Winner of the Lowest Rate Record? Thread poster: Sherey Gould
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I am thinking this *has* to take the cake for being the lowest offer I have seen in 12+ years!
It just arrived in my Inbox from a different newsletter-type translator resource.
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DE&EN regular projects for 0.01 usd per word.
Pls confirm ur availabilty to [edited]@gmail.com
Linguists who are only interested for this rate can apply.
People who... See more I am thinking this *has* to take the cake for being the lowest offer I have seen in 12+ years!
It just arrived in my Inbox from a different newsletter-type translator resource.
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DE&EN regular projects for 0.01 usd per word.
Pls confirm ur availabilty to [edited]@gmail.com
Linguists who are only interested for this rate can apply.
People who are demanding high rates, please don't reply.
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High rates, like say, oh I don't know... .02 per word?!
Definitely a classic! 
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| | | | patyjs 
Mexico
Local time: 21:08
Spanish to English
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I'd say this takes the cake but at those rates who can afford cake!
| | | | Laurent KRAULAND (X)
France
Local time: 05:08
French to German
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| I already saw something worse | Feb 1, 2011 |
I already saw something worse: USD 0.01 per source word, minus volume discounts for "trados repetitions".
The cake is shrinking fast, isn't it?
| | | | wonita (X)
China
Local time: 23:08
| How to interprete this sentence? | Feb 1, 2011 |
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DE&EN regular projects for 0.01 usd per word.
Pls confirm ur availabilty to [edited]@gmail.com
Linguists who are only interested for this rate can apply.
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DE&EN regular projects for 0.01 usd per word.
Pls confirm ur availabilty to [edited]@gmail.com
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"Linguists who are only interested for this rate can apply."
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Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 21:08
Member (2002)
English to German
Bin Tiede wrote:
Do these linguists refuse to work for a higher rate, say 0.02 USD per word?
Sure, they'd refuse higher offers cause you have to find your niche if you want to make it in this profession and this would sure be a great one without much competition...
| | | | | A very "special" kind of specialization, by rate, not by subject matter | Feb 1, 2011 |
Andy Lemminger wrote: Bin Tiede wrote:
Do these linguists refuse to work for a higher rate, say 0.02 USD per word? Sure, they'd refuse higher offers cause you have to find your niche if you want to make it in this profession and this would sure be a great one without much competition...
Very nice explanation, Andy!
Just to expand a little bit more on what Andy already said, it is a very "special" kind of specialization, by rate, not by subject matter.
In this type of specialization, translators take texts in any subject, be it medicine, technology, taxation, law, mathematics, architecture, auditing, psychology, anthropology, etc., as long as it is in their "1 cent niche", as Andy explained, and they refuse any jobs outside their niche, i.e., jobs that pay over 1 cent/word.
This kind of specialized professionals are most beloved and preferred by translation agencies who prefer this type of linguists, therefore, their survival is ensured, for as long as they remain within their very special niche, and never dare to venture outside of it.
[Edited at 2011-02-01 22:17 GMT]
| | | | Germaine
Canada
Local time: 23:08
English to French
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Sherey Gould wrote:
DE&EN regular projects for 0.01 usd per word.
Pls confirm ur availabilty to [edited]@gmail.com
People who are demanding high rates, please don't reply.
LOL
Laurent Krauland wrote:
I already saw something worse: USD 0.01 per source word, minus volume discounts for "trados repetitions".
ROFLOL
| | | | Edward Potter
Spain
Local time: 05:08
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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| It is all relative | Feb 2, 2011 |
They may be seeking a student who wants to practice translation.
On the other hand, this may be an inexperienced outsourcer. I think that is the assumption being made by many on this thread. If this be the case, may the outsourcer learn quickly before he/she does some damage to our profession.
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| MT is the best bet | Feb 2, 2011 |
Sherey Gould wrote: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DE&EN regular projects for 0.01 usd per word. Pls confirm ur availabilty to [edited]@gmail.com Linguists who are only interested for this rate can apply. People who are demanding high rates, please don't reply. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - High rates, like say, oh I don't know... .02 per word?! Definitely a classic!
Since there's no mentioning of priority on quality nor opportunities for students like Edward pointed out, a machine translation would be the best solution for this kind of job.
Oh, and by the way, I hate those job posters who particulary use the abbreviation "ur". This ain't no message board on YouTube or replying to someone's blog. Sounds like somebody who cannot write decent and polite English.
| | | | Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 23:08
German to English
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| The problem is not the offer | Feb 2, 2011 |
The problem is not the offer, the problem is that there are translators who work for such rates. I'd like to know how much translators really work for such rates and where they are located. I can imagine that a poor paid English and German teacher in a low-wage country might take the opportunity and earn additional $ 15 a day with such jobs.
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... how many answers will they receive from "linguists"?
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