Poll: In general, the job size I prefer is: Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "In general, the job size I prefer is:".
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| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 23:00
Spanish to English
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| I prefer a mix | Aug 23, 2022 |
And so far, so do our colleagues, according to the poll results.
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I do like having a long-term project with a comfortable deadline and in parallel handling a good bunch of shortish jobs, but in fact the size does not matter as much as the subject and the quality of the original.
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I take on all kinds of projects: large, medium, small. I guess almost every freelancer does. Interestingly, over the years I have come to the realisation that I am most comfortable with small to medium sized jobs because they are usually the most interesting to me. I work exclusively in medical and pharmaceutical fields, and large assignments tend to be dry and more technical, while small and medium projects tend to involve patient-facing and marketing materials. The latter require extra effort ... See more I take on all kinds of projects: large, medium, small. I guess almost every freelancer does. Interestingly, over the years I have come to the realisation that I am most comfortable with small to medium sized jobs because they are usually the most interesting to me. I work exclusively in medical and pharmaceutical fields, and large assignments tend to be dry and more technical, while small and medium projects tend to involve patient-facing and marketing materials. The latter require extra effort in terms of style and conveying the meaning correctly, which is why I enjoy them more. ▲ Collapse
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Samuel Murray 
Netherlands
Local time: 23:00
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| What do these even mean? | Aug 23, 2022 |
Okay, so I have the following size jobs:
Translation
Tiny: up to 50 words
Very small: up to 200 words
Small: up to 500 words
Medium: up to 2000 words
Large: up to 5000 words <-- I prefer this one
Very large: more words
Revision:
Tiny: up to 50 words
Very small: up to 500 words
Small: up to 3000 words
Medium: up to 10 000 words <-- I prefer this one
Large: up to 25 000 words
Very large: more wo... See more Okay, so I have the following size jobs:
Translation
Tiny: up to 50 words
Very small: up to 200 words
Small: up to 500 words
Medium: up to 2000 words
Large: up to 5000 words <-- I prefer this one
Very large: more words
Revision:
Tiny: up to 50 words
Very small: up to 500 words
Small: up to 3000 words
Medium: up to 10 000 words <-- I prefer this one
Large: up to 25 000 words
Very large: more words
What should I answer on the poll? What would my fellow ProZians consider big or small jobs?
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| | | | | Large long-term, medium medium-term and small short-term | Aug 23, 2022 |
Teresa Borges wrote:
I do like having a long-term project with a comfortable deadline and in parallel handling a good bunch of shortish jobs, but in fact the size does not matter as much as the subject and the quality of the original.
For me, the optimal is to have a huge project going on with a comfortable deadline that allows me to take on some medieum sized projects, and to vary all this with tiny projects during the day.
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 22:00
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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| The size I prefer is | Aug 23, 2022 |
XXL.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:00
Member (2008)
Italian to English
ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "In general, the job size I prefer is:". View the poll results »
About 41 x 22 cm.
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About 5000 words per week regularly would be sufficient to me, if the rate is good. Is the job size medium?
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Medium and a few small ones on the side.
But of course we may have different perceptions of small, medium and large.
For me it would be:
Min. fee 10-200 w
Small project 200 - 1,500 w
Medium 1,500 - 7,000 w
Large 7,000-20,000 w
Very large >20,000 w
| | | | Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
expressisverbis wrote:
XXL.
Don’t tell me... they haven’t offered you that one million words crap, have they? 
| | | | | Where is the "Huge" option? | Aug 23, 2022 |
Books have been my favorite translations: they're challenging, gratifying, and, of course, lucrative.
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expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 22:00
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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Novian Cahyadi wrote: expressisverbis wrote:
XXL. Don’t tell me... they haven’t offered you that one million words crap, have they?
I mean reasonably large projects that come from clients and/or agencies I work, that keep my brain working, and pay me the rates I offer them on time.
To me, and to tell you the truth, sometimes it's not so much the quantity that matters, but the quality, meaning a good and long-lasting relationship between clients and me where we are both happy with service and payment.
That crap you are referring to or a similar one goes directly to the bin without even being read.
I consider myself a very selective and careful person.
| | | | | Size is not important | Aug 24, 2022 |
Tom in London wrote: My size ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "In general, the job size I prefer is:". View the poll results » About 41 x 22 cm.
Is you last name Thumb?
I don't rate jobs by size so much as type of text, content, how much I like the client, etc. My work encompasses texts ranging from a few sentences up to 40 pages or more, but I wouldn't say I have a general preference for any part of that range.
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 23:00
French to English
I like a big job that'll keep me busy for several weeks, but on a comfortable deadline that means I can fit other stuff in, to keep me from getting bored (because even the most fascinating subject can get boring if I only work on that for weeks on end) and also to keep my direct clients happy, because I know most of them don't have an alternative translator. I can always recommend a colleague to them, but I much prefer to handle their translations myself.
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