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Poll: How many holiday/vacation weeks do you usually take in a year?
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Paulo Caldeira
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Portugal
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Vacations? When? How? Aug 22, 2016

For a freelancer, when he/she takes vacations for more than 3 days it means losing money.
Only in-house workers and bosses can take 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 weeks.
I have 5 jobs right now...when everyone is in the beach.
And my taxes are paid by Myself without any benefits.

Which I could go in vacations.

10 years is too much time without more than 3 days out of my computer. But with my age, I don't have the chances that are offered to Youngsters without any ex... See more
For a freelancer, when he/she takes vacations for more than 3 days it means losing money.
Only in-house workers and bosses can take 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 weeks.
I have 5 jobs right now...when everyone is in the beach.
And my taxes are paid by Myself without any benefits.

Which I could go in vacations.

10 years is too much time without more than 3 days out of my computer. But with my age, I don't have the chances that are offered to Youngsters without any experience in any field. So...no work, no money, no money, no food. ▲ Collapse
 
Erzsébet Czopyk
Erzsébet Czopyk  Identity Verified
Hungary
Local time: 06:03
Member (2006)
Russian to Hungarian
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same here Aug 22, 2016

Paulo Caldeira wrote:

For a freelancer, when he/she takes vacations for more than 3 days it means losing money.
Only in-house workers and bosses can take 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 weeks.
I have 5 jobs right now...when everyone is in the beach.
And my taxes are paid by Myself without any benefits.

Which I could go in vacations.

10 years is too much time without more than 3 days out of my computer. But with my age, I don't have the chances that are offered to Youngsters without any experience in any field. So...no work, no money, no money, no food.


no work, no money - no money, no food = same here
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
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United States
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Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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A week Aug 22, 2016

In the last 5 years I've taken an average of 1 week a year to go someplace on a vacation. It always entails a lot of time spent on preparations ahead of time and catching up when I get back, so the down time is actually more. I could not afford to take more time than that, as it would definitely affect my business.
 
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