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5829 polls, displaying 401 through 450
So far in my career, I have issued
By anonymous - featured on Aug 2, 2022
Hundreds of invoices 40.9%
Thousands of invoices 23.2%
Fewer than a hundred invoices 17.0%
I have no idea 16.3%
N/A 2.6%
535 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I work better when I am alone.
By anonymous - featured on Aug 1, 2022
Agree 83.3%
I have no preference, work well either way 13.6%
Disagree 1.5%
I don't know 1.5%
462 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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The last book I read was
By anonymous - featured on Jul 31, 2022
Purely for pleasure (please share!) 74.5%
Other - N/A 13.3%
Work-related (please share!) 12.2%
345 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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For the most part, the clients I need come to me, I don't go to them.
By anonymous - featured on Jul 30, 2022
Agree 58.1%
Disagree 25.0%
Not sure yet 16.9%
468 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you noticed an increase in jobs from the USA because of the currently weaker EUR?
By Matthias Brombach - featured on Jul 29, 2022
No 87.0%
Yes 7.6%
Other (please share) 5.4%
501 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My professional expectations for the rest of 2022 are
By anonymous - featured on Jul 28, 2022
Positive 55.8%
Neutral 26.7%
Negative 10.4%
I haven't thought about it yet 7.2%
559 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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For me professionally, the first half of 2022 was
By anonymous - featured on Jul 27, 2022
Positive 53.3%
Neutral 23.2%
Negative 17.2%
I'm still reeling, not sure yet 5.5%
N/A 0.9%
587 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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At what age do you plan to retire?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 26, 2022
I haven't thought about it / haven't decided 29.8%
I don't plan to retire 22.3%
65 - 70 12.8%
60 - 65 9.8%
After 70 9.1%
Before 50 5.7%
55 - 60 5.2%
50 - 55 2.9%
I'm already retired 2.3%
1031 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many of your regular clients are direct clients?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 21, 2022
None, all my work comes through agencies or other channels 36.0%
1 - 10% 32.7%
10 - 25% 9.8%
50 - 75% 8.0%
25 - 50% 6.7%
75 - 100% 6.7%
550 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How frequently do you use the 'filter asker' option in KudoZ on ProZ.com?
By Barbara Carrara - featured on Jul 20, 2022
What's the 'filter asker' option? 47.1%
Never 34.6%
Seldom 11.4%
Very often 4.4%
On a daily basis 1.5%
Other (please share). 1.0%
482 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you find most difficult at the moment?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 19, 2022
Finding clients 34.0%
Work - life balance 20.8%
Pressure on pricing/rates 18.4%
Pressure for greater speed/turnaround 8.5%
Other / None of the above 8.4%
Administrative tasks 4.3%
Keeping clients 3.4%
Keeping up with new technology 1.9%
Pressure for higher quality 0.3%
586 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I have started doing more post-editing of machine translation in the past year or two.
By anonymous - featured on Jul 18, 2022
True 43.3%
False, I don't do PEMT 39.7%
False, I'm doing more or less the same amount 17.1%
527 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I feel like competition in my pair(s) and/or expertise has increased recently.
By anonymous - featured on Jul 17, 2022
Agree 28.9%
I don't know 28.9%
Somewhat agree 23.2%
Disagree 19.0%
353 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is your main /only job as a language professional?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 16, 2022
Yes, it is my only job 72.2%
It is my main job, but I have another job / other jobs 18.0%
My other job is my main job, this is secondary 9.8%
543 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Does consuming alcohol while working on a project negatively affect your overall translation perform
By anonymous - featured on Jul 15, 2022
I have never drunk while working. 59.2%
It depends on the amount. 17.3%
Yes, it does. 15.5%
No, it doesn't. 4.5%
Other (please share). 3.6%
336 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long do you wait before contacting a client about a late payment?
