| Vom Thema belegte Seiten: < [1 2] | Poll: Do you usually check client emails outside of your working hours? Initiator des Themas: ProZ.com Staff
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Allison Wright (X) 
Portugal
Local time: 03:40
It amuses me to imagine a sign on my office door (inside my only dwelling) which states my "office hours". It could even state, "No unauthorised entry after working hours". I would ignore that, of course, and be lured in anyway.
I check e-mails when I am at my computer. I have a smartphone, but get annoyed that I have to put my specs on to look at the jolly thing. I have not found it as useful as I thought I would. I prefer looking at - and talking to - people when I am out of the o... See more It amuses me to imagine a sign on my office door (inside my only dwelling) which states my "office hours". It could even state, "No unauthorised entry after working hours". I would ignore that, of course, and be lured in anyway.
I check e-mails when I am at my computer. I have a smartphone, but get annoyed that I have to put my specs on to look at the jolly thing. I have not found it as useful as I thought I would. I prefer looking at - and talking to - people when I am out of the office, whether that occurs during office hours or not.
I hope that answers the question. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Vera Schoen
Schweden
Local time: 04:40
Mitglied (2008)
Deutsch > Schwedisch
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All my clients know that only check my e-mails Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00, and they seem to be fine with that. If I choose not to work during that time I always check my mails, if I work outside that time I enjoy being able to work without interruptions.
I do believe we need to allow ourselves time to completely forget about work.
| | | | Helen Hagon
Local time: 03:40
Mitglied (2011)
Russisch > Englisch
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I check emails whenever I'm at my computer, which usually means I'm working. For me, 'working hours' means any time I find a moment to sit at the computer and translate. I don't possess a device on which I can check emails away from the computer, and I'm not in a hurry to go out and get one. If someone sent me an urgent job while I was in the supermarket or the school playground I wouldn't be in a position to do it anyway.
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inkweaver wrote: wouldn't dream of it, actually.
I actually dream of it... as when I'm asleep!
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Terry Richards
Frankreich
Local time: 04:40
Französisch > Englisch
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| No is the only reasonable answer | Feb 12, 2014 |
- "Working hours" is that time when you are working.
- "Outside working hours" is that time when you are not working.
- "Checking client e-mails" is a part of work.
It is logically impossible to check your e-mail outside of working hours because that would entail both working and not working at the same time.
| | | | Elías Sauza
Mexiko
Local time: 20:40
Mitglied (2002)
Englisch > Spanisch
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| I was to say exactly the same | Feb 12, 2014 |
Michael Harris wrote:
I have a relatively long day and am almost always at home.
When I work, I check them, if I am not at my computer, then I am not working.
[Edited at 2014-02-12 16:03 GMT]
| | | | Triston Goodwin
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 20:40
Spanisch > Englisch
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Allison Wright wrote:
It amuses me to imagine a sign on my office door (inside my only dwelling) which states my "office hours". It could even state, "No unauthorised entry after working hours". I would ignore that, of course, and be lured in anyway.
I have one! It's hanging on the door to our office just off the living room of our home. My 12 year old sister got it for me, she thought it was so funny.
To answer the poll question, yes. One of us is almost always online (TV, Netflix, Facebook, etc.), so we catch most emails as the come in. I usually wake up once or twice during the night to check on my European clients as well.
| | | | | my working hours are not clearly defined | Feb 12, 2014 |
Michael Harris wrote:
Define "Working hours"
I have a relatively long day and am almost always at home.
When I work, I check them, if I am not at my computer, then I am not working.
Exactly, same here.
