Poll: Which do you usually find more enjoyable, the start or the end of a project? Autor de la hebra: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which do you usually find more enjoyable, the start or the end of a project?".
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| | | | Michael Harris 
Alemania
Local time: 07:19
Miembro 2006
alemán al inglés
Getting the payment for it.
| | | | Mike Sadler (X)
Reino Unido
Local time: 06:19
español al inglés
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Michael Harris wrote:
Getting the payment for it.
| | | | Bora Taşdemir
Local time: 08:19
Miembro 2012
inglés al turco
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| I'd rather say... | Apr 2, 2018 |
I'd rather say Start&End. But definitely not the middle!
I start each project with a great enthusiasm, set exaggerated goals and finish with a high level of euphoria!
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| Other (it depends...) | Apr 2, 2018 |
When I have been without work for a few days I always find the start enjoyable, but if I’ve been working on a long project I’ll find that the end of the job comes as a relief…
| | | | Eun-Jin Chae
República de Corea (Corea del Sur)
Local time: 14:19
inglés al coreano
Getting the payment for it
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Depends on the project, but I have never been sorry that a project was over.
| | | | Rahaf ziad
Siria
Local time: 08:19
árabe al inglés
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Michael Harris wrote:
Getting the payment for it.
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Samantha Payn
Reino Unido
Local time: 06:19
Miembro 2008
ruso al inglés
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Depends on the project, my mood, other projects I've had/have lined up, what else I have to do, all the context in fact. I also enjoy invoicing projects - that's what brings the money in, after all 
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The start is good for having a project, and the end is good for having an opportunity for the new one.
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brasil
Local time: 02:19
Miembro 2014
inglés al portugués
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| Different sensations | Apr 2, 2018 |
It depends on the type of document:
For a technical document, a contract, a procedure, something you can learn with, etc., both the beginning and the end are reasons for satisfaction, as well as the entire job, all the way through.
For accademic documents, human sciences, documents written by students and overseen by counselors (accademic), it's a torture all the way through. So completing it is a great satisfaction.
For documents in Chinglish, we may be illuded that it will be... See more It depends on the type of document:
For a technical document, a contract, a procedure, something you can learn with, etc., both the beginning and the end are reasons for satisfaction, as well as the entire job, all the way through.
For accademic documents, human sciences, documents written by students and overseen by counselors (accademic), it's a torture all the way through. So completing it is a great satisfaction.
For documents in Chinglish, we may be illuded that it will be a nice job up to the 5th line. Then it becomes a torture as well. But it's still a lot more challenging and pleasant than the second option above. ▲ Collapse
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