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Jeff Whittaker
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Feb 10, 2003

Am I crazy or would someone actually be willing to do all this work in one day for only $225.00??
There has got to be a fine line between low, competetive rates and sheer insanity. This is getting ridiculous - I was earning triple this amount eleven years ago. Soon we will be paying them for the "privledge" of translating.

http://www.proz.com/job?id=31758
"URGENT!!! 7,500 words ... See more
Am I crazy or would someone actually be willing to do all this work in one day for only $225.00??
There has got to be a fine line between low, competetive rates and sheer insanity. This is getting ridiculous - I was earning triple this amount eleven years ago. Soon we will be paying them for the "privledge" of translating.

http://www.proz.com/job?id=31758
"URGENT!!! 7,500 words GERMAN>ENGLISH
German>English

Bidders must live in: United States
I have a little under 7,500 words of German text [content is somewhat technical and contract language]that I need translated into English. I have the document as an efax document. I would need this translation back by tomorrow Tues. Feb.11 before noon at the latest. It is a tight deadline but I know there are people out there who can do this. The rate is $0.03- 0.04 per target word.

Pricing:

0.03 USD per word"

[Edited at 2004-06-09 20:09] ▲ Collapse
 
Mary McCusker
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insane translators too? Feb 10, 2003

I was equally horrified to see the job description and the rate offered, but when I saw it there were already 2 bids. So someone out there must indeed be desperate. You can\'t help but wonder about the quality, though...
 
Ralf Lemster
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Don't jump to conclusions Feb 10, 2003

The mere presence of bids does not mean that these members actually bid at the price indication provided by the outsourcer.
 
NancyLynn
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Indeed Feb 10, 2003

I hope they get a pile of bids to sort through, with none being anywhere near that low rate.

For tomorrow noon at the latest?? What happenend to the rush premium (should be 25-50%)!

This one is outside my lang pairs but we get them too, of course. I always bid if I want the job, but always at my own rate. If they can\'t find someone to do the job, maybe they\'ll wake up.

As a colleague has pointed out, the least that will happen is they will have one more e-mail to ... See more
I hope they get a pile of bids to sort through, with none being anywhere near that low rate.

For tomorrow noon at the latest?? What happenend to the rush premium (should be 25-50%)!

This one is outside my lang pairs but we get them too, of course. I always bid if I want the job, but always at my own rate. If they can\'t find someone to do the job, maybe they\'ll wake up.

As a colleague has pointed out, the least that will happen is they will have one more e-mail to open and look at.

Regards,

NancyLynn ▲ Collapse
 
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yes but.. Feb 11, 2003

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On 2003-02-10 18:15, Lemster wrote:

The mere presence of bids does not mean that these members actually bid at the price indication provided by the outsourcer.



it does not mean they do not have accept....
 


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