Poll: Which day of the week do you usually get more assignments? מפרסם התגובה: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Which day of the week do you usually get more assignments?".
This poll was originally submitted by Natalia Pedrosa. View the poll results »
| | | | | Too variable | Sep 24, 2023 |
I've noticed no big difference based on the day of the week, let's say that I get most of my requests on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Friday is almost always very quiet (contrary to what I hear quite often some of my fellow Prozians say I usually don’t receive translation inquiries for work on a Friday). In over 40 years I can’t remember ever receiving a translation request on a Sunday, and I’ve received no more than a handful on a Saturday…
| | | | Mr. Satan (X)
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| | Weekday chickens | Sep 24, 2023 |
More or less, in the following order:
Friday (always with the words "have a nice weekend!")
Thursday ("see? I got it to you before Friday!")
Monday (some poor client had to work over the weekend)
Tuesday (looks like someone should have but didn't work this weekend)
Wednesday ("could you deliver by the end of the week?")
Saturday ("you can still do it for Monday evening, I hope? It's only a page or two...")
Sunday ("so sorry to bother you on a Sund... See more More or less, in the following order:
Friday (always with the words "have a nice weekend!")
Thursday ("see? I got it to you before Friday!")
Monday (some poor client had to work over the weekend)
Tuesday (looks like someone should have but didn't work this weekend)
Wednesday ("could you deliver by the end of the week?")
Saturday ("you can still do it for Monday evening, I hope? It's only a page or two...")
Sunday ("so sorry to bother you on a Sunday!")
"Conosco i miei polli", literally "I know my chickens", is how the Italians say something like "I know what I'm dealing with". I this, case, I know my clients. ▲ Collapse
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Tom in London
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Local time: 11:57
חבר (2008)
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| It could be any day but.... | Sep 24, 2023 |
....probably never on Monday mornings because everyone in Italy is just getting back to work.
Most annoying time: end of the day on Friday.
| | | | Juno Bos 
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Local time: 12:57
חבר (2011)
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| Always Friday | Sep 24, 2023 |
Someone needs to take it...
| | | | | Any day really | Sep 25, 2023 |
I am still failing to see any patterns, except for slow Monday mornings and USUALLY slow Friday afternoons.
Also, I think I could count the number of requests I have ever received on weekends on one hand, and I usually don't reply to those before Monday morning anyway.
[Edited at 2023-09-25 07:34 GMT]
| | | | Zea_Mays
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Local time: 12:57
חבר (2009)
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| I just know the day with less ones | Sep 25, 2023 |
M o n d a y
(but funnily enough, today is an outlier)
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