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Poll: Do you supplement your income as a translator/interpreter with another type of work? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Arcatrad 
Belgium
Local time: 01:28
Member (2010)
English to French
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As I'm a brand new freelance translator, I kept my in-house sales assistant job part-time. This is a security, not knowing how it's going to work...
So I work with colleagues on something totally different every morning, and I translate @ home every afternoon (and evening...and night...and week-end... Well you all know about this, I suppose
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I also teach English but it is only about 6/8 hours a week, so it actually does not supplement my income.
It is just to have a bit of change during the week.
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Nina Khmielnitzky wrote:
Main is in-house, and I supplement my income with freelancing on weeke-ends.
Same here, except that in my case it can be any day of the week, not just weekends
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 01:28
Member (2009)
English to German
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I give tuitions, am a writer and poet, an editor, though presently mostly for friends, and help out as librarian and councellor in a Senior Citizens' facility, aside fromm marketing my beadwork.
However, the client requesting a translation and/or editing comes first.
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John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 01:28
Spanish to English
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In addition to translating and very occasionally teaching English, I also work giving guided tours in English or Catalan of some nearby Roman ruins. It's very seasonal, so it's definitely just a supplement.
Check out the museum's website at: http://www.mac.cat/eng/Branches/Empuries
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Amal Al-Arfaj
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 02:28
Member (2005)
English to Arabic
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I sell on eBay (I'm a PowerSeller). It's more of a hobby but I still make nice money.
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Williamson
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:28
Flemish to English
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| Software training | Dec 3, 2010 |
Software-training and translation are complentary.
Giving training allows earning a decent income, whilst refusing trados-knibblers and low rates.
[Edited at 2010-12-03 16:38 GMT]
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Oleg Osipov
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:28
English to Russian
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Also employed by a US-based travel agency as a remote Travel Program Administrator. Good thing to fill in the gap at times when work flow slows down.
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I do prepare logos for local companies. I am not a professional, but I have valuable results. It is a passion and also a good way of relaxing sometimes. It is also well paid.
I also consider developing small and not complicated websites. I made my own: www.glossofilia.com and I am happy with the result. Small companies like those I... See more I do prepare logos for local companies. I am not a professional, but I have valuable results. It is a passion and also a good way of relaxing sometimes. It is also well paid.
I also consider developing small and not complicated websites. I made my own: www.glossofilia.com and I am happy with the result. Small companies like those I am preparing the logos for do not need complicated websites, but only good looking and well written online visit cards, so it would be nice to start doing these too. I like it ▲ Collapse
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Rebecca Garber
Local time: 19:28
Member (2005)
German to English
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I work at a summer camp that teaches stunt work. I teach sword work, some tumbling, and high falls. It's definitely seasonal, and it's not for the money.
I do it to keep my stunt instruction certification and it's mostly fun.
And when we get to raise the platform for high falls to 7 meters, it's an awesome ride down.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:28
Spanish to English
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Until summer last year I co-ran a weekly pub quiz, but my parter gave up on it and after six months doing it alone I found it too much bother, since I now live further from the city, although I might start it up again in the new year.
I also occasionally do a bit of EFL teaching but very rarely nowadays, as I can usually make more translating. Interpreting jobs only come my way very occasionally too, and the last voice-over I did was a few years ago.
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Rolf Kern
Switzerland
Local time: 01:28
English to German
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In memoriam
With me, it's the other way around. I am retired and supplement my income by doing translations.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 01:28
Member (2006)
German to English
I need a 48 hour day just for translating, my family is my other occupation:-)
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Dolors Selis
Spain
Local time: 01:28
English to Catalan
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| I teach legal translation at University | Dec 3, 2010 |
Being a full time translator has given me the chance to teach legal translation at University. However, although I am paid for teaching, the most important in the teaching job is the chance of learning both from the students themselves and also from other translation teachers.
Although I sometimes feel that doing both things is quite difficult, I love what I do and I think that professionally I have reached what for me is an excellent balance, both in what is a part of the time wit... See more Being a full time translator has given me the chance to teach legal translation at University. However, although I am paid for teaching, the most important in the teaching job is the chance of learning both from the students themselves and also from other translation teachers.
Although I sometimes feel that doing both things is quite difficult, I love what I do and I think that professionally I have reached what for me is an excellent balance, both in what is a part of the time with other people and also ion what is the chance of learning from others. ▲ Collapse
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| Fledgling landscape designer | Dec 4, 2010 |
After nearly four decades in translation (with a pension from my translation job), several years ago I became passionate about landscape design, and 2009 was the first year I reported income from my landscape design business.
But translating always takes priority, and I often find that it cuts into the time I need to devote to become a full-fledged landscape designer.
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