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Thread poster: Heinrich Pesch
Heinrich Pesch
Heinrich Pesch  Identity Verified
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Finnish to German
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Mar 18, 2004

http://www.translationdirectory.com/article53.htm

A very upsetting article about the translation business in Great Britain. Hope something will be done soon.
That whole site seems to be very well kept with lots of informative articles. A must for every beginner, but not only beginners. Enjoy!
 
DGK T-I
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United Kingdom
Local time: 21:28
Georgian to English
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the article doesn't reflect my experience or that of people I know Mar 18, 2004

For all countries it is necessary to take sensible precautions to seek to protect oneself against the minority of bad operators. This is true for the UK, for Finland, for all countries - whether your client is in the same country as you, or beyond your country's jurisdiction.
The article is rather slanted in tone and content....I wouldn't rely on it (speaking as a member who isn't an agency, and has no stake in one).
Giuli~
(Eng Rus Geo)

[Edited at 2004-03-18 10:13]
 
Miguel Llorens
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Hmmm.... Mar 18, 2004

I think the article is a wild overstatement. I don´t believe there is a higher proportion of non-payers in Britain than anywhere else. There are crooks everywhere, just as there bona fide agencies everywhere and, fortunately, the latter generally outnumber the former. Besides, the featured non-payment case is a little hard to believe: a translator accepts a project which is setlled annually. Who in their right mind would accept a deal like that?
 
Graciela Carlyle
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not my experience Mar 18, 2004

I have lived and worked in the UK for the past 3 years. 99% of my clients are UK agencies and I have always been paid. Am I so lucky?? or this article is exaggerating a bit?
Of course, I would have *never* let any clients' account grow so much as £30,000, to start chasing them *after a year*. I wouldn't wait for even 10% of it.
I don't think that's a valid example.

Anyway, for the UK and the rest of the world, it's better to be alert. There are crooks everywhere. And th... See more
I have lived and worked in the UK for the past 3 years. 99% of my clients are UK agencies and I have always been paid. Am I so lucky?? or this article is exaggerating a bit?
Of course, I would have *never* let any clients' account grow so much as £30,000, to start chasing them *after a year*. I wouldn't wait for even 10% of it.
I don't think that's a valid example.

Anyway, for the UK and the rest of the world, it's better to be alert. There are crooks everywhere. And there are places with loose regulations about companies everywhere.

Happy and safe translating.
Grace. ▲ Collapse
 
Eva T
Eva T
English to Albanian
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Good and bad experiences in UK Mar 18, 2004

I have had some bad experiences with companies in UK, but one of the main companies I work for has been great and they always pay me in time. In UK is same as everywhere else I guess.
Eva
 


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