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Poll: Is your partner 'jealous' when you work long hours/weekends? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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abufaraz
Pakistan
Local time: 18:45
English to Urdu
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| Not Jealous But Frantic | Apr 14, 2006 |
She is never jealous but she becomes frantic sometimes , when I am unable to perform the outdoor domsetic duties due to load of my translation work.
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| No. He has flexible hours too! | Apr 14, 2006 |
He's glad I'm happy, and making money! We always find time to be together. Both of us are fortunate in having flexible schedules. He does worry sometimes that I'm not getting enough sleep, though.
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She's working right alongside me.
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Voloshka 
Local time: 16:45
English to Russian
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| No, he is not jealous, he is not happy, | Apr 14, 2006 |
yet is doing his best to take care of our daughter (taking her to the thearte/park, reading books for kids and just going for a walk to the children playground).
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Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:45
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
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| What about us? | Apr 14, 2006 |
How about an "I don't have a partner" option?
Even Proz is anti us singletons these days!
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Vauwe
Local time: 15:45
English to German
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| Jealous is the wrong word | Apr 14, 2006 |
No, not jealous but ill-tempered since most of the time we cannot synchronise our time tables.
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| Jealous, No! | Apr 14, 2006 |
Supportive, yes! My wife accepts that working as a freelance has its down sides, which are more than compensated for by its up sides (more time together, flexibility, etc.).
Regarding the comment on "what about us" referring to those without partners, I would say, use your free time well and, as I said in another forum, work to live not live to work.
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| Lack of option | Apr 14, 2006 |
... "No partner"
Anni
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Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 15:45
Member (2002)
German to Dutch
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SITE LOCALIZER | Another bachelor | Apr 14, 2006 |
However, no problem that you didn't include bachelors.
Being a bachelor raises the status of a Technical College tech translator! In alle fairness I lift the veil on my "CV": http://www.henkpeelen.com/fromhemmietohenk.htm
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Niraja Nanjundan (X)
Local time: 19:15
German to English
I don't have a partner either, and I love it!
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| i was the jealous one ;-) | Apr 14, 2006 |
My ex was an accountant so when it came to key periods in the tax year, he basically lived at the office, so if anything, he was the one who was always late for dates because he had finish off some file.
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Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 15:45
English to German
| No woman, no cry | Apr 14, 2006 |
No partner, no kids, no family, no cat, no dog - the godchildren would like me to have more time for them, and I always feel that one such relationship is enough (i.e. the relationship between me and my self-declared godchildren that entitles them to make demands on my time).
I know several freelance translators who cut their working hours exactly to the size and shape of their partners' inhouse jobs. I would hate that!!!
 ... See more No partner, no kids, no family, no cat, no dog - the godchildren would like me to have more time for them, and I always feel that one such relationship is enough (i.e. the relationship between me and my self-declared godchildren that entitles them to make demands on my time).
I know several freelance translators who cut their working hours exactly to the size and shape of their partners' inhouse jobs. I would hate that!!!
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| my partner actually likes it | Apr 14, 2006 |
because he is a hardened gamer and loves the chance to spend a night on his favourite new game in the computer next to me... he works flexible hours too, so that helps as well. He does whine a bit if he has to do all the chores though but he loves to brag to our friends about becoming a stay-at-home-dad someday...
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