Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Is this a standard rate? Thread poster: Zea_Mays
| Zea_Mays Italy Local time: 04:58 Member (2009) English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER living costs | Sep 30, 2023 |
I think we should take into consideration living costs of a country/region when comparing wages and distinguish between gross and net figures. Finland and Sweden may have higher wages but living costs are high too there. In Italy, £10.50 gross would mean £5-7 net depending on tax regime. | | | I had a second though about an offer I received not long ago. | Sep 30, 2023 |
The offer was to review a document of 75 words for 0.75 Euro. I tried to be polite and simply rejected the job. The answer was: It is a small job, general text, why I can't just review it. As this was really rude, I explained that I have to log-in their system, to download a zip file, to unzip it, to upload it in Trados, to review it, to run Xbench or similar software, to save the results, to zip the files, to upload them, to give them a feedback on the transla... See more The offer was to review a document of 75 words for 0.75 Euro. I tried to be polite and simply rejected the job. The answer was: It is a small job, general text, why I can't just review it. As this was really rude, I explained that I have to log-in their system, to download a zip file, to unzip it, to upload it in Trados, to review it, to run Xbench or similar software, to save the results, to zip the files, to upload them, to give them a feedback on the translation (all requirements they insist on) which will take me probably at least 20 minutes plus the 10 minutes I'm wasting to answer their emails. And asked them will they work for 1.50 Euro/hour. Well.... I didn't get an answer. I bet this is the best offer ever ▲ Collapse | | | We shouldn't anyway compare apples to pears | Sep 30, 2023 |
An employee has paid holidays, sickness allowance, will get a pension after retiremen and has other benefits, at least normally in Europe, which a freelancer doesn't have. So what? | | | Zea_Mays Italy Local time: 04:58 Member (2009) English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER
Christel Zipfel wrote: An employee has paid holidays, sickness allowance, will get a pension after retiremen and has other benefits, at least normally in Europe, which a freelancer doesn't have. So what? For Freelancers, "holidays, sickness allowance, (supplementary) pension" and the like - as well as "dry periods" - need to be covered by their rates. Here and there, employee or freelancer or manager, all is paid by the end consumer.
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Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 22:58 Member Spanish to English + ... Federal U.S. minimum wage starts at $7.25, though Georgia offers $5.15 for small employers | Oct 2, 2023 |
Take a look at this chart of minimum wage by state in the U.S. California's is almost three times that of Georgia. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state | | | Joakim Braun Sweden Local time: 04:58 German to Swedish + ...
Christel Zipfel wrote: An employee has paid holidays, sickness allowance, will get a pension after retiremen and has other benefits, at least normally in Europe, which a freelancer doesn't have. So what? A freelancer in my country has all of that, except for the holