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Poll: Do you know colleagues who took up freelance translation / interpreting during the pandemic?
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Alex Nduati
Enrique Soria
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 12:21
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
No Sep 14, 2022

I don’t know personally anyone who has taken up translation freelancing during the pandemic but the increasing number of new members who joined Proz with empty profiles or with no relevant details included seems to confirm that many people resort to freelancing…

expressisverbis
Giovana Zaltron
Aline Brito
 
Chié_JP
Chié_JP
Japan
Local time: 20:21
Member (2013)
English to Japanese
+ ...
On the contrary Sep 15, 2022

I know several PMs collaborating during pre-pandemic years left agency after pandemic. Probably they did not see any future in the industry because most international business is on the decrease and some of the world largest economies were going to come to halt for unlimited periods?
As for freelancers, it is not a colleague or a friend but on social platform post from unknown people, there has been a complaint they no longer had any job after epidemic and unhappily quit freelancer (some ... See more
I know several PMs collaborating during pre-pandemic years left agency after pandemic. Probably they did not see any future in the industry because most international business is on the decrease and some of the world largest economies were going to come to halt for unlimited periods?
As for freelancers, it is not a colleague or a friend but on social platform post from unknown people, there has been a complaint they no longer had any job after epidemic and unhappily quit freelancer (some are at age of more than 50 ! and it may seemed a difficult situation) Highly increased investment to MT engine during pandemic was seen, normal operation / business stopped and most companies were too rich in retained surplus, having received ample gov. compensation for lockdown period, and this seemed to have taken his job away from them. I expect this trend to continue. I did not quit anything so far but some agencies asked for drastic rate cut because of Pandemic and tedious post edit jobs simply increased. ▲ Collapse
 
Kay Denney
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France
Local time: 13:21
French to English
. Sep 15, 2022

yes and?
 
Aline Brito
Aline Brito  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 08:21
Member (2020)
English to Portuguese
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Yes Sep 29, 2022

I don't think they'll last, though. They see it as a side job, and, honestly, I don't think they're cut out to it.
 
Stepan Konev
Stepan Konev  Identity Verified
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:21
English to Russian
Question: Do you know... Sep 30, 2022

What is the difference between ‘No’ and ‘I don’t know’? If you don’t know, then your option is No.
Am I right or yes?

[Edited at 2022-09-30 01:20 GMT]

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