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| | | | neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 03:09
шпански на англиски
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I see my current outlook as more positive than negative, defined as I think I will have enough to keep me going and pay the bills until the end of the year. However, if you define positive as "business is booming", then I don't think that's the case anywhere in the "industry" at the moment.
Update: I'm suddenly feeling less positive, as some of my university clients are pushing me to use the online system for billing public administrations (FACe), which is a nightmare. I spent sever... See more I see my current outlook as more positive than negative, defined as I think I will have enough to keep me going and pay the bills until the end of the year. However, if you define positive as "business is booming", then I don't think that's the case anywhere in the "industry" at the moment.
Update: I'm suddenly feeling less positive, as some of my university clients are pushing me to use the online system for billing public administrations (FACe), which is a nightmare. I spent several hours trying to use it earlier this year, but gave up frustrated and angry. Even reading the official government website for information is like a slow torture. If I do eventually have to start using the system, I'll be dragged into it kicking and screaming, and will need to engage a third-party to handle it for me, which will mean having to raise my current reasonable rates, perhaps by up to 100%, to compensate for the hassle.
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| | | | Kay Denney 
Франција
Local time: 03:09
француски на англиски
Given that a lot of my work has been in industries that are crashing right now (tourism, catering, the arts...), I'm afraid things look pretty bleak.
| | | | Mario Freitas
Бразил
Local time: 22:09
англиски на португалски
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It was pretty negative in July and August, but we're back on the track now.
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Dan Lucas
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 02:09
Член (2014)
јапонски на англиски
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Professionally, my general outlook for the rest of 2020 right now is:". View the poll results »
Been pretty solid all year. Hoping it will continue, but worried that lockdown and other coronavirus countermeasures are going to cause a tidal wave of economic pain a few months down the road.
Dan
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I had a couple neutral months in May and June but I made enough to avoid any cuts. Now everything seems just like before corona for me. It helps to translate medical content!
| | | | Siobhán Fulton
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 21:09
германски на англиски
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Although my agency work has picked up the last month or two, and my direct clients continue to send work, I expect the usual seasonal slowdown in December and July.
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