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6043 polls, displaying 701 through 750
Under what conditions do you accept unpaid translation tests?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 20, 2022
Up to ~250 words 59.1%
Up to ~500 words 18.0%
Never 13.7%
Other (please share) 7.4%
Up to ~1000 words 1.8%
621 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your worst translation-related nightmare?
By Claudio Machado Junior - featured on Apr 19, 2022
Best client stops all contact 33.7%
Computer refuses to turn on 25.5%
CAT Tool crashes without saving 25.1%
Other (please share) 9.4%
Banking issues prevent payments 6.3%
977 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you use to schedule your work?
By Rita Utt - featured on Apr 11, 2022
A paper planner 30.1%
Nothing 26.2%
A spreadsheet 21.2%
Other (please share) 12.3%
A dedicated software 10.2%
1026 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many outsourcers have asked you to sign their NDA and then sent no work whatsoever?
By Witold Chocholski - featured on Apr 5, 2022
up to 20% of agencies I signed with 31.6%
36% to 60% 22.5%
21% to 35% 19.2%
more than 81% of agencies I signed with 14.0%
61% to 80% 12.8%
1086 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you purchase or did you purchase maintenance with your CAT tool?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 27, 2022
No 81.9%
Yes 18.1%
353 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you check your spam folder?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on Mar 26, 2022
Yes, often 55.2%
Yes, but not often 35.0%
No, never 7.1%
Other (please share) 2.7%
560 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you spend more time in an assignment when you have less work?
By Oriol Vives (X) - featured on Mar 25, 2022
No, I do exactly the same 44.7%
Yes, I work slower 33.7%
Yes, I double check 19.0%
No, I actually work faster 2.7%
517 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever struggled with impostor syndrome or perfectionism?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 24, 2022
Yes 56.8%
No 37.9%
Other (please share) 5.4%
747 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you translate for a living?
By Amlaku Eshetie - featured on Mar 20, 2022
Yes, it's the total of my income. 61.0%
Yes, it's over half of my income. 17.1%
Yes, but it's less than half of my income. 14.8%
No, I do it out of love for the art. 3.6%
Other (please share). 3.5%
1054 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you work for a client with a poor Blue Board rating?
By Marjolein Snippe - featured on Mar 16, 2022
No, never 59.7%
Maybe 31.9%
Yes 4.7%
Other (please share) 3.7%
1414 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do when you have no paid work lined up?
By anonymous - featured on Mar 8, 2022
Work on personal projects 35.7%
Send as many CVs and bids as I can 25.3%
Go out for leissure activities 21.1%
Stay home and rest 17.9%
1500 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Should all clients state their budget upfront?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 20, 2022
Yes, it should be standard practice 64.1%
No, it doesn't make a difference 23.6%
Other (please share) 12.3%
390 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Has a client ever asked you for compensation for quality issues?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 19, 2022
No, never 74.3%
Yes, this happened with an agency 21.1%
Yes, this happened with an end-client 2.9%
Yes, this happened with both 1.8%
560 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Who do you ask to provide references?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 18, 2022
I don't ask for references 42.7%
Employers and clients 40.1%
Colleagues 8.4%
Friends 3.2%
Other (please share) 3.2%
Teachers and mentors 2.4%
534 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you the only bread-winner in your household?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 17, 2022
Yes 37.2%
No, my partner/spouse has a full-time job 32.9%
No, I live with my family 12.4%
No, my partner/spouse is also a freelancer 7.4%
Other (please share) 5.2%
No, my partner/spouse has a part-time job 5.0%
639 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you feel alone when you're having problem with a client or agency?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 16, 2022
No 39.2%
Yes 37.2%
I haven't had the experience 17.7%
Other (please share) 5.8%
530 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you use "Flags & Filters" for KudoZ askers?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 15, 2022
What is "Flags & Filters"? 57.9%
No 34.3%
Yes 7.8%
513 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you make a plan on how much you work and/or what you work on each day?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 14, 2022
I just make a rough plan 57.5%
I don't plan ahead 23.7%
I make a very detailed plan 16.4%
Other (please share) 2.3%
438 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever worked as an 'assessor' correcting test translations?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 13, 2022
No, I've never been asked 33.5%
Yes, and I liked it 27.9%
Yes, but I didn't enjoy it 27.6%
No, I've passed on the offer 6.8%
Other (please share) 4.2%
409 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you friendly with your clients?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 12, 2022
It depends on the client 53.8%
Always 36.0%
Never, strictly professional 10.2%
567 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What kind of job management and invoicing software do you use?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 11, 2022
I don't use any such software 56.8%
Web-based 20.8%
Desktop-based 16.8%
Other (please share) 3.5%
Mobile-based 2.1%
577 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many books (of any genre) do you own?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 10, 2022
100+ 61.7%
0 - 30 14.2%
30 - 50 9.7%
70 - 100 7.6%
50 - 70 6.8%
1258 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you send presents (choc./wine/calend.) to your regular customers?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 3, 2022
No, never 82.7%
Not systematically 9.9%
Yes, but only to my biggest/preferred clients 3.8%
Yes, to all of them 2.6%
Other (please share) 1.0%
577 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you think is the slack season in the translation industry?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 2, 2022
January and February 31.1%
December and January 19.3%
Other (please share) 16.9%
July and August 14.2%
August and September 6.7%
March and April 5.1%
October and November 3.9%
May and June 2.8%
534 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you give a contact telephone number to clients?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 1, 2022
Yes, a mobile telephone number. 60.9%
No, I don't share my phone number. 17.4%
Yes, both landline and mobile. 11.4%
Yes, a landline telephone number. 5.6%
Other (please share). 4.7%
642 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many of your clients came from ProZ.com?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 31, 2022
25% or less 28.2%
75% or more 24.3%
None of them 19.9%
Approximately 50% 17.4%
All of them 10.2%
432 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which CAT-tool do you prefer for your translations?
