What a difference a month makes…
What a different world we live in now to just over a month ago, when I wrote my last post …
Tag Archives: self-employed
Freelancing when you’re ill – a double-edged sword?
I recently retweeted a fabulous in-house job offer for a translator in a large international scientific organisation in Geneva, saying …
Online 24/7 – really?
This post was inspired by a recent early bird booking period for the BP2018 Conference, which was announced on a …
Workaholics Anonymous?
The self-employed are notorious for their workaholic tendencies. I have to admit that my ex-father-in-law once asked me if I …
Subcontracting – is it your cup of tea?
I’ve always said that subcontracting most definitely isn’t my cup of tea. Not for me the hassle of project management, …
A change is as good as a rest
I know, I know, it’s been ages since I last posted. In my defence, I was on holiday the last …
Trusting your Gut
As freelance business owners, we’re all assumed to be ultra-professional and efficient – as indeed many of us are – …
The Green Translator
Living out in the sticks, as I do, and growing a lot of my own food on my allotment, I …
Life’s too short
Last week was rather a sombre time here in my little corner of Sussex. At the weekend there was the …
Enough is enough – or when it’s time to sack a client
I had one of those awful days last Friday, when an agency client got in touch to say her end …