By Stéphane Elner - featured on Jul 15, 2022
A week after. 33.1%
2-3 days after the payment deadline. 30.9%
A few weeks to a month after. 17.4%
After a month has passed. 10.2%
On the payment date. 6.3%
I don't follow-up. 2.2%
511 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you have translated adult or erotic content, would you include it in your bio and CV?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 14, 2022
No 44.1%
Yes 39.9%
Other (please share) 16.1%
454 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Did you lose any clients due to being on parental leave?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 13, 2022
No. 88.2%
Yes, a few. 8.4%
Yes, a lot. 3.4%
406 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever turned down a really interesting project because it would not have paid well?
By Christina Pauly - featured on Jul 12, 2022
Yes, frequently. 38.3%
Yes, once or twice. 34.6%
No, and I would not. 12.2%
No, but I would. 11.4%
Other (please share). 3.5%
517 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you update your availability calendar on ProZ.com?
By Samantha Payn - featured on Jul 11, 2022
Never. 39.9%
Whenever I remember. 30.3%
Once a month. 19.0%
Weekly. 6.4%
Whenever I get a job. 4.4%
436 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In your experience, what is the most underpaid type of translation job?
By Gabriella Vento - featured on Jul 10, 2022
Scanned .pdf files. 32.5%
Close captioning and subtitling. 27.2%
Other (please share). 24.1%
Medical test results. 6.2%
Patents. 4.0%
Bank account statements. 3.7%
White paper projects. 2.2%
323 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you like ProZ.com's translation contests?
By Yetta Jensen Bogarde - featured on Jul 9, 2022
They are fine, but I don't have the time. 51.4%
I have never heard of them. 14.2%
I like them, I always (try to) participate. 12.7%
I don't like them (please feel free to expand). 11.1%
Other (please share). 10.6%
395 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you usually use to transfer/deliver files?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on Jul 8, 2022
E-mail 75.2%
The agency platform 19.7%
Other (share) 3.4%
Dropbox 1.7%
FTP 0.0%
532 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What CAT tool would you recommend to new translators?
By Ayrai Perez - featured on Jul 7, 2022
Trados 41.6%
MemoQ 20.9%
Other (please share) 11.9%
Memsource 8.6%
SmartCAT 7.9%
CafeTran Espresso 4.2%
WordFast Pro 4.0%
Translators Café 0.9%
546 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you a digital nomad?
By Nohkyung Park - featured on Jul 6, 2022
No. 52.6%
Not sure. 23.4%
Yes. 21.9%
Others (please, share). 2.2%
548 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you charge extra for translation/edition with character restrictions?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on Jul 5, 2022
No 57.0%
What is character restriction? 24.0%
Yes 13.6%
Others (please, share) 5.4%
484 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is translation a full-time or a side job for you?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 4, 2022
Full-time job 75.3%
Side job 19.2%
Other (please share) 5.5%
474 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you find it difficult to provide a payment method to new clients which also works well for you?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 3, 2022
Never 49.4%
Occasionally 41.7%
It is one of my main problems at the moment 5.2%
Frequently 3.7%
324 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you considered moving due to recent world events and/or economic pressure?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 2, 2022
I have not considered it 54.4%
I've considered it, but not yet decided 20.8%
I've decided to move, but have not done so yet 9.2%
I've considered it, and decided not to 5.4%
I have already moved, within my country 3.6%
I have already moved, to another country 3.4%
I have moved more than once in the past couple of years 3.2%
467 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you find it difficult to keep up with the requests for work you are receiving?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 1, 2022
No 54.5%
Yes 22.0%
I wish! 14.0%
It is especially difficult right now 9.5%
514 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many main clients do you have at the moment?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 30, 2022
2 - 5 48.6%
5 - 10 21.8%
Just one 9.3%
None 9.1%
10 - 15 6.0%
More than 20 3.5%
15 - 20 1.8%
570 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I submit my work to my clients mostly through:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 29, 2022
Email 70.9%
A translation management system (TMS) 25.0%
Other (please share) 2.9%
A chat client 0.7%
In person 0.5%
580 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Most of my clients are familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of machine translation
By anonymous - featured on Jun 28, 2022
I don't know 42.5%
Yes 31.1%
No 26.4%
518 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has good, practical uses in the translation/interpreting industry.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 27, 2022
Agree (please share) 52.6%
I don't know 31.2%
Disagree 16.2%
365 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When I think of earning more, I think mostly in terms of:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 26, 2022
Getting more clients 44.0%
Replacing current clients with higher-paying clients 32.1%
I'm not concerned with earning more at the moment 10.4%
Getting a different type of client overall (please share) 7.1%
None of the above (please share) 6.3%
364 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you the main breadwinner in your household?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 25, 2022
Yes-- it's just me 36.2%
I'd say it's about 50-50 between me and my partner 21.9%
Yes 20.2%
No 14.3%
No, not even close 5.1%
Other 2.3%
511 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Over the past two years, I have invested in:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 24, 2022
More than one of these 39.6%
Nothing 15.9%
Hardware 13.5%
Software 12.0%
Training / industry events 9.8%
Marketing 5.3%
Other (please share) 2.0%
Administrative processes / solutions 1.8%
490 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Over the past two years, for my work and tools I have invested roughly:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 23, 2022
200- 400 USD 15.0%
400 - 700 USD 14.8%
700 - 1,200 USD 14.0%
1,200 - 2,000 USD 13.4%
Nothing 12.2%
Over 2,000 USD 11.6%
100 - 200 USD 9.9%
50- 100 USD 5.3%
10 - 50 USD 2.0%
Less than 10 USD 1.8%
493 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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At least some of my translation work involves machine translation or post-editing
By anonymous - featured on Jun 22, 2022
True 64.4%
False 31.9%
N/A 3.6%
551 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I provide interpreting as a service.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 21, 2022
False 66.1%
True, I offer both in-person and remote interpreting 14.9%
True, I offer in-person interpreting 6.5%
True, I offer remote interpreting 4.8%
False, but I'm considering both in-person and remote 3.1%
False, but I'm considering remote interpreting 2.8%
False, but I'm considering in-person interpreting 1.8%
542 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My clients care more about speed than quality.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 20, 2022
Disagree 68.5%
Agree 31.5%
356 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My clients care more about cost than speed.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 19, 2022
Agree 50.0%
Disagree 50.0%
290 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My clients care more about cost than quality.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 18, 2022
Disagree 53.8%
Agree 46.2%
478 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I am currently seeking "better" clients than my current set of clients.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 17, 2022
True 59.2%
False 40.8%
515 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you recently started or joined a translation services team?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 16, 2022
No, and I am not currently considering it 62.8%
No, but I am considering it 22.0%
Yes 15.2%
487 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My translation speed has improved over the past 3 - 4 years.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 15, 2022
Agree 71.2%
N/A - I don't know 14.5%
Disagree 14.3%
572 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I have partially or completely raised my rates over the last 2 - 3 years.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 14, 2022
True 46.7%
False 34.1%
False, but I am planning on doing so 13.0%
N/A 6.2%
563 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My favorite CAT tool:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 13, 2022
is locally installed 66.4%
is cloud/web-based 23.5%
Other - N/A 10.1%
446 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What's your idea of a day's work?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 12, 2022
6 to 8 hours. 54.2%
3 to 5 hours. 27.5%
9 to 10 hours. 11.7%
12 hours. 2.6%
2 hours. 2.2%
13 to 15 hours. 1.9%
1558 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you accept a discount for 50-74% matches?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 2, 2022
No, I would never accept it 27.5%
Yes, just to clients who ask for it 26.9%
No, but I would accept a reasonable discount 24.8%
I don't use CAT tools 9.2%
Yes, to all my clients 7.2%
Other (please specify) 4.5%
513 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (23)] [View this poll]

5829 polls, displaying 401 through 450