| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Poll: Have you ever worked while you were very sick to meet a deadline? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| I really hope you're right | Oct 18, 2012 |
Mary Worby wrote:
Michael Harris wrote:
Wait until you have children  That is when the real fun starts with catching whatever is lying around. I never used to get ill until we had the girls and seeing as I always take them to and pick them both up from their respective kindergartens, they are just sooooo considerate enough to share everything with me 
You're right, they're generous like that. Fortunately, it's just a passing phase and by the time they hit school the whole family seems to have built up more resistance, thankfully!
I hope this happens in our house soon! For me, I think that even worse than working myself while suffering from my son's delightful bugs is sending him to school when he really should be at home, because I have deadlines I cannot meet any other way (and he's too small yet to amuse himself). Obviously, if he's running a raging temperature he stays at home, but otherwise it's "Come on, time for school"!
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Both times I was in hospital and had told my clients I would be unavailable for work - and both times the doctors in charge of my case asked me to revise articles they had written for publication, with pencil and paper since I didn't have my laptop. It helped pass the time.
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A nice Monday morning I woke up at 5 am to gastroenteritis with a full range of symptoms by 11 am. My deadline for a project I was doing was 3 pm. I remember that the worst thing was that I was feeling extremely week and sleepy. I would work for 40-45 minutes and then I would sleep for 10-15 minutes and then all over again... Thankfully, I finished my work on time and then I was off for 3-4 days. I have never felt more ill in all my life...
| | | | | once worked in the emergency room | Oct 18, 2012 |
when I had food poisoning..
but I agree with the post about when you have kids..
I'm much more likely to work through my own illness, but if my son is sick, I try to take the time to be with him and give him any care he needs.
I have also found that if you're honest about it up front, and let the client know asap if you expect a delay, especially due to an illness or emergency ( I work with a lot of women who are also moms and understand ), they are very willing... See more when I had food poisoning..
but I agree with the post about when you have kids..
I'm much more likely to work through my own illness, but if my son is sick, I try to take the time to be with him and give him any care he needs.
I have also found that if you're honest about it up front, and let the client know asap if you expect a delay, especially due to an illness or emergency ( I work with a lot of women who are also moms and understand ), they are very willing to work with me on deadlines, or help find other solutions if they can't extend for any reason. ▲ Collapse
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| Good peasant stock | Oct 18, 2012 |
I am fortunately of good peasant stock and my main problem so far has been avoiding colds and flus. But the one time I had to work while sick was enough to make me collect every known remedy. Now, when I feel that I might be coming down with something I take garlic, echinacea, vitamin B and C, etc. etc. and it usually works.
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Mexico
Local time: 20:02
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| Once or twice | Oct 18, 2012 |
Yes, a few times, but I managed to work, slowly, but I reached my daily goal.
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United States
Local time: 21:02
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| I can't imagine doing this | Oct 18, 2012 |
I've worked when I've been sick, but (on the rare occassions) when I'm very sick, I don't work. Health comes first and I don't want to have dealings with clients who don't understand that.
Not very heroic of me, but there you are.
| | | | | After full narcosis | Oct 18, 2012 |
Last May I had an operation. The same afternoon/night I started and finished a small translation. The hospital had a WLAN but it did not reach my room. My husband set-up a WLAN using his mobile phone as a base. I did not know it was possible... Luckily, I had a very nice room-mate who did not mind me working in the dark till late, and the night-shift nurse did not yell at me.
I was rewarded, because this small job lead to a ... See more Last May I had an operation. The same afternoon/night I started and finished a small translation. The hospital had a WLAN but it did not reach my room. My husband set-up a WLAN using his mobile phone as a base. I did not know it was possible... Luckily, I had a very nice room-mate who did not mind me working in the dark till late, and the night-shift nurse did not yell at me.
I was rewarded, because this small job lead to a series of bigger ones. Actually this client my most important one at present. ▲ Collapse
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| Oh yes I have! | Oct 18, 2012 |
Two years ago, in December, I had a rush job with a very tight deadline. I was 33 weeks pregnant and caught chickenpox from my older daughter. I was so feverish that I thought I was dying, I had to creep to get to the bathroom, but still I did complete the job on time. I don't really remember much from those days! The customer didn't complain, though.
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| | | | Eser Perkins
Türkiye
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And it seems to happen almost every time I have a big job at hand. During my last assignment which lasted about 3 weeks, I got terribly sick twice. At the beginning of the assignment I caught a bad cold. And then towards the end of it, just as I was thinking that I got well, my cold took a bad turn towards bronchitis. To make the matters worse, I got conjunctivitis on both eyes and was not able to look at the screen or more than five minutes at a time.
| | | | | pre-and post-surgery | Oct 18, 2012 |
Once I had an emergency surgery, and I was giving instructions to my sister right before getting into the operation room. On my next surgery, as soon as I got home I got a call from a customer asking for a translation, I told him that I was just coming from the hospital. He said that it was not his problem and that he needed the translation that same day. I had to start working immediately.
| | | | | colds vs flu | Oct 19, 2012 |
With colds, it's a bit easier, but even then, it's hard to concentrate. The flu is another story....it seems like there's this terrible gastro virus going around the whole world and it's debilitating. A month later and I'm still experiencing lightheadedness because I got so dehydrated. I wonder if it WAS the asian flu because I have never had anything that bad...
However, once I start feeling better, I get really bored and yearn to get back to work! You go crazy after a while just w... See more With colds, it's a bit easier, but even then, it's hard to concentrate. The flu is another story....it seems like there's this terrible gastro virus going around the whole world and it's debilitating. A month later and I'm still experiencing lightheadedness because I got so dehydrated. I wonder if it WAS the asian flu because I have never had anything that bad...
However, once I start feeling better, I get really bored and yearn to get back to work! You go crazy after a while just watching old reruns! ▲ Collapse
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| My very first translation assignment... | Oct 22, 2012 |
I remember I applied for my very first translation job back in 1994, when still in the university. I got few pages of test translation to do at home, and got the worst possible fever the same day. It was an agony, since I was half-alive but too stupid and/or too proud to inform my prospective employer that I am unfit to work.
I also remember that I had to type that translation on an ancient typewriter as nobody I knew had personal computers at home at that time... surprisingly, the work I ... See more I remember I applied for my very first translation job back in 1994, when still in the university. I got few pages of test translation to do at home, and got the worst possible fever the same day. It was an agony, since I was half-alive but too stupid and/or too proud to inform my prospective employer that I am unfit to work.
I also remember that I had to type that translation on an ancient typewriter as nobody I knew had personal computers at home at that time... surprisingly, the work I did in this coma-like state proved good enough, and I stayed with this company for the next two years. ▲ Collapse
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