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Poll: How does the summer business slump affect you?
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Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise  Identity Verified
Belgien
Local time: 16:45
Medlem (2020)
Franska till Nederländska
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Steady Jul 19

My workload stays more or less steady, but I'm taking at least 15 days off, so my income in the months of July, August and September is often lower than in the other months.

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 15:45
Medlem (2007)
Engelska till Portugisiska
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N/A Jul 19

Slump? As many translators take their summer vacations and I don’t, some years those are my best months. Besides that, I have a long-time customer who every year has a good volume of translations to be delivered at the end of September. Usually, I start receiving their projects in the beginning of August…
 
Oxana G
Oxana G  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:45
Medlem (2021)
Engelska till Ryska
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Variations Jul 21

The work volume fluctuates anyway during the year, and I like to take some periods off to rest, recharge, spend more time with family.
 


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