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May 30, 2021

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 07:20
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other May 30, 2021

No preference whatsoever, the moment I start working depends on a lot of factors: quality of my sleep the night before, job deadline, complexity of the document, familiarity with the subject matter. I do work occasionally late at night (11 or 12 pm) when a translation is flowing well and then I'll get up early in the morning to revise. With age I find that sometimes my brain gets fogged, even when I'm willing to put the time in. One thing is certain: no all-nighters at all!

Josephine Cassar
P.L.F. Persio
Becca Resnik
Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Barbara Cochran, MFA  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 02:20
Spanish to English
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Early Morning Through Mid-afternoon May 30, 2021

Nothing on in the morning but garbage programs on regular and cable TV networks., since they are really infomercials in disguise. And then, like most people who work, my energy level sometimes goes down mid-afternoon, at which time I always seem to need a strong cup of coffee. I sometimes get a second wind around 6 PM, though.

[Edited at 2021-05-30 11:13 GMT]
 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 08:20
Member
English to French
Other May 30, 2021

When I invoice it

P.L.F. Persio
Baran Keki
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Christopher Schröder
Togobickij Vera
Muriel Vasconcellos
IrinaN
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:20
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Weekends May 30, 2021

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Weekends (i.e. when the emails stop coming)

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
P.L.F. Persio
Togobickij Vera
Laurent Di Raimondo
Tony Keily
 
Abraham Abukar
Abraham Abukar  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 02:20
Member (2005)
English to Somali
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Anytime... May 30, 2021

Whenever I am in my dedicated noise-free room.

P.L.F. Persio
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Josephine Cassar
 
Philip Lees
Philip Lees  Identity Verified
Greece
Local time: 09:20
Greek to English
Gap in the timeline May 31, 2021

Mid morning to early afternoon. Once I've had my breakfast, dealt with all my email correspondence, done any necessary routine computer maintenance, and so on.

This part of the day appears not to exist in the daily programme of the poll setter.

Tony Keily
María José Domínguez Camba
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 23:20
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Morning and evenings Jun 1, 2021

If I get up early and have slept well, I work well in the mornings. Afternoons are OK until about 5:00 p.m., when I tend to crash. I get a new wind later in the evening.
 
Tony Keily
Tony Keily
Local time: 08:20
Italian to English
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Morning to early afternoon Jun 1, 2021

My work day runs 8.00 to 15:00/16:00 and on weekends a reduced version of the same. Heartily agree with Tom's comment on the weekend respite from mails.

Tom in London
 


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