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Poll: Would you consider stop being a freelancer and move to a full-time position?
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Feb 25

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Would you consider stop being a freelancer and move to a full-time position?".

This poll was originally submitted by Claudio Machado Junior. View the poll results »
 
Thayenga
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No Feb 25

If I ever stop being a freelancer, then I would only move to full retirement.

Wolfgang Schoene
Sundar Gopalakrishnan
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Alexandra Speirs
Christine Andersen
Christopher Schröder
Yaotl Altan
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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No Feb 25

First of all, I'm a full-time freelancer, so I suppose the question means moving to an in-house position. I worked as staff translator at an EU institution for 20 years and retired in 2006. I loved the work, my boss, my colleagues and… the pay (I usually earned much more than I do now). I often miss the camaraderie, the lunchtime chats, the teamwork and also the helpdesk support! All the work done there prepared me for freelancing…

Sundar Gopalakrishnan
Christopher Schröder
Yaotl Altan
Rita Translator
 
Iulia Parvu
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Depends Feb 25

Only if it would mean doing what I am doing now (translation and transcreation), but for more money...
In that case, I wouldn't mind going to an office every day.
 
Alex Lichanow
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Yes, but actually no Feb 25

I would absolutely consider the perceived security of an in-house employee position if:
- the pay was at least equal to my current income;
- I could work from home 100% of my time (guess I could live with coming into the office about once a month);
- I could still have a variety of clients and types of text to work on, so things don't become tedious after two days.

So, basically, no, not going to happen.

Iulia Parvu
Kimberly Wastler
Dan Lucas
Mirta Guerra
Liena Vijupe
neilmac
Jordan Eriksen
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
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No way Feb 25

No way am I being tied down to a full working week.

Liena Vijupe
Gerard Barry
Angie Garbarino
 
Lingua 5B
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Depends Feb 25

Absolutely, if the offer were great. Otherwise, probably not.

Gerard Barry
Natasha Cloutier
Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei
 
Liena Vijupe
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No Feb 25

I already am a full-time employee at my own company. I surely wouldn't mind somebody else paying the employer's share of my taxes but I'm afraid my boss would never forgive such betrayal, she always lets me do whatever I want and I don't even have to ask. Also my office is really nice and the commute is short, couldn't wish for anything better.
 
Gerard Barry
Gerard Barry
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. Feb 26

I was a freelancer for a few years before starting in-house translating nearly 11 years ago. Both have their pros and cons, although the freedom freelancers have does make me question my decision sometimes.

Rachel Waddington
 


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