Poll: Do you set yourself an annual budget for work tools, training, etc.? Autor wątku: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Kay Denney 
Francja
Local time: 14:55
francuski > angielski
I did plan a budget when I was first starting out, now I just buy whatever I need as I need it. You can't plan things like laptops breaking down and I rarely bother buying stuff except to replace what I already have. I'm pretty minimalist.
Training mostly involves signing up for freebie demos of whatever CAT tool I might need (just recently started using a different one as a PM who I get on really well with transferred to a different agency).
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I don’t set an annual budget for work tools, training, etc., I buy when the need arises or when the mood strikes, but I have an idea of what my limits are…
| | | | Jack Doughty
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 13:55
rosyjski > angielski
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In Memoriam | What's the difference? | Jul 28, 2017 |
What difference is there between the options "I don't set myself a budget..." and "No"?
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Jack Doughty wrote:
What difference is there between the options "I don't set myself a budget..." and "No"?
That's just what I was thinking - my cursor was hovering over "No" until I noticed "I don't set myself a budget".
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Jack Doughty wrote:
What difference is there between the options "I don't set myself a budget..." and "No"?
Could this be an attempt to differentiate the "nevers" and the "annuals" from those who set themselves a budget at, say, a monthly or hourly frequency?
As for me, I don't do training and my computer is 10 years ol, so that must make me a "no".
| | | | Ana Vozone
Local time: 13:55
Członek ProZ.com
od 2010
angielski > portugalski
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| As needed... | Jul 28, 2017 |
I buy new software and software updates (CAT's, spellchecker, etc.) when the need arises, I attend training sessions (webinars, meetings) if and when the opportunity arises. However, none of this is planned or budgeted.
| | | | Michael Harris
Niemcy
Local time: 14:55
Członek ProZ.com
od 2006
niemiecki > angielski
Of course. I find that you have to set yourself a goal and try to meet it. It is the same as every other business, especially if you have to pay taxes, etc.
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Mario Freitas
Brazylia
Local time: 09:55
Członek ProZ.com
od 2014
angielski > portugalski
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I don't have a budget for anything, unfortunately. I tried to implement it in my home a few times, and it ended up not working. But I'm trying again this year.
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