There are, however, more benefits than just the time gained by not commuting. Amongst the greatest of these I would include being able to fit work around one's life instead of vice versa: this means for instance being able to go shopping when stores are less busy. In addition, no dress code applies to home working: as long as the work is done, does your appearance really matter?

Of course, the work has changed over the years with the aid of technology. When I first started time had to set aside for printing and posting/hand delivery of the job by the deadline. Nowadays, it's all returned by email unless hard copy is specifically requested. Invoicing too is via <acronym title=”Portable Document Format”>PDF</acronym>. Jobs now arrive by email instead of post or fax. However, the biggest saving is perhaps in respect of awkward/unusual terminology: whereas this used to involve a trip to the reference section of the Central Library and a trawl through their dictionaries, the advent of online terminology databases such as IATE and forums for translators are a real boon.

There are, however, more benefits than just the time gained by not commuting. Amongst the greatest of these I would include being able to fit work around one’s life instead of vice versa: this means for instance being able to go shopping when stores are less busy. In addition, no dress code applies to home working: as long as the work is done, does your appearance really matter?

Of course, the work has changed over the years with the aid of technology. When I first started time had to set aside for printing and posting/hand delivery of the job by the deadline. Nowadays, it’s all returned by email unless hard copy is specifically requested. Invoicing too is via PDF. Jobs now arrive by email instead of post or fax. However, the biggest saving is perhaps in respect of awkward/unusual terminology: whereas this used to involve a trip to the reference section of the Central Library and a trawl through their dictionaries, the advent of online terminology databases such as IATE and forums for translators are a real boon.