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Poll: What do you check first before accepting a job?
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This poll was originally submitted by Khurram Shahzad. View the poll results »



Kashif Bozdar
 
Jennifer Levey
Jennifer Levey  Identity Verified
Chile
Local time: 10:55
Spanish to English
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Is it legal? Feb 17

Unlike so many 'jobs' posted on this platform which are designed to encourage freelancers to engage in the illegal collection of sensitive personal data, supposedly for 'AI training' purposes.
JL

AllegroTrans (X)
writeaway
Kashif Bozdar
Michael Newton
Maria Laura Curzi
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Sara Daitch
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 15:55
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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It depends... Feb 18

Is it a new client? Is it a scam? Do they have a good reputation? What’s the language combination? What’s the subject matter? What’s the deadline? Knowing all this, I’ll send a quote…

Is it an old client? I’ll answer and proceed…

Sara Daitch
Sandra Boca
Maria Laura Curzi
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Khurram Shahzad
expressisverbis
MassimoA
 
Kamal Idkaidek
Kamal Idkaidek  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:55
Member (2019)
Hebrew to English
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Language pari/s Feb 18

I check the language pair/s.

Some tasks are not within my working languages. So, why bother spending more time if there's nothing for me to see!

[Edited at 2026-02-18 09:42 GMT]

Khurram Shahzad
 
Alessandra Turconi
Alessandra Turconi
Italy
Local time: 16:55
English
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rate Feb 18

First of all the rate, but the real answer to this poll is all of them.
And sometimes it's not even enough to feel safe

Sandra Boca
Maria Laura Curzi
Khurram Shahzad
MassimoA
 
Geoffrey Black
Geoffrey Black  Identity Verified
Israel
Local time: 17:55
Member (2017)
Hebrew to English
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Job offer considerations Feb 18

Not only do I look at the rate and the poster's Blue Board rating, but also the country where he or she is based. If it is a third world country, then they usually can't afford to pay my rates, for instance.

Sandra Boca
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Khurram Shahzad
 
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Daryo
Daryo
Local time: 15:55
Serbian to English
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Before anything else? Feb 26

The text they want translated.

It they don't want a translation of a whole document - and I can see it - the rest becomes irrelevant.

Maria Laura Curzi
 


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