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Initiator des Themas: Heinrich Pesch
Heinrich Pesch
Heinrich Pesch  Identity Verified
Finnland
Local time: 02:45
Mitglied (2003)
Finnisch > Deutsch
+ ...
Jul 31, 2009

Total 77 thousand Euros for proofreading.
So who maintains that rates are too low on Proz.com?

On my request the person in charge responded:

"No, it wasn't a mistake. How I wrote, I am waiting for the quotations from the translators. That is why I put a completely irreal price..."

Regards
Heinrich
 
Peter Manda (X)
Peter Manda (X)
Local time: 19:45
Deutsch > Englisch
+ ...
rates ... Jul 31, 2009

haha ... reads like a bait and switch
 
Wolfgang Jörissen
Wolfgang Jörissen  Identity Verified
Belize
Niederländisch > Deutsch
+ ...
In that case... Jul 31, 2009

I'd be more than happy if I could proofread just ONE single word a day
 
Katalin Horváth McClure
Katalin Horváth McClure  Identity Verified
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 19:45
Mitglied (2002)
Englisch > Ungarisch
+ ...
She could use some guidance, perhaps Jul 31, 2009

The price field is not a required field in the job posting form.
She could have left it open - many outsourcers do - instead of putting in a nonsense price.
Many people may interpret it as a typo for 0.11/word, and if it is not what she was thinking of, that could cause misunderstandings and waste of time on both ends.

I believe this is a case where the outsourcer may benefit from some instruction, guidance from Site Staff (as there are no Job Mods anymore).
I subm... See more
The price field is not a required field in the job posting form.
She could have left it open - many outsourcers do - instead of putting in a nonsense price.
Many people may interpret it as a typo for 0.11/word, and if it is not what she was thinking of, that could cause misunderstandings and waste of time on both ends.

I believe this is a case where the outsourcer may benefit from some instruction, guidance from Site Staff (as there are no Job Mods anymore).
I submitted a support request on the job posting.

Katalin


[Edited at 2009-07-31 16:28 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
Vito Smolej
Vito Smolej
Deutschland
Local time: 01:45
Mitglied (2004)
Englisch > Slowenisch
+ ...
SITE LOCALIZER
11.110 or 11,110? Jul 31, 2009

Heinrich Pesch wrote:

Total 77 thousand Euros for proofreading.
So who maintains that rates are too low on Proz.com?


you sure it's not 77M?
 
carrick16
carrick16  Identity Verified
Italien
Local time: 01:45
Englisch > Italienisch
+ ...
Ah! Jul 31, 2009

... Playing with our needy wallets indeed!
And with our ethics.

I would offer a "completely irreal" proofreading, see how they like it.
 
Khrystene (X)
Khrystene (X)
Australien
Polnisch > Englisch
+ ...
Hm... Aug 1, 2009

Surreal.
 
jyuan_us
jyuan_us  Identity Verified
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 19:45
Mitglied (2005)
Englisch > Chinesisch
+ ...
I think the poster is mad Aug 2, 2009

at the fact that he had to fill in a price in that cell. In his opinion, it is up to the bidder to give a price and to him it is weired that he had to put a price by himself.
 


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