer than ever.
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In my case, I have returned full-time to the Translation sector this year and am very surprised at the work flow I am receiving.
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Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 16:10
Member (2009)
English to German
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Q1 2022/23: +
Q1 2021/23: -
Q1 2020/23: -
Since January 23: +
(2020 & 2021 were actually super years)
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