Karin
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My working hours are extremely flexible and I am more than willing to work overtime (or not work at all!) as and when necessary. Like Michael Harris I am almost always at home. Checking my email is the first thing I do when I wake up (between 6 and 9 a.m.) and I do it every hour (at least) until I go to bed (between 10 and 12 p.m.). If I have to go out for more than 1 hour I always take my notebook with me to check my emails and all phone calls are redirected to my mobile (no fancy iPad or smart... See more My working hours are extremely flexible and I am more than willing to work overtime (or not work at all!) as and when necessary. Like Michael Harris I am almost always at home. Checking my email is the first thing I do when I wake up (between 6 and 9 a.m.) and I do it every hour (at least) until I go to bed (between 10 and 12 p.m.). If I have to go out for more than 1 hour I always take my notebook with me to check my emails and all phone calls are redirected to my mobile (no fancy iPad or smartphone, yet…) ▲ Collapse
| | | | Erzsébet Czopyk
Ungarn
Local time: 04:40
Mitglied (2006)
Russisch > Ungarisch
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SITE LOCALIZER | out of work? a dream... | Feb 12, 2014 |
I think the last 6 months I spent by the desktop, working usually 16 or more hours a week. So if it is a major client a ringtone set up in the Outlook let me know the mail is important and I have to look in it.
But if I have to go out for more than 1 hour then I want definitely do something else so I do not check them at all. Anyway whom I need really they will call my mobile.
I love my work but sometimes I need few hours of privacy.
| | | | Erzsébet Czopyk
Ungarn
Local time: 04:40
Mitglied (2006)
Russisch > Ungarisch
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SITE LOCALIZER
Vera Schoen wrote:
I do believe we need to allow ourselves time to completely forget about work.
If you have children, if you raising them alone or you live in Hungary - you simply cannot do that, except the case if your ex-husband's name is Rockefeller
| | | | | Freelancing = No fixed working hours | Feb 13, 2014 |
I am a freelancer, and that means I have no established working hours. I work when I have work that I have freely accepted and at my own pace and at any time I feel like it, whether it is during the day or at 2 o'clock in the morning.
I do not normally "check" my mail" when I am not working. If I am not in front of my computer my smartphone discreetly vibrates to tell me that an email has come in, and I might, just might, take a look to see what it is.
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Berenice Font
Mexiko
Local time: 20:40
Mitglied (2010)
Englisch > Spanisch
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| Are there working hours? | Feb 13, 2014 |
This is a continuous struggle as a freelancer...How do I set my working hours and days? Neither the clients nor the people around me seem to be educated to understand that freelancers are also entitled to working hours...
Any tips on how to set these?
| | | | Vera Schoen
Schweden
Local time: 04:40
Mitglied (2008)
Deutsch > Schwedisch
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| We need to rest our brains | Feb 13, 2014 |
Erzsébet Czopyk wrote: Vera Schoen wrote:
I do believe we need to allow ourselves time to completely forget about work.
If you have children, if you raising them alone or you live in Hungary - you simply cannot do that, except the case if your ex-husband's name is Rockefeller
Yes, Erzsébet, making ends meet can, and often is, a struggle for all kinds of freelancers. That said, freelancers are no different from other people in that they need time off from work and work related problems. Whether we take a short break or try to keep “office hours” is, of course, entirely depending on our life situation.
| | | | Vera Schoen
Schweden
Local time: 04:40
Mitglied (2008)
Deutsch > Schwedisch
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Berenice Font wrote:
This is a continuous struggle as a freelancer...How do I set my working hours and days? Neither the clients nor the people around me seem to be educated to understand that freelancers are also entitled to working hours...
Any tips on how to set these?
When I started out I was available 24/7. That made me grumpy, exhausted (even when work wasn’t coming in) and anxious because I never allowed myself to relax, and it wasn’t how I had pictured my life as a freelancer. So I decided to state my “working hours” very clearly and never, ever (even if I saw them) responded to e-mails outside that time. I believe I initially made some PMs very nervous, but they all go used to it. Now they often send e-mails after 5 p.m. and they know for a fact that they will receive an answer first thing in the morning.
For a freelancer there, of course, is no such thing as fixed working hours; when there is work, we work: early mornings, night, weekends… But how, when and where we work is entirely up to us (and the amount of incoming work).
Now I’m about to teach myself to stay away from the computer when I’m on holidays….
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