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Paul Dixon 
Brazil
Local time: 13:32
Portuguese to English
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I found this advert through another site - shows how devalued our profession has become. (All references that could identify the company have been removed):
"Source language(s): Portuguese
Target language(s): English
Details of the project: We are searching Portuguese To English translators for our multinational company's project .
We want translators who can maintain deadline and who are native Italian [!]
We need translators who are ready to work fo... See more I found this advert through another site - shows how devalued our profession has become. (All references that could identify the company have been removed):
"Source language(s): Portuguese
Target language(s): English
Details of the project: We are searching Portuguese To English translators for our multinational company's project .
We want translators who can maintain deadline and who are native Italian [!]
We need translators who are ready to work for 0.02 per word [what currency?]
We are preferring candidates residing in India [!!] can accept same rate or *INR .00* per word.
Special requirements to the applicants: Payment will be made after 45 days from the date
of Invoice and completion of project .
Payment will be made via pay pal or money booker only".
I feel it could be a scam, as why would someone need to be native Italian for a PT>EN translation? And the "INR .00" is laughable. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | How generous of the agency. | Nov 29, 2009 |
Nevertheless, payments will be made.
Fortunate translators are supposed to issue invoices for 0.00 - whatever their currency is. Payments of 0.00 - whatever the currency - will be made, so promises the agency. I wonder who will cover Pay Pal or Money Booker fees?
AM
| | | | Anna Haxen
Denmark
Local time: 18:32
Member (2005)
English to Danish
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| No value for no money | Nov 29, 2009 |
On the other hand, you could argue that 0.00 per word is a fair price for a Portuguese-English translation done by a native Italian residing in India ... ?
| | | | Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 09:32
Spanish to English
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In memoriam
Anna Haxen wrote:
On the other hand, you could argue that 0.00 per word is a fair price for a Portuguese-English translation done by a native Italian residing in India ... ?
Thank you, Anna, for giving me a howling good laugh!
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 09:32
English to German
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In memoriam | Ggrrmmmpfhehehehe... | Nov 30, 2009 |
Anna Haxen wrote:
On the other hand, you could argue that 0.00 per word is a fair price for a Portuguese-English translation done by a native Italian residing in India ... ?
Anna, this is beautiful.
| | | | | Is it possible? | Nov 30, 2009 |
Are the "Indians" supposed to be amused? I understand that this could only be an extremely remote possibility here in this country. All the same....!!
| | | | David Wright
Austria
Local time: 18:32
German to English
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| Indians are surely not the object of the laughter | Nov 30, 2009 |
... since I doubt that the native Italian translating Portuguese into English will be an Indian.
| | | | Williamson
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:32
Flemish to English
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| India-Europe | Nov 30, 2009 |
Posted today: Dutch>English by an agency based in India/Japan.
Rate : 0.04 $ or €0.0225.
Number of applicants: 2.
If they live in Europe, I wonder how they survive?
Which European living in India is going to work at that rate?
[Edited at 2009-11-30 07:56 GMT]
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Laurent KRAULAND (X)
France
Local time: 18:32
French to German
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| This is the end... | Nov 30, 2009 |
of any reverse auctioning system. The next logical/predictable step would be to have translators pay for getting the assignment, in which case the highest rate would of course be more than welcome.
As someone said elsewhere, even downloading a software "for free" (demo version) is much too expensive for some colleagues... Why should we expect outsourcers to think in a different way?
[Edited at 2009-11-30 08:06 GMT]
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Anna Haxen wrote:
On the other hand, you could argue that 0.00 per word is a fair price for a Portuguese-English translation done by a native Italian residing in India ... ?
Nothing like a good laugh on a dreary Monday morning. (and no, not at the Indians' expense...)
| | | | DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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| charitable organizations | Nov 30, 2009 |
At first I thought it was about a charitable organization and no wonder then.
But as far as 0.02 XYZ per word in ANY currency was mentioned I also think it's either a sloppy text or, as a rule, just a flimflam. I'm not impressed.
On the other hand, may be they just targeted at the very specific person they enjoyed working with? Then it's impressive, general)
The next logical/predictable step would be to have translators pay for getting the assignment
Considering your member fees divided by working days... YES, and you already do, why?
[Редактировалось 2009-11-30 08:46 GMT]
| | | | Laurent KRAULAND (X)
France
Local time: 18:32
French to German
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DZiW wrote: The next logical/predictable step would be to have translators pay for getting the assignment Considering your member fees divided by working days... YES, and you already do, why? [Редактировалось 2009-11-30 08:46 GMT]
I meant paying the outsourcers - directly.
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| | | | Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:32
Italian to English
| ProZ.com's definition of "native language" | Nov 30, 2009 |
tectranslate wrote:
native speaker (noun)
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Just to clarify ProZ.com's position: http://www.proz.com/faq/764#764
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In the case of those declaring multiple native languages, the speech will be deemed native if several other ProZ.com Native Speakers find it to be native (according to their own definitions.)
| | | | | This IS possible | Nov 30, 2009 |
Laurent KRAULAND wrote:
of any reverse auctioning system. The next logical/predictable step would be to have translators pay for getting the assignment, in which case the highest rate would of course be more than welcome.
In Brazil - at least in Banco Itaú (the largest private bank after they merged with Unibanco) - the processing fee for an international wire transfer (in 48 hours) or a foreign check (30-60 days) is BRL 140, something in the vicinity if USD 80 per transaction, regardless of the amount involved.
I am forbidden to name them here, but there are some large and prestigious all-5 LWA agencies that only pay by one or either one of these methods, and no other, and who won't cover payment transfer fees. Hence upon receiving any individual payment for less than USD 80 via this method, the translator will actually be paying to work, as the balance wil be automatically charged to their checking account.
If translation were considered by all its practitioners a normal profession, several things would be different:
- they would be paid cash in their own country's currency on delivery
- no deductions or fees or currency conversions other than their (translators') own country's withheld taxes, if any
- no chance for buyers renegotiating price after purchase
- no chance of reducing payment on alleged poor quality or late delivery grounds (client should choose a better supplier next time)
- no price reductions for special translator-owned cost-reducing contrivances such as CAT tools, though traslator may become more price-competitive from using them
- pecuniary penalties imposed on client for late payment
- extra charges for any additional work (e.g. DTP, glossary, TMs, etc.) requested
This list could include other things as well, I know that.
Not only the list above stands true for buying any kind of goods and services anywhere, but it also applies to buying translation services from outsourcers who will be hiring translators under quite different conditions.
It would be very interesting to know who decided that these different, unfair terms & conditions, should ever be accepted by translators.
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