Re: rates dispute

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Posted by Richard Foulkes on July 27, 192001 at 13:01:16:

In Reply to: Re: rates dispute posted by Claire on July 27, 192001 at 10:01:16:

Hi Claire,

Thanks ever so much for your reply, it reassured me a great deal. Your advice on rates was very useful too - I might set my sights a little lower for now, especially as I'm relatively new to the profession. I realise that some people prefer specialised knowledge to translation degrees. I believe a marriage of both is probably best. I've invested a lot of time and money in getting the latter, and I'm working on the former!

Thanks again Claire, I really appreciate you taking the trouble.

Best wishes,

Richard.

: : Hi Richard

: I personally think they ARE trying it on and how very rude and unprofessional of them to reply in such a manner. I am very dubious about agencies providing you with a rate to which to work to. I was asked just this week to carry out a pharmaceutical text from German to English (highly specialised as I am sure you are aware) and was offered Ł28.00 per 1000 words (a little less than you were offered). It is scandalous.

: Rates very much depend on your target market and I agree that you should be flexible but not to the extent where you are not making enough money. After all we spend years qualifying for this profession only to be sold short. Who ever queries the cost that a solicitor charges for talking to you for 10 mins???

: Here in the UK, rates for German to English vary between around Ł45 - Ł75/ 1000 words. As we do subcontract work out, qualifications/experience are the utmost to me and we will pay more to a translator who has specialised skills. On average though, I would look at a translator who aske for around Ł50-Ł60/1000 words (0.08/9 Euro per word).

: If I were you I would just ignore that letter and think yourself lucky you aren't working for them. they obviously have too much time on their hands to have written such a reply.

: Good luck and I hope this has helped a little.

: Kind regards

: Claire

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: Hi Claire, : Thanks ever so much for your reply, it reassured me a great deal. Your advice on rates was very useful too - I might set my sights a little lower for now, especially as I'm relatively new to the profession. I realise that some people prefer specialised knowledge to translation degrees. I believe a marriage of both is probably best. I've invested a lot of time and money in getting the latter, and I'm working on the former! : Thanks again Claire, I really appreciate you taking the trouble. : Best wishes, : Richard. : : : : Hi Richard : : I personally think they ARE trying it on and how very rude and unprofessional of them to reply in such a manner. I am very dubious about agencies providing you with a rate to which to work to. I was asked just this week to carry out a pharmaceutical text from German to English (highly specialised as I am sure you are aware) and was offered Ł28.00 per 1000 words (a little less than you were offered). It is scandalous. : : Rates very much depend on your target market and I agree that you should be flexible but not to the extent where you are not making enough money. After all we spend years qualifying for this profession only to be sold short. Who ever queries the cost that a solicitor charges for talking to you for 10 mins??? : : Here in the UK, rates for German to English vary between around Ł45 - Ł75/ 1000 words. As we do subcontract work out, qualifications/experience are the utmost to me and we will pay more to a translator who has specialised skills. On average though, I would look at a translator who aske for around Ł50-Ł60/1000 words (0.08/9 Euro per word). : : If I were you I would just ignore that letter and think yourself lucky you aren't working for them. they obviously have too much time on their hands to have written such a reply. : : Good luck and I hope this has helped a little. : : Kind regards : : Claire

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