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Poll: Do you alter your schedule to be available to clients who work in other time zones?
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Triston Goodwin
Triston Goodwin  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 23:21
Spanish to English
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Adapt Jun 17, 2014

I stay awake later to check in on my European clientes before going to bed.
 
Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington  Identity Verified
Mexico
Local time: 23:21
English to Spanish
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No Jun 17, 2014

It would mean I would have to be up and about at 2 a.m. to be available to my European clients. They know I am 6 or 7 hours behind them, and they act accordingly.

Besides, it would mean I would have to stop work before my clients in North America, so it just wouldn't work, and besides, there is more to life than translating. I have to keep times with my family, daily life, etc.
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 22:21
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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All the time Jun 17, 2014

I have clients on all the continents except Antarctica. I alter my schedule as necessary, which sometimes means working through the night. I don't have children at home, so I don't mind.
 
Platon Danilov
Platon Danilov  Identity Verified
Ukraine
Local time: 08:21
English to Russian
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Shift a little Jun 18, 2014

I am ready to shift my schedule a bit, up to 3-4 hours, but I almost never work at night, with a few exceptions before the deadline.

[Редактировалось 2014-06-18 06:17 GMT]
 
Steven Capsuto
Steven Capsuto  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:21
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
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Exhibit A... Jun 18, 2014

It's 4:30 a.m.

I just finished and delivered a job for a client on another continent.

Off to bed!
 
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