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| | | | Salam Alrawi 
United States
Local time: 13:00
English to Arabic
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For some reasons, every time I am sitting behind the desk and start yawning, she comes straight to me and jump in my lap.
I can't sleep on my desk at all
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| | | | Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:00
German to English
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| I voted my computer technician ... | Nov 15, 2014 |
... but only because he happens to be my husband!
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My most trusted business relationship is with a direct client (why isn't this option available????)!
| | | | | A direct client | Nov 15, 2014 |
Actually, some 3-4 of them. We play with all cards face-up on the table, to find out the best way for us together to assemble them.
| | | | | Agencies/PMs | Nov 15, 2014 |
After having gone through a few irritating, unprofessional, demanding, self-serving, patronizing, disrespectful .......... agencies/PMs, with low rates
Who I have divorced and shed over time, I now have arrived with a few regular, professional, respectful, considerate, amiable, successful ..........agencies/PMs, with reasonable rates.
And I feel that's what it is all about, you find the business partners you feel happy and comfortable with. But I am not sure if they wou... See more After having gone through a few irritating, unprofessional, demanding, self-serving, patronizing, disrespectful .......... agencies/PMs, with low rates
Who I have divorced and shed over time, I now have arrived with a few regular, professional, respectful, considerate, amiable, successful ..........agencies/PMs, with reasonable rates.
And I feel that's what it is all about, you find the business partners you feel happy and comfortable with. But I am not sure if they would be the same for all of us; As in life in general, we possibly have different tastes, and hurray for that.
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| | | | DianeGM
Local time: 21:00
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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| My accountant | Nov 15, 2014 |
She's my heroine. Whatever Greek bureacracy has to throw at me doesn't scare me any more. I truly feel safer and richer for having her on my side.
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I'm not a fearful person, but I don't really *trust* the services of anyone. My computer tech comes closest.
In my long life, I've found that my expectations are never shared with others. Everyone has their own row to hoe and I am always prepared to deal with unforeseen events. The unexpected is neither good or bad; it just is.
I am reminded of the saying "Blessed are those who expect little, for they shall not be disappointed."
Learning about trust is one... See more I'm not a fearful person, but I don't really *trust* the services of anyone. My computer tech comes closest.
In my long life, I've found that my expectations are never shared with others. Everyone has their own row to hoe and I am always prepared to deal with unforeseen events. The unexpected is neither good or bad; it just is.
I am reminded of the saying "Blessed are those who expect little, for they shall not be disappointed."
Learning about trust is one of the themes of my memoir, "Finding My Invincible Summer." ▲ Collapse
| | | | Nigel Greenwood (X)
Spain
Local time: 20:00
Spanish to English
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| I chose other, because my most trusted Business relationship is... | Nov 15, 2014 |
my lawyer. Not only does he legally defend my interests (chasing non-payers, etc.), he also provides a lot of work (mainly interpreting). Moreover, we have just became associates in a new venture offering legal, financial and linguistic counsel to entrepreneurs.
Have a great day,
Nigel
| | | | Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 20:00
Member (2009)
English to German
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José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote:
Actually, some 3-4 of them. We play with all cards face-up on the table, to find out the best way for us together to assemble them.
Exactly!
My clients, whether PM's or direct, and I have an honest business relationship. That's all it takes to satisfy all parties.
| | | | | Honest but not trusted | Nov 15, 2014 |
Thayenga wrote: José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote:
Actually, some 3-4 of them. We play with all cards face-up on the table, to find out the best way for us together to assemble them. Exactly! My clients, whether PM's or direct, and I have an honest business relationship. That's all it takes to satisfy all parties.
I have 100% honest relationship with several agency PMs, however the relationship cannot always be trusted because now and then their end-clients are holding back something. Though the PMs and their agencies will do their best to buffer any impact, sometimes there is only so much they can do.
I mean, while I'll trust these PMs blindly, both of us should take some end-clients with a grain of salt.
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Mary Worby wrote: ... but only because he happens to be my husband!
I tried to vote on this one, but it says it's "reserved for members", I'm logged in so I don't know what's up!
| | | | XXXphxxx (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:00
Portuguese to English
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| Know the feeling | Nov 15, 2014 |
Sheila Wilson wrote: In a perfect world, we'd all vote for our accountants. They can save us lots of money by reducing our tax bills (legally, of course); but mine just costs me money  .
One I recently switched to turned out to be completely incompetent and has cost me a small fortune and a lot of stress. Not the general idea when you sign up to one.
| | | | | absence of clients as option | Nov 15, 2014 |
I wouldn't necessarily have chosen this since clients vary, but it was still surprising that clients aren't even mentioned in a poll about business relationships - leaving out the customers with whom we have those relationships.
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It's certainly true for me: my best client is scrupulously fair and honest as well as demanding.
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