| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Do you work on weekends? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | Julian Holmes 
Japan
Local time: 07:53
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
Sats and Suns are quality time -- no phone calls and e-mails to reply to.
I can work at my own pace without the hassles of unwanted interruptions and disruptions.
Of course, I don't tell my customers this. 
| | | | David Wright
Austria
Local time: 00:53
German to English
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I like the freedom to have my weekend when I choose ... but my partner is a teacher, which means she only has non-work time at weekends, so I don't in fact ever work weekends.
| | | | | Once in a while | Aug 21, 2013 |
on Saturdays, mostly to catch up with things because of poor time management during the week.
I don't take on work specifically for weekends without extra WE charge. For the time being, I feel I work enough 5 days a week.
However, my view on this might change when my children leave the household. Or not.
Philippe
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| yes, quite often | Aug 21, 2013 |
gives me the freedom to have a few hours in the week to do other stuff. But, only if I need to because I took the time off in the week.
Otherwise, jobs that come in late in the week for delivery Monday, I usually negotiate a surcharge, unless it is a really good client.
Sometimes I just like to do some work at the weekend because I suddenly thought of a good phrase or a solution to some difficult terminology.
that is a great advantage of being freelance.
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Anyway, I prefer taking days off when everyone else is "busy"...
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Julian Holmes wrote: Sats and Suns are quality time -- no phone calls and e-mails to reply to. I can work at my own pace without the hassles of unwanted interruptions and disruptions. Of course, I don't tell my customers this.
Though in my case it is not so cut and dried.
I reserve the right NOT to work at weekends, as that is when I give priority to my private life.
However, a lot of my relatives and friends are pensioners and have discovered the joys of not being tied to office hours, while others who are working are actually busy in the social services or church at weekends.
So if a family party is held mid-week, I take the day off and work at the weekend too.
And if I have a tight deadline I work at all sorts of odd hours anyway.
| | | | tilak raj
India
Local time: 04:23
Member (2012)
English to Punjabi
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As a freelancer, it is not definite point that I will have to enjoy weekend. My first focus is to satisfy our regular clients with working. Be it weekend or working day, when I have work on weekend, I will work on those weekends. Sometimes, I enjoy the weekend because of no projects in these days.
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Noura Tawil
Syria
Local time: 01:53
Member (2013)
English to Arabic
What is a weekend? 
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I had an editing job last weekend, in fact. I have no trouble with weekend jobs. But if i have plans that make it impossible then, no...sometimes your life takes priority!
| | | | Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 00:53
Member (2006)
German to English
| Yes, very often | Aug 21, 2013 |
I do tend to spend one day or afternoon with the family, but otherwise, if work is there, it will be done. I have more time during the weekdays (in some cases) for other things. That is the advantage of freelancers;-)
Am sitting in my parents-in laws garden at the moment working away in the sun - what a life:-)
| | | | | you just did :) | Aug 21, 2013 |
Julian Holmes wrote: Sats and Suns are quality time -- no phone calls and e-mails to reply to. I can work at my own pace without the hassles of unwanted interruptions and disruptions. Of course, I don't tell my customers this.
just how many of our customers read our posts, I wonder??
big outsourcer is watching you
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Chun Un
Macau
Member (2007)
English to Chinese
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but I often take time off on weekdays too.
| | | | Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 07:53
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
| Members Only | Aug 21, 2013 |
Heather McCrae wrote: you just did  just how many of our customers read our posts, I wonder?? big outsourcer is watching you
I know that none of mine do. I look at these polls and Proz forums as "Members Only" clubs, says he sipping away on a nicely chilled glass of Chardonnay - what a life
@Michael
Thanks for the quote!
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too true:
ワラライフ!!
I would love to visit Japan again (last time I was 5!), left such a lasting impression
maybe if I work every weekend for a year, I can save up enough money but there again, is that Chardonnay glowing slightly ?
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