Poll: Do you alter your working schedule to accommodate clients in different time zones? Лице кое објавува дискусија: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you alter your working schedule to accommodate clients in different time zones?".
This poll was originally submitted by Laura Gentili. View the poll results »
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Ty Kendall 
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 14:53
еврејски на англиски
I'll answer emails until quite late on a night (i.e. up until going to bed - which is when I often fire off final emails to US-based clients), but other than that...
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| No change... | Jul 14, 2015 |
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neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 15:53
шпански на англиски
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All my clients are in the same European Paris/Madrid time zone.
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But if I had to for certain projects, then why not?
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But I do sometimes accommodate clients on a different planet
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| Why should I? | Jul 14, 2015 |
I'd have pressure to do it if I were interpreting by phone. Otherwise they have no point in requiring that I be online or working on their project at any specific time of the day.
If I should be sleeping on the deadline, I don't think they'll mind if I deliver earlier.
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tilak raj
Индија
Local time: 19:23
Член (2012)
англиски на панјаби
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No. Only Client adjust deadline as per his,/her timezone.
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Some of my best clients are based in the US, which gradually has influenced my daily schedule:
I often do private business like going to the gym, hairdresser, shopping etc. in the mornings while I work afternoon and nights.
But I don't mind, in fact, I quite like it that way,
as long as no one takes it for granted that I am available even at midnight.
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John Cutler
Шпанија
Local time: 15:53
шпански на англиски
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In my case it would mean working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, plus holidays.
No, thank you.
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| up to a point | Jul 14, 2015 |
I'll stay up late to finish something for a deadline in Europe or Asia, but that's about it.
In fact, more often than not I turn down jobs because the CET deadlines make it impossible!
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Daniel Penso
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 06:53
Член (2012)
јапонски на англиски
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This is a huge factor I've found from experience.
I wouldn't mind working at any time but since I'm human, I do get tired
and require sleep.
Nevertheless, I have worked late into the night and done all nighters on occasion.
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Zhihua Liu
Кина
Local time: 21:53
англиски на кинески
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Live in a GMT+8 zone means I can go to sleep and still have enough time for my work.
However, sometimes, I work till late night so that the following day is pressureless.
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