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Poll: Do you work during the holiday season? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| I am right now | Dec 25, 2012 |
I have a big job due on Tuesday. If I'd been smart, I might have tried to finish it earlier.
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It depends on having work to do!
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| Rubbish Christmas.. | Dec 25, 2012 |
I once spent the whole holiday apart from half of Christmas Day translating a specification brochure for bin lorries - rather enjoyed it, actually!
Steve K.
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Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 22:42
Member (2009)
English to German
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Although my calendar shows an unavailability, I'm still working. This is either as a translator/editor or as a writer. Our big holiday was December 21st, not being of the Christian faith.
Still, I want to wish all my fellow ProZians Happy and Safe Holidays!
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 22:42
Member (2006)
German to English
They are no other days than other days, just less people around.
I do not have a full day because I spend the time with my family, but as soon as they watch TV, I am agonner!
Life goes on ...
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| A good idea: double (triple) rates | Dec 25, 2012 |
...for the holiday season to make it even more enjoyable (and flexible).
Especialy if the holiday season is so long now -- in fact, at least from St. Nicholas Day (19 December) to the Lunar New Year in February and Women's Day in March.
Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year!
[Edited at 2012-12-25 11:16 GMT]
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Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 05:42
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
But preferably out of my own choosing and not through necessity.
Mind you, Xmas is just another normal day over here in Japan -- we celebrate the New Year.
Wishing you all good health and prosperity in 2013!
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Martha Schwan
Brazil
Local time: 17:42
Member
English to Portuguese
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| WORK, WORK AND MORE WORK | Dec 25, 2012 |
I do work during the weekends and also the holidays and that does not exclude Christmas and New Year.
I am right here in front of my PC and I can't wait until someone shows up with an emergency project.
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Steve Kerry wrote:
I once spent the whole holiday apart from half of Christmas Day translating a specification brochure for bin lorries - rather enjoyed it, actually!
Steve K.
A Rubbish Christmas indeed!
I've got work over Christmas, which I'm glad of, but I did only accept the amount that I can fit in around the family while staying sane
Happy holidays to all of my fellow Prozians, and a good new year to us all!!
Filipa
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| I think the "no, never" ones... | Dec 25, 2012 |
...are actually afk to feast/meet people and not online to check the according radio button, so I doubt this poll's outcome is representative
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| 25th December, I am working right now | Dec 25, 2012 |
I've got a project to deliver on Friday morning, so Yes, I am working now and will stop for Christmas lunch and then work a bit more after 6 or 7 p.m. And hey, I'm not complaining.
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Ventnai
Spain
Local time: 22:42
German to English
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| Bah, humbug! | Dec 25, 2012 |
I 'ate Christmas, so yes I am working. I have already been called Scrooge twice today. I'd much rather take time off and see my family and friends at another time of year.
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Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 21:42
| No "undo" button for poll answers | Dec 25, 2012 |
I should have selected "Yes", but said "Sometimes, depends".
I had one holiday which encompassed Christmas and New Year in 1988/98, and another one in 1999/2000.
I have never worked on Christmas Day, but have worked on 1 January. Last year I worked right through the night on New Year's Eve on an urgent job for delivery 08:00 on 01.01.12. That was too extreme. I will not do that again.
I have a large job due on 03.01.2013, so I will probably work late this ... See more I should have selected "Yes", but said "Sometimes, depends".
I had one holiday which encompassed Christmas and New Year in 1988/98, and another one in 1999/2000.
I have never worked on Christmas Day, but have worked on 1 January. Last year I worked right through the night on New Year's Eve on an urgent job for delivery 08:00 on 01.01.12. That was too extreme. I will not do that again.
I have a large job due on 03.01.2013, so I will probably work late this afternoon (Christmas Day) and tonight. Religious observations are important to me, and those are "fixed appointments"; all the rest is pretty much negotiable.
I consider all other days during "the holiday season" as working days, although should confess that the afternoon of 20th December was spent enjoying a luncheon with friends... ▲ Collapse
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| I am this year... | Dec 25, 2012 |
Work was slow for a few weeks and I didn't mind accepting some jobs over the holidays. I had a large editing job due the 27, and a smallish translation with no real due date. Another client had a review for me to do but it's been delayed. I'm fine working through the holidays!
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