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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you alter your schedule to be available to clients who work in other time zones?".
This poll was originally submitted by Lucia Moreno Velo. View the poll results »
| | | Tim Drayton Chipre Local time: 10:37 turco para inglês + ...
I prefer not to, but I have done so in the past. | | | raptisi Grécia Local time: 10:37 inglês para grego + ...
If you live in, for instance, the UK, and your client is in the USA, then there is no problem. By the time the client sends you the assignment you will be able to start working on it, while, on the other side of the Atlantic, they are asleep. The problem arises when one is in the UK and the client is more than 6 time zones ahead (China, Australia). Even in this case, there should not be many adjustment issues, unless for super-urgent dispatches. These super-urgent dispatches can be indeed ... See more If you live in, for instance, the UK, and your client is in the USA, then there is no problem. By the time the client sends you the assignment you will be able to start working on it, while, on the other side of the Atlantic, they are asleep. The problem arises when one is in the UK and the client is more than 6 time zones ahead (China, Australia). Even in this case, there should not be many adjustment issues, unless for super-urgent dispatches. These super-urgent dispatches can be indeed stressful, no matter where one is located. ▲ Collapse | | | EvaVer (X) Local time: 09:37 tcheco para francês + ... Alter is too big a word, | Jun 17, 2014 |
I leave my computer on in the evening and check it from time to time, in case there are any messages from my US clients. But I will do the actual work the next day, in my normal working hours. | |
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Julian Holmes Japão Local time: 16:37 Membro (2011) japonês para inglês
Since 99% of my customers are based here. But, then, flexibility is a major part - attraction(?) - of this non 9-5 profession. So, we've all opted for 'irregular' working hours, anyway. Right? | | | Mario Chavez (X) Local time: 03:37 inglês para espanhol + ... Adapt, yes; alter, mmm, no | Jun 17, 2014 |
I have clients two and three hours behind me. I don't get up any earlier for them. In fact, I have asked a client on the same time zone to send me requests after 1 p.m. to ensure a quicker response, since I'm not much of a morning person. | | |
I don’t alter my work schedule to be available to clients who are in other time zones but I have quite often modified my working hours in order to deliver on time (early in the morning if I couldn’t deliver the day before). Anyway, as I work at home, my schedule is extremely flexible, I change it as I please, and I even use weekends to makeup hours “lost” during the week. | | | Michael Harris Alemanha Local time: 09:37 Membro (2006) alemão para inglês
because I have long hours anyway | |
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Thayenga Alemanha Local time: 09:37 Membro (2009) inglês para alemão + ...
As a freelancer I can work whenever there is work at hand. This could be any time of the day or, if need be, at night. Being a night owl anyway, I have no problems working at night, especially since I am not always available during "normal" office hours several times a week. Most of my clients live in different time zones, some ahead, other behind my own, so it's more a matter of communication than one of schedule adjustments.... See more As a freelancer I can work whenever there is work at hand. This could be any time of the day or, if need be, at night. Being a night owl anyway, I have no problems working at night, especially since I am not always available during "normal" office hours several times a week. Most of my clients live in different time zones, some ahead, other behind my own, so it's more a matter of communication than one of schedule adjustments.. ▲ Collapse | | | Ventnai Espanha Local time: 09:37 alemão para inglês + ... Only when outside CET | Jun 17, 2014 |
I only adjust my working hours when I am actually outside my normal time zone - CET. | | | DianeGM Local time: 10:37 Membro (2006) holandês para inglês + ... Not consciously ... | Jun 17, 2014 |
I am in Southern Europe. I work mornings and evenings and tend to have afternoons off - just answering emails My clients are mainly in Europe, the Uk and the US, so the ways I have my organised my schedule to fit around my family life means, luckily, that I am available for the working times of most of my clients. | | | Marlene Blanshay Canadá Local time: 03:37 Membro (2009) francês para inglês + ... not to any great degree | Jun 17, 2014 |
I have on occasion stayed up a bit later to finish an assignment for an asian deadline, which was later the same evening (as it's 12 hours ahead of me in China). I haven't done that too often. Most of the overseas clients are on CET. | |
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Steven Capsuto Estados Unidos Local time: 03:37 Membro (2004) espanhol para inglês + ...
My clients are spread over six time zones, so when I'm doing one- to two-day projects, my schedule varies pretty wildly. For longer projects, I'm on a more normal schedule. Working evenings has its advantages: there are no lines for equipment at the gym during the day. | | | Yaotl Altan México Local time: 01:37 Membro (2006) inglês para espanhol + ...
I'm awake when other sleep and viceversa, because this is a huge planet. If I don't respect my rest time, clients won't do it neither I go to bed at midnight and wakeup at 7 hrs. | | | Tina Vonhof (X) Canadá Local time: 01:37 holandês para inglês + ...
I don't adjust my working hours but when delivering assignments to a different time zone I often have to send it anywhere from 2-12 hours before the deadline. Some clients even ask for same-day delivery which for me would mean within the hour. It is sometimes very hard to get them to understand that. | | | Páginas no tópico: [1 2] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Poll: Do you alter your schedule to be available to clients who work in other time zones? TM-Town | Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business
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