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Poll: Have you determined a certain day of the week on which you don't accept any work?
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Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Németország
Local time: 23:02
Tag (2009 óta)
angol - német
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No Jul 14, 2016

Flexibility is the key.

 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazília
Local time: 18:02
Tag (2014 óta)
angol - portugál
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Not yet Jul 14, 2016

For the moment being, I still have a few days off every month, because I have no jobs on those days, and they are ususally not on the weekends. Curiously enough, Saturdays and Sundays and two of my busiest days, while Tuesdays and Wednesdays are usually they days-off (not voluntarily, of course). But I expect to achieve an ideal protfolio where I can suppress two things: (1) all jobs and clients even 1 cent below my standard rate - (2) at least one fixed day-off a week, preferably Saturday, mayb... See more
For the moment being, I still have a few days off every month, because I have no jobs on those days, and they are ususally not on the weekends. Curiously enough, Saturdays and Sundays and two of my busiest days, while Tuesdays and Wednesdays are usually they days-off (not voluntarily, of course). But I expect to achieve an ideal protfolio where I can suppress two things: (1) all jobs and clients even 1 cent below my standard rate - (2) at least one fixed day-off a week, preferably Saturday, maybe Sunday. I'm still not able to do that, but I will soon.Collapse


 
texjax DDS PhD
texjax DDS PhD  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:02
Tag (2006 óta)
angol - olasz
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Yes and No Jul 14, 2016

I do accept work every day of the week but this doesn't necessarily mean that I work every day of the week.

Weekends are for my family but there are exceptions from time to time.


 
Mario Chavez (X)
Mario Chavez (X)  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:02
angol - spanyol
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What I learned Jul 14, 2016

When I was in my early 20s and going to the university, I hated the inconvenience of doing a split commercial workweek (8-12, 3-7, Monday through Friday, and 9-1 on Saturdays).

Then I became a freelancer translator in New York City and started working on weekends!

Gasp!



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Platon Danilov
Platon Danilov  Identity Verified
Ukrajna
Local time: 00:02
angol - orosz
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No Jul 15, 2016

- as soon as jobs don't come to me one after another as an endless flow. I am free until a new job comes. I may decline a job because of a deadline, rate, subject matter, or whatever reason, but it's never because of a fixed day off. I am flexible about freelancing, with a notion of "free", as Julian has made a good point.

 
Doan Quang
Doan Quang  Identity Verified
Vietnam
Local time: 04:02
ProZ.com-tag
angol - vietnami
Others Jul 15, 2016

I may accept jobs on the weekends only with flexible deadline!

 
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