Poll: How much of your necessary income do translation and/or other linguistic services provide? Tópico cartaz: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How much of your necessary income do translation and/or other linguistic services provide?".
This poll was originally submitted by John Holloway. View the poll results »
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Every single € cent of it.
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I consider translation as a business, and I prefer to specialize than to devirsify now. Perhaps that's because my return on investment in this activity is still growing. When it begins to fall, I'll consider either making some changes, or turning to other activities. It depends.
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| Way over 100% | Jun 18, 2020 |
I make far more money than my family actually needs.
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I don’t live from my translation income. I have a pension from the 30 years I worked in-house (an EU institution). I only started freelancing when I retired. I don't know anyone else my age that isn't retired, but I have no intention of stopping…
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Thayenga 
Alemanha
Local time: 12:24
Membro (2009)
inglês para alemão
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| Less than 25% | Jun 18, 2020 |
Linguistic services are only one of my three financial "legs". Even more so because I am providing them only a few hours per week since my retirement. Unless, of course, a larger and interesting project comes up.
[Edited at 2020-06-18 11:22 GMT]
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Aline Amorim
Brasil
Local time: 07:24
inglês para português
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| 25 - 50% of my necessary income | Jun 18, 2020 |
Linguistic services are only one of my five financial "legs".
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Angie Garbarino
Local time: 12:24
Membro (2003)
francês para italiano
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The other 20% comes from a survivor's pension.
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Enrico Zoffoli
Itália
Local time: 12:24
Membro (2013)
alemão para italiano
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I work full time as a translator and could make ends meet even if I cut my working hours by 30%.
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Angie Garbarino
Local time: 12:24
Membro (2003)
francês para italiano
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Enrico Zoffoli wrote:
I work full time as a translator and could make ends meet even if I cut my working hours by 30%.
However I do not think you are alone here.
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... and I am very pleased about this.
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I wish that option had been up there.
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neilmac
Espanha
Local time: 12:24
espanhol para inglês
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"Language services" is/are my only source of income.
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Mario Freitas
Brasil
Local time: 07:24
Membro (2014)
inglês para português
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100% since June 2013. It could actually have happened a lot earlier than 2013 if I had trusted the profession instead of investing in other illusional jobs in-house. But better late than never.
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Tom in London
Reino Unido
Local time: 11:24
Membro (2008)
italiano para inglês
ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How much of your necessary income do translation and/or other linguistic services provide?". This poll was originally submitted by John Holloway. View the poll results »
What is "necessary income? Isn't it all necessary?
So my answer to this latest dumb question is: all of it.
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