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Tag Archives: self-employed

What a difference a month makes…

March 30, 2020

What a different world we live in now to just over a month ago, when I wrote my last post …

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Freelancing when you’re ill – a double-edged sword?

February 19, 2020

I recently retweeted a fabulous in-house job offer for a translator in a large international scientific organisation in Geneva, saying …

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Online 24/7 – really?

February 6, 2018

This post was inspired by a recent early bird booking period for the BP2018 Conference, which was announced on a …

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Workaholics Anonymous?

May 16, 2017

The self-employed are notorious for their workaholic tendencies. I have to admit that my ex-father-in-law once asked me if I …

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Subcontracting – is it your cup of tea?

September 29, 2016

I’ve always said that subcontracting most definitely isn’t my cup of tea. Not for me the hassle of project management, …

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A change is as good as a rest

July 28, 2016

I know, I know, it’s been ages since I last posted. In my defence, I was on holiday the last …

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Trusting your Gut

May 18, 2016

As freelance business owners, we’re all assumed to be ultra-professional and efficient – as indeed many of us are – …

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The Green Translator

November 25, 2015

Living out in the sticks, as I do, and growing a lot of my own food on my allotment, I …

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Life’s too short

August 25, 2015

Last week was rather a sombre time here in my little corner of Sussex. At the weekend there was the …

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Enough is enough – or when it’s time to sack a client

July 30, 2015

I had one of those awful days last Friday, when an agency client got in touch to say her end …

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