Comments on: Freelancing means the freedom to say no

By: smtranslations

smtranslations — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:43:41 +0000

Yes, I think we should keep our ‘minimum requirements’. Agengies are taking advantage of the current situation! We have to remember what we are: freelancers and how we decided to become one in the first place! Cheers,

By: Benny the Irish polyglot

Benny the Irish polyglot — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:08:14 +0000

Too many demanding requests like this one mean that I have just said one huge no to everyone and changed careers…

By: Sarah Dillon

Sarah Dillon — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:08:36 +0000

Good on you Jill, and thanks for sharing. We do more for the profession as a whole by exercising our right to say no. That “line” might be different for everyone, but the point is to know where it is in the first place!

By: Tess Whitty

Tess Whitty — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:27:38 +0000

Way to go! People, say no to bad payment terms, low rates, impossible deadlines, weekend jobs with no surcharge and to sketchy terms and jobs. But most important, say no to unethical translations and projects. That is why I love being a freelancer too.

By: jillsommer

jillsommer — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:45:16 +0000

Hi Alex,

It probably is. It is so hard to tell what is and isn’t credible sometimes. I prefer to give commenters the benefit of doubt though. At least this one wrote something that was tangential to the post, which is why I allowed it to go through. Whether people click on the link is up to them. I certainly didn’t…

By: Alex Eames

Alex Eames — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:02:42 +0000

Comment 1 from freelance is very general and containing three links to the same web site? (poster’s own site). Looks a bit spammy to me Jill.

By: Alex Eames

Alex Eames — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:02:16 +0000

I agree with every word you wrote. If more translators would start standing up for reasonable business practice, then things wouldn’t be sliding down into the mud. Just say no.

Oh, and while you’re obtaining a dedicated paypal account, into which we will only pay canadian dollars, we require you to pay us for the privilege of using our in-house system and we will regularly send you urgent weekend work with no surcharges. Yeah – right!

By: freelance

freelance — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:09:29 +0000

yeah… i really love your title on your post… also the content… that’s what i really love about freelancing also i have the time of my life, plus the fact that i can only choose to work on those projects of my interest. I have also sought advices from an Outsourcing Adviser like http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com to gain more knowledge about that!