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Would you work for this rate? Thread poster: Marian Popa (X)
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Marian Popa (X) 
United States
Local time: 12:58
Romanian to English
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I received an offer to work, potentially long term (unsubstantiated) for an outsourcer who wants to pay me USD 0.008 per source-word. yes, this is LESS THAN ONE US CENT per source-word. Would you agree to this job?
Thank you
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| Value one, value two... No value... | Mar 9, 2012 |
Do not eat caviar for the next month and avoid your standard 20 years whiskey... But DO NOT accept this.
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Cheng Peng
China
Local time: 00:58
English to Chinese
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That's insulting...
But if the outsourcer doesn't care about the quality, no problem, just take it. Just copy the source text to the mighty mighty google translate, then paste what google generates. Easy job, easy money... :]
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Marian Popa (X)
United States
Local time: 12:58
Romanian to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Joel Pina Diaz wrote:
Do not eat caviar for the next month and avoid your standard 20 years whiskey... But DO NOT accept this.
Mmmm... Single malt....
Yes, thank you for your input, I thought so.
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 09:58
English to German
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In memoriam | Are you sure that this isn't a typo | Mar 9, 2012 |
...or a prank? Because no real outsourcer, ridiculous rates or not, would ever invest time to do this precise math. Maybe they are googling the www right now to check if anyone fell for this prank and who is wasting precious time on discussing this issue in public.
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Marian Popa (X)
United States
Local time: 12:58
Romanian to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Nicole Schnell wrote:
...or a prank? Because no real outsourcer, ridiculous rates or not, would ever invest time to do this precise math. Maybe they are googling the www right now to check if anyone fell for this prank and who is wasting precious time on discussing this issue in public.
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I have been offered the equivalent of 2 Euro per page of 300 source-words.... You do the math
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Marina Steinbach
United States
Local time: 12:58
Member (2011)
English to German
| USD 0.008 has been offered to you for repetitions, right? | Mar 9, 2012 |
Marian Popa wrote:
I received an offer to work, potentially long term (unsubstantiated) for an outsourcer who wants to pay me USD 0.008 per source-word. yes, this is LESS THAN ONE US CENT per source-word. Would you agree to this job?
Thank you
Hi Marian,
I looked at your profile and discovered that you have a bachelor's degree and 15 years of experience. I'm astonished that you have only been offered USD 0.008 per source word. Therefore, I assume that this has been offered to you for repetitions, right?
Kind regards,
Marina
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Lau Wei Tsinn
Singapore
Local time: 00:58
Member (2011)
Chinese to English
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| It could be just a typo | Mar 9, 2012 |
We are all humans and maybe the client was tired and put in an extra zero. Clarify with him/her first before blowing your top. That said, if that is really the rate, it's ridiculous... you can go ahead and blow your top. Well, just kidding, but they should be made to know it is a totally unacceptable rate.
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Marian Popa (X)
United States
Local time: 12:58
Romanian to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Not for repetitions | Mar 9, 2012 |
Marina Steinbach wrote: Marian Popa wrote:
I received an offer to work, potentially long term (unsubstantiated) for an outsourcer who wants to pay me USD 0.008 per source-word. yes, this is LESS THAN ONE US CENT per source-word. Would you agree to this job?
Thank you Hi Marian, I looked at your profile and discovered that you have a bachelor's degree and 15 years of experience. I'm astonished that you have only been offered USD 0.008 per source word. Therefore, I assume that this has been offered to you for repetitions, right? Kind regards, Marina
For repetitions they want to reduce it by 30%, and again i am NOT kidding. I thought i am going crazy and maybe the market dropped and I was not aware of it.... I did not post this as a prank either, but if you guys are amused, then at least i made you smile. Thank you all for your input.
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Marina Steinbach
United States
Local time: 12:58
Member (2011)
English to German
Marian Popa wrote:
For repetitions they want to reduce it by 30%, and again i am NOT kidding. I thought i am going crazy and maybe the market dropped and I was not aware of it.... I did not post this as a prank either, but if you guys are amused, then at least i made you smile. Thank you all for your input.
Well, 30 % is what the agencies normally offer me for repetitions. That is why I mentioned it.
No offense!
Marina
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It astonishes me that you even entertain the idea! Or were you just trying to astonish us in turn?
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 18:58
Member (2009)
English to German
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Marian Popa wrote:
I received an offer to work, potentially long term (unsubstantiated) for an outsourcer who wants to pay me USD 0.008 per source-word. yes, this is LESS THAN ONE US CENT per source-word. Would you agree to this job?
Thank you
Unless this was a typo, anybody who works for less than USD 0.01... deserve such "generous" payment.
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 09:58
English to German
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In memoriam
Thayenga wrote: Unless this was a typo, anybody who works for less than USD 0.01... deserve such "generous" payment.
...and should not be called a professional translator anyway.
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CHAKIB ROULA (X)
Algeria
Local time: 17:58
English to French
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| Beggar or profesional ,you have to choose | Mar 9, 2012 |
Look dear peer,
Whenever,I receive such miserable and poor rates per word this is what would be my gentle and courteous reply to them"Please be addvised that I am rather a professional translator than a beggar and if you wish volunteer translation,do not send me your rates".
Kind regards
Chakib.R
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Rosa Grau (X)
Spain
Local time: 18:58
English to Catalan
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| Of course not! | Mar 9, 2012 |
Don't do it! This would damage not only you, but the whole translator's community.
[Edited at 2012-03-09 08:34 GMT]
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