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MTPE review for US$ 5.00/hr!
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Roberto Rey
Roberto Rey  Identity Verified
Colômbia
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Apr 20, 2020

Was offered a 10-hour a day MTPE review project, reviewing at least 2000 words an hour for the fabulous fee of US $5.00 an hour... what should I do? A whole 5 dollars an hour? Is that too much to ask? Where are these jobs coming from heaven? I was so tempted!

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Alex Ossa
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María Paula Gorgone
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Stepan Konev
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Aline Amorim
Aline Amorim  Identity Verified
Brasil
Local time: 06:18
inglês para português
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I do not know/ wordless Apr 20, 2020

Roberto Rey wrote:

Was offered a 10-hour a day MTPE review project, reviewing at least 2000 words an hour for the fabulous fee of US $5.00 an hour... what should I do? A whole 5 dollars an hour? Is that too much to ask? Where are these jobs coming from heaven? I was so tempted!



I never worked fee of US $5.00 an hour. I always work with low rates.
 
Jean Dimitriadis
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inglês para francês
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My tailor is Apr 20, 2020

Let me see… 20,000 words a day for 50 dollars?

All I can think to say to this is:

"My tailor is rich"*.

*(Famous first phrase from the first Assimil method for English learners.)

[Edited at 2020-04-20 21:26 GMT]

Hedwig Spitzer (X)
Fatine Echenique
Catherine Howard
 
Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard
Estados Unidos
Local time: 05:18
português para inglês
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I got this fab offer, too, LOL! Apr 20, 2020

Yeah, I got that email offer a couple days ago. Besides the laughable rate, all sorts of requirements for the project were imposed, along with an NDA. Of course, I didn't click on any link in the email lest I get tagged as live bait or download some computer virus (I'm already in confinement to avoid the real one!). The "agency" in question is a Proz.com member who lists, among other "objectives" in their profile, to "learn more about translation," "get help with terminology," "find a mentor," "... See more
Yeah, I got that email offer a couple days ago. Besides the laughable rate, all sorts of requirements for the project were imposed, along with an NDA. Of course, I didn't click on any link in the email lest I get tagged as live bait or download some computer virus (I'm already in confinement to avoid the real one!). The "agency" in question is a Proz.com member who lists, among other "objectives" in their profile, to "learn more about translation," "get help with terminology," "find a mentor," "transition from freelancer to agency owner," and (best of all) "transition from freelancer to another profession" -- I wish they would! The address given in the email, website, and Proz.com profile is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in London, UK. The area code for the phone number on their website is for London, Canada, which no doubt they chose because they don't know the difference between the two. The handful of jobs it has posted in Proz.com are for African languages. Who knows where this scammer is from.

I wish these people would leave us alone and let us do our work! ▲ Collapse


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Liviu-Lee Roth
Mina Chen
 
Thayenga
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Alemanha
Local time: 11:18
Membro (2009)
inglês para alemão
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All I can say is... Apr 21, 2020

... wow in the face of such a generous offer. You were lucky they didn't offer you USD 1.00 per hour. So my (not at all serious) advice is, take it before someone else does and then gets rich.

LIZ LI
 
Stepan Konev
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Federação Russa
Local time: 12:18
inglês para russo
Did you hear about the WTI crude oil negative price? Apr 21, 2020

If oil producers can afford this, why LSPs can't? LOL
If it goes at this pace, we will pay for work soon...

Mina Chen
 


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