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Poll: Freelancers need never retire if they don't want to. Лице кое објавува дискусија: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Freelancers need never retire if they don't want to.".
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Some, like me, start freelancing full-time after retiring from an in-house position…
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Lincoln Hui 
Хонк Конг
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I presume death will force most freelancers to retire against their will.
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Astrid Elke Witte
Германија
Local time: 17:24
Член (2002)
германски на англиски
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| The question is wrongly phrased | Jan 8, 2020 |
Most freelancers are obliged to keep on working, as they cannot afford to do otherwise. That is not the same as wanting to, or wanting to be accorded the luxury (?!) of continuing to work.
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Samuel Murray
Холандија
Local time: 17:24
Член (2006)
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| Sooner or later... | Jan 8, 2020 |
ProZ.com Staff wrote:
Freelancers need never retire if they don't want to.
Sooner or later your mind will start to go, and then you would have to stop, even if you don't want to. You can also develop physical ails (I mean specifically due to old age) that prevent you from continuing. And for some, these come sooner than expected.
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expressisverbis
Португалија
Local time: 16:24
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| Not death only | Jan 8, 2020 |
Lincoln Hui wrote:
I presume death will force most freelancers to retire against their will.
Or a disease.
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Nilton Junior
Бразил
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I am not sure if I completely follow this poll. If your skills are still in demand and you want to work, it is a good thing there isn't an arbitrary age limit for freelance translators.
However, as others have said and money matters aside, health issues (which can come at any time during one's lifespan) may sometimes force a professional to retire against their will.
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Thayenga
Германија
Local time: 17:24
Член (2009)
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"If they don't want to", implies that they can keep on working for as long as they want to. What about if they would love to keep working but can't for, let's say, health reasons? This cuts off the "want to" portion.
[Edited at 2020-01-08 14:55 GMT]
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Siobhán Fulton
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 11:24
германски на англиски
| Are there any retired translators? | Jan 8, 2020 |
I've never met one.
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Tom in London
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 16:24
италијански на англиски
Samuel Murray wrote:
Sooner or later your mind will start to go
Not necessarily. I know many old people who are 100% mentally fit.
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Lincoln Hui
Хонк Конг
Local time: 23:24
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Tom in London wrote:
Not necessarily. I know many old people who are 100% mentally fit.
But do you know any dead people who are 100% mentally fit?
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Kay Denney
Франција
Local time: 17:24
француски на англиски
Tom in London wrote:
Samuel Murray wrote:
Sooner or later your mind will start to go
Not necessarily. I know many old people who are 100% mentally fit.
And I know plenty who are not. We just need to suppose that Samuel didn't mean literally all translators will lose their minds at some point, but that losing your mind is a thing that can happen.
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You can "retire" (become financially independent as in not "have" to work anymore) and never retire (stay active: freelancing, freewheeling or whatever floats your boat), if you don't want to.
It is also about redefining what work and retirement means to you, on a personal level.
[Edited at 2020-01-08 20:19 GMT]
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DZiW (X)
Украина
англиски на руски
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| Only slaves must work to death | Jan 8, 2020 |
If a person has been working hard for 5-10 years but still has not enough savings to retire nor Plan B/C/D, then he is but a slave--or any cute euphemism.
It's ok, when an elderly person really wants--not must!--to work a little more. No problem.
However, in developing countries rather many people die before the retirement age (60-70), so it's not a problem either. Little wonder some freelancers pretend to be fond of working, whereas some governments try to increase the requir... See more If a person has been working hard for 5-10 years but still has not enough savings to retire nor Plan B/C/D, then he is but a slave--or any cute euphemism.
It's ok, when an elderly person really wants--not must!--to work a little more. No problem.
However, in developing countries rather many people die before the retirement age (60-70), so it's not a problem either. Little wonder some freelancers pretend to be fond of working, whereas some governments try to increase the requirements for eligible pensioners. What a win-win! ▲ Collapse
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Tom in London
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 16:24
италијански на англиски
Kay Denney wrote:
.... losing your mind is a thing that can happen.
Yes- at any age.
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