Poll: How long is your working day, on average? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| Maybe 6-8 hours | May 23, 2014 |
Who's counting? Some days I do not work at all and others I work for hours! For the last 15 days, weekends included, I have been working from 7 am till 10 pm with two breaks of 20 minutes, representing circa 14 hours…
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Julian Holmes 
Japan
Local time: 13:51
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
Averages fluctuate depending on how busy I am.
I don't keep 'strict working hours' as mentioned in a recent poll and start at a certain time and down tools at 6pm, say.
If I'm up to my eyeballs in work, I'm prepared to work late and weekends to get it done.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 06:51
Spanish to English
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Same as Teresa, although I don't often go for a whole day without doing something work related. Probably about 6-8 hours on average, although this year I'm working a bit less (and stressing out less too!).
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 07:51
Turkish to English
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| 8 - 10 hours | May 23, 2014 |
When I have a full workload, I try to put in between 8 - 10 hours; I sometimes manage more - it depends to an extent on how early I can get up.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 06:51
Member (2006)
German to English
depending on how much work I have to do.
But I do tend to take 1 1/2 days off a week though
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 05:51
Member (2007)
English
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| Depends on how much work there is to be done | May 23, 2014 |
If I have a job that needs delivery, then I'll do it by working maybe 6 hours in a day, maybe more. I can't get up early (musician husband has to work late), but I can occasionally work late into the evening.
If there's nothing pressing then I weave in a presence here, admin (there's always some!), and keeping up with industry news etc. with non-work things. I don't have a particular amount of time I'll spend on that type of "work".
I find that so many things I want to... See more If I have a job that needs delivery, then I'll do it by working maybe 6 hours in a day, maybe more. I can't get up early (musician husband has to work late), but I can occasionally work late into the evening.
If there's nothing pressing then I weave in a presence here, admin (there's always some!), and keeping up with industry news etc. with non-work things. I don't have a particular amount of time I'll spend on that type of "work".
I find that so many things I want to do when I'm at home require computer/internet access (shopping, travel arrangements, banking, recipes, writing/speaking to friends and family...) that the division between work and leisure gets blurred. I'd worry about that if I were younger. ▲ Collapse
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9-4 less lunch and 1-2 afternoons in the saddle
When I'm actually working I work very intensively
Beyond 6 hours I start to get tired/bored
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Depends on how much work there I have to do.
As others say, some days I don't work at all and others I'm so busy I've to work more than 6-8 hours.
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Can't believe I voted >12. I'm worried about my health and sanity. Should I reject some jobs?
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 06:51
Member (2009)
English to German
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| The average depends on the workload | May 23, 2014 |
Usually I work 6 -8 hours as a freelance translator, plus a few hours on other projects.
However, large projects with tight deadlines can easily expand the "average" working hours to more than 12 hours until the project is ready to be delivered - however many days this might take.
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tilak raj
India
Local time: 10:21
Member (2012)
English to Punjabi
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I think it is enough to sit for work 6-8 hours in common days. When deadlines are very strict then it can cross near 10-11 hours too.
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4-6 hours of major productivity and another 2 hours of declining productivity until I finally chuck in the towel for the day.
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 00:51
English to Spanish
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| I work slightly more than I sleep | May 23, 2014 |
I am no philosopher, but I advocate for slower work hours. Not fewer, but slower.
I refuse to treat nature with disdain and pretend to work like my brain is some sort of Pentium microchip.
I refuse to type faster for hours on end.
I refuse to disrespect my mind by pushing it to think faster.
I am happier when I translate more slowly.
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I find it difficult to say no but I always take my dogs out in the morning for an hour or an hour and a half. I have my best ideas when out with them. It also keeps me sane and healthy.
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