March 19th 2008
Freelance vs In-house Translator
Being a freelance translator sounds like a great thing and has some major benefits
- it’s more efficient to work from home than to transit to work every day
- you can take a leave when you deem it fit
- you don’t have to work on texts you don’t like
- you can move your working hours around other activities that matter to you
- you can have time to go back to school because you do not need to select courses that fit your job schedule
But there are some drawbacks too:
- freelancing requires lots of discipline