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Poll: Have you ever considered a career change after working as a freelancer for some time? Autor de la hebra: ProZ.com Staff
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Michael Harris 
Alemania
Local time: 09:06
Miembro 2006
alemán al inglés
although, I have considered being a lotto millionaire;-)
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neilmac
España
Local time: 09:06
español al inglés
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"I'd rather hang around
Piccadilly Underground.."
I'm sure most of you are too young to remember the words!
Steve K.
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Chun Un
Macao
Miembro 2007
inglés al chino
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and I don't think there are many options left anyway. 
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To become a freelance translator was my big career change some 30 years ago. Would I change again? No, thank you! More to the point, never considered changing, though the road to get here had a few ups and downs...
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Moving to another country forced me to do what I always wanted to do but never dared - giving up a well-paid job and start working as a freelance translator. The first year was not easy, but I never regretted my career change.
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| It's not really an option | Aug 12, 2013 |
I was already in danger dropping out of the employment market when I started translating - too old to start on most forms of training, too inexperienced for a lot of jobs, too highly educated for unskilled work, and too fumble-fingered for a lot of it anyway. It was an incredible stroke of luck when I was offered an in-house job. (And I needed it!!)
Fifteen years later, I haven't a hope of earning a living in a different career. But I can keep up with translation, and luckily I am q... See more I was already in danger dropping out of the employment market when I started translating - too old to start on most forms of training, too inexperienced for a lot of jobs, too highly educated for unskilled work, and too fumble-fingered for a lot of it anyway. It was an incredible stroke of luck when I was offered an in-house job. (And I needed it!!)
Fifteen years later, I haven't a hope of earning a living in a different career. But I can keep up with translation, and luckily I am quite content with that. ▲ Collapse
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Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 08:06
I had another career (administrative), which ran concurrently with my part-time freelance translation activities for many years.
I do not miss it at all!
As a freelancer, I get on with the boss, the employee, and the coffeemaker/office cleaner very well (all me, actually). Why change anything?
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Simon Bruni
Reino Unido
Local time: 08:06
Miembro 2009
español al inglés
| Considered, yes | Aug 12, 2013 |
As long as the core of my job is translating I'll consider anything.
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Edward Potter
España
Local time: 09:06
Miembro 2003
español al inglés
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Always looking for a bigger and better opportunity.
I do love translating though.
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tilak raj
India
Local time: 12:36
Miembro 2012
inglés al panyabí
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I have been enjoying as a freelancer full time translator. Still no need to change the career. I have never thought to change the career after starting translation work. Although I had to see lot of ups and downs but in every career this time occurs. Now I am going ok.
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I have thought about it but not for reasons concerning the job itself, but due to the tax system applied to freelancers in Italy. At the end of my "thinking and thinking and thinking" the result is: I love this job too much to change career.
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Vibeke Degn-P
Noruega
Local time: 09:06
Miembro 2010
inglés al noruego
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The translation part of it could change, but I'll be a freelancer/independent worker for ever.
Vibeke
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Jack Doughty
Reino Unido
Local time: 08:06
ruso al inglés
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In Memoriam | @ Steve Kerry | Aug 12, 2013 |
I am not too young to remember the rest of the words. It's just as well you didn't quote them here!
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