By FSDEC - featured on Jan 30, 2022
TRADOS 48.1%
Other 22.2%
MemoQ 21.8%
Wordfast 7.3%
MetaTexis 0.6%
468 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Out of 10 projects you bid for, how do many you usually get?
By Davor Ivic - featured on Jan 29, 2022
1 33.3%
Other (please share) 25.7%
2-3 21.0%
5 or more 11.6%
3-4 8.4%
405 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which social networking sites do you so to market your services?
By 3ADE shadab - featured on Jan 28, 2022
LinkedIn 48.0%
None 41.1%
Facebook 4.3%
Other (please share) 4.2%
Instagram 1.4%
Twitter 0.9%
552 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long did it take you to become comfortable with your second language?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 27, 2022
>4 years 48.6%
2-3 years 16.3%
1-2 years 12.8%
< 1 year 11.9%
3-4 years 10.4%
547 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many direct clients (not through an agency) do you have?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 26, 2022
0% 41.2%
25% 33.9%
50% 10.3%
75% 9.4%
100% 5.1%
604 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What had the biggest impact on your skills as a translator?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 25, 2022
Work experience in my specialised area(s) 47.6%
Lots of reading or writing in general 11.4%
My natural talent 10.0%
Multilingual living environment 9.9%
Translation course(s) 8.6%
Degree in my specialised area(s) 7.2%
Other 4.7%
Books on translation 0.5%
638 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many translation or freelancing platforms do you use?
By Lenah Susianty - featured on Jan 24, 2022
Only Proz.com 54.2%
2-4 39.6%
5 or more 6.1%
1790 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many typos do you consider acceptable in 1000 words?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 9, 2022
None 46.4%
Between 1 and 3 35.9%
Between 4 and 7 7.6%
Between 8 and 10 5.8%
Other - N/A 4.2%
448 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you planning to raise your rates in the upcoming new year?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 8, 2022
No, they will be left unchanged 40.4%
Not sure yet 26.2%
Yes, for sure 25.5%
Other (please share) 4.2%
No, I might actually lower them 3.7%
592 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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I think the quality of crowdsourced translation is...
By anonymous - featured on Jan 7, 2022
Mediocre, similar to machine translation 39.6%
Good, but it requires additional proofreading 36.9%
Other (please share) 20.0%
Just as good as that of traditional translation 3.6%
445 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you charge per page, do you offer discount for pages that are very short?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 6, 2022
I never charge per page 63.5%
No 17.1%
Yes 16.4%
Other (please share) 3.1%
556 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever signed a contract with an agency which subsequently did not send you any jobs?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 5, 2022
Yes, many times 55.2%
Yes, once or twice 32.3%
No, never 8.7%
No, I don't work with agencies 2.1%
Other (please share) 1.7%
632 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many mobile phones do you have?
By Monika Jakacka Márquez - featured on Jan 4, 2022
1: for professional and personal use 83.8%
2: for professional use and for personal use 11.3%
Other (please share) 4.2%
None 0.6%
637 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When translating, how many different dictionaries or glossaries are open on your browser?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 3, 2022
1-3 71.6%
4-6 22.9%
7-9 3.6%
10+ 2.0%
450 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you sometimes lose confidence in your career choice?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 2, 2022
No 43.7%
Yes 35.0%
I used to, but not any more 14.7%
I have no confidence to lose 5.3%
Other (please share) 1.3%
394 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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The concept of translation should be taught at...
By anonymous - featured on Jan 1, 2022
Secondary (high school) level 30.5%
College/university level 29.1%
Only in translation studies courses 11.6%
Elementary (primary) school level 10.5%
Other (please share) 7.8%
Only at translation certification courses 5.7%
Only at linguistics courses 4.9%
371 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you usually destroy the material after sending the job to the client?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 31, 2021
No. 63.1%
Yes, periodically (e.g. each year). 19.6%
Yes, unless the client requires otherwise. 13.1%
Yes, always and immediately. 4.2%
496 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you feel like you are less eager to work towards the end of the year?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 30, 2021
Not really 42.0%
Yes, somewhat 24.3%
Yes, definitely 21.1%
I'm actually more eager 9.9%
Other 2.8%
507 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you plan on passing your contacts on when you retire?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 29, 2021
I haven't thought about it 55.3%
No, I don't plan to pass on my contacts 27.1%
I plan on sharing them with a trusted colleague(s) 11.4%
Other (please share) 4.0%
I plan on selling my customer list 2.1%
472 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you usually work during end-of-year holidays?
By Sandrine Zérouali - featured on Dec 28, 2021
Yes 69.3%
No 23.7%
Other (please share) 6.9%
548 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you play language games? (Crosswords, word search, etc.)
By Natalia Pedrosa - featured on Dec 27, 2021
Yes 52.7%
No 44.3%
Other (please share) 3.0%
404 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When do you generally start buying Christmas gifts?
By Monika Jakacka Márquez - featured on Dec 26, 2021
I do not buy Christmas gifts. 32.8%
December 31.0%
October-November 24.6%
Other 7.9%
January-June 2.7%
July-September 0.9%
329 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many separate invoices did you submit or send in 2021?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 25, 2021
less than 50 47.1%
50-100 29.2%
100-150 11.3%
150-200 6.1%
more than 250 5.0%
200-250 1.3%
380 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is public recognition one of your career goals?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 24, 2021
No 71.7%
Yes 20.8%
I already am 4.2%
Other (please share) 3.2%
495 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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6043 polls, displaying 701 through 750