Poll: Given recent world events, do you find yourself with more time on your hands?
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ProZ.com Staff
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Mar 30, 2020

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Given recent world events, do you find yourself with more time on your hands?".

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Португалия
Local time: 01:50
Член ProZ.com c 2007
английский => португальский
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Not really Mar 30, 2020

I had a slow week this month, nothing out of the ordinary though, and then I got another e-course to translate and at the same time my longest-standing customer has been busier than usual. Anyway, I’m expecting some slowdown.

 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
Великобритания
Член ProZ.com c 2011
шведский => английский
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No Mar 30, 2020

Less time but more soap!

 
Dan Lucas
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Великобритания
Local time: 01:50
Член ProZ.com c 2014
японский => английский
Not really Mar 30, 2020

ProZ.com Staff wrote:
"...do you find yourself with more time on your hands?".

January was very slow, February better, March has been pretty busy.

Dan


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Thayenga
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Германия
Local time: 02:50
Член ProZ.com c 2009
английский => немецкий
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A bit Mar 30, 2020

Because several of my non-business appointments were cancelled I suddenly have more free time than expected. Time for the spring cleaning.

Yetta Jensen Bogarde
 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Испания
Local time: 02:50
Член ProZ.com
английский => французский
Not really Mar 30, 2020

Until tomorrow.
I may experience an sharp decrease in altitude from tomorrow. I'm bracing myself.

Philippe


 
Nina Khmielnitzky
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Канада
Local time: 20:50
Член ProZ.com c 2004
английский => французский
Not at all Mar 30, 2020

I have a surge of work and requests for more. Sleep is over-rated, right?

 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Нидерланды
Local time: 02:50
Член ProZ.com c 2016
английский => голландский
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No ... Mar 30, 2020

... teaching takes quite a lot of time, and after the 'school' day I'm totally exhausted. So I worked two full days in the weekend, and will probably do hardly anything during the week, except for binge watching The Bridge in the evenings.

 
Kevin Fulton
Kevin Fulton  Identity Verified
США
Local time: 20:50
немецкий => английский
Busiest month so far this year Mar 30, 2020

Work has been steady for the past 6 weeks, and I've even had to turn down a few jobs from regular customers. Whether incoming jobs will remain at the same level is uncertain.

Dan Lucas
 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Дания
Local time: 02:50
Член ProZ.com c 2012
английский => датский
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Yes, a bit Mar 30, 2020

but I suspect worse is yet to come

Josephine Cassar
Philippe Etienne
 
Elizabeth Tamblin
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Великобритания
Local time: 01:50
французский => английский
Yes, a lot Mar 30, 2020

No work and just one walk outside a day. Struggling to find excuses not to write my novel now.

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
США
Local time: 17:50
Член ProZ.com c 2003
испанский => английский
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Other Mar 30, 2020

I've had less work because most international organizations, my main clients, are shut down. On the other hand, I'm catching up on many long-standing projects and filling every minute of my day. I feel busier than usual.

 
Mario Freitas
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Бразилия
Local time: 21:50
Член ProZ.com c 2014
английский => португальский
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Of course Mar 31, 2020

I'm fixing things at home, cooking, cleaning up, "inventing" stuff so that I don't waste all my time playing games or watching TV with all this extra spare time. Jobs are showing up sporadically, but with a much lower frequency/volume.

 
Egmont Schröder
Egmont Schröder  Identity Verified
Германия
Local time: 02:50
Член ProZ.com c 2013
китайский => немецкий
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Not really Mar 31, 2020

March was the busiest month 2020. Maybe it is because I am working in the medical field, which should not be influenced by these events.

 


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