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Poll: What do you like most about being a freelancer?
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What do you like most about being a freelancer?".

This poll was originally submitted by Inga Jakobi. View the poll results »
 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
Flexibility Dec 17, 2021

Flexibility.

I have a choice to take jobs which subject matters I'm familiar with. I know nothing about legal or medical fields, nor I have any interest to. I'm glad that I have the freedom to decline such jobs. It's not something you can really get in full-time positions, no matter what the job is. It's a privilege, if I say so myself.

[Edited at 2021-12-17 06:50 GMT]

nathalia woglo
 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Netherlands
Local time: 12:15
Member (2016)
English to Dutch
+ ...
A combination Dec 17, 2021

I love being my own boss, the flexibility, diversity of work and good money I can't imagine ever becoming an employee again.

Baran Keki
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Tom in London
Elena Simonelli
Jelena Bogdan
Florence Risser
Michael Harris
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 11:15
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
Other (a combination) Dec 17, 2021

I love being my own boss, the flexibility, the diversity of work, learning new things and the money. I even like the thrill of not knowing when the next job will come…

Veronica Montserrat
Elena Simonelli
Christopher Schröder
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Jeannette Issa
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:15
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Always doing my best Dec 17, 2021

ProZ.com Staff wrote:

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What do you like most about being a freelancer?".

This poll was originally submitted by Inga Jakobi. View the poll results »



The requirement to always produce top quality work, and to continuously improve. Getting work depends on it.

expressisverbis
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 12:15
French to English
. Dec 17, 2021

The free part: freedom to take off to the dog park or swimming pool when I feel like it, even if it means getting up early to get my quota of work done first. Being able to just take off to the seaside when I feel like it, working wherever I happen to be rather than being chained to a desk in an office, choosing to work for a couple of hours at the weekend to get ahead and deliver early on Monday so I can then spend Monday shopping in empty shops instead of fighting through the crowds on Saturda... See more
The free part: freedom to take off to the dog park or swimming pool when I feel like it, even if it means getting up early to get my quota of work done first. Being able to just take off to the seaside when I feel like it, working wherever I happen to be rather than being chained to a desk in an office, choosing to work for a couple of hours at the weekend to get ahead and deliver early on Monday so I can then spend Monday shopping in empty shops instead of fighting through the crowds on Saturday, being able to turn work down when I don't feel like it, not having to deal with having a boss, choosing what fields I want to specialise in rather than just working on whatever, ... ▲ Collapse


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Christopher Schröder
Liena Vijupe
Edith van der Have
Mr. Satan (X)
Jeannette Issa
Veronica Montserrat
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
+ ...
The freedom to split infinitives? Dec 17, 2021

Tom in London wrote:
The requirement to always produce top quality work, and to continuously improve. Getting work depends on it.

Does that not also apply to non-freelancers?
 


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