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Poll: Has your work load changed after the financial crisis?
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Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 20:19
Member (2006)
German to English
Other Sep 20, 2009

My workload has increased quite a bit, but I cannot for certain say it is because of the "financial crisis".
 
Valeria Lagos Gordon Downie
Valeria Lagos Gordon Downie
Spain
Local time: 20:19
Spanish to English
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decreased quite a lot lately Sep 20, 2009

Lucky you!
Our workload - which until May was quite regular and almost always more than we could handle, suffered a sudden decrease in June and became very irregular since. Thanksfully, we're still being paid for jobs done until then, and for some odd jobs done during the summer, but when we collect all that, I don't know what will happen. All the agencies we used to work with constantly have stopped sending e-mails.
I am very worried.
 
Maria Isabel Pazos Gómez
Maria Isabel Pazos Gómez  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 20:19
German to Spanish
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I had a baby... Sep 20, 2009

... just before the financial crisis started. So I really have no clue, as I reduced my workload and it is still enough.

Good luck for all that are worried, I am sure that it will get better soon.

Mabel
 
Marion Sprafke
Marion Sprafke  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 20:19
Italian to German
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A lot of work from new customers and less from the old Sep 20, 2009

My customers have changed. Before I worked a lot for Italy and less for others. Now I have a lot of new Customers from all over the wourld but Italy. I translated manuals for about 15 years, now I am working in other sectors. I just changed since 2008 and for me work increased. Maybe the situation in Italy is similar to Spain?

Marion
 
Mykhailo Voloshko
Mykhailo Voloshko  Identity Verified
Ukraine
Local time: 21:19
Member (2008)
English to Russian
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after Sep 20, 2009

I wouldn't say "after".
Who said it's over?
 
Maria Drangel
Maria Drangel  Identity Verified
Sweden
Local time: 20:19
English to Swedish
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Now it has increased Sep 20, 2009

My work load between January and June has been very small.

Since July the work load has been massive, actually the largest work load I have experienced since I started to work as a translator...
 
Marlene Blanshay
Marlene Blanshay  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 14:19
Member (2009)
French to English
+ ...
slight decrease Sep 21, 2009

the month of september has been VERY slow, even after people came back from vacation. There was a period of almost NO work, but I have made some new connections. However, i have seen some signs of recovery. It wasn't a drastic decrease overall though.
 
Mara Ballarini
Mara Ballarini  Identity Verified
Australia
Local time: 04:19
Member (2006)
English to Italian
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other Sep 21, 2009

Michael Harris wrote:

My workload has increased quite a bit, but I cannot for certain say it is because of the "financial crisis".


same here
 


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