Poll: As a freelancer, your income comes from... Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "As a freelancer, your income comes from...".
This poll was originally submitted by André Fachada. View the poll results »
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| My profession | Aug 24, 2021 |
My full income comes from translation: in part from a pension (for 20 years I was a member of the permanent staff of one of the EU institutions) and in part from my freelance work. I started freelancing full-time when I retired. Most people my age are retired, but I have no intention of stopping…
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Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 23:00
Member (2009)
English to German
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| More than one source | Aug 24, 2021 |
My professions are, translator, writer, poet and creative writer, aside from receiving pensions.
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 14:00
Spanish to English
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| My profession | Aug 25, 2021 |
Like Teresa, I early-retired from my position as a full-time translator with an international organization. I receive a pension from them plus my freelance income. Also a small amount of Social Security from the U.S. Government. In addition, I get infinitesimally miniscule royalties from a couple of books.
[Edited at 2021-08-25 03:58 GMT]
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Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 23:00
English to Hungarian
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| Translation and pension | Aug 25, 2021 |
My story is complicated as I used to be a teacher full-time. I became a translator after I left it and will possibly never stop doing translation beside my new pension(s) as it is/they are/will always be rather meagre and because I like translating. But we never see the future (fortunately).
[Edited at 2021-08-25 06:36 GMT]
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Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 01:00
Member
English to Turkish
| Asking questions like this | Aug 25, 2021 |
shows that translation is still not considered a 'real job'. It's something you do to earn some 'pocket money' while living under the financial security of your parents or family.
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Baran Keki wrote:
shows that translation is still not considered a 'real job'. It's something you do to earn some 'pocket money' while living under the financial security of your parents or family.
Right now, only 62% of respondents have replied that their income comes from their profession alone, so that the impression that many do it on the side only could be justified.
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| I have a second source of income | Aug 25, 2021 |
Baran's remark that translation is still not considered a 'real job' reminds me of a joke which is popular with translators here in Germany:
Two people meet at a cocktail party and have a small talk:
Person #1: I'm a yacht dealer / real estate developer / investment manager... And what do you do?
Person #2: I translate.
Person #1: No, what I meant was: what do you do for a living?
Person #2: Oh, I make so much money with my translations that I don't need to work at ... See more Baran's remark that translation is still not considered a 'real job' reminds me of a joke which is popular with translators here in Germany:
Two people meet at a cocktail party and have a small talk:
Person #1: I'm a yacht dealer / real estate developer / investment manager... And what do you do?
Person #2: I translate.
Person #1: No, what I meant was: what do you do for a living?
Person #2: Oh, I make so much money with my translations that I don't need to work at all... ▲ Collapse
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| My profession | Aug 25, 2021 |
My income comes completely from my profession of translator.
I am 28 and I have not any pension or royalty. The issue is that I have a big client I work for (80 % of the income) and other small clients (remaining 20%).
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 19:00
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| My profession | Aug 25, 2021 |
I used to have another job and translation was the "extra". BIG mistake. I make twice as much money as a full-time transaltor. And I'm the one who helps the family, too. I'll never have an in-house job again.
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expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 22:00
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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| As a freelancer, my income comes from... | Aug 26, 2021 |
... my profession and from my hard work, but "satisfaction lies in the effort" 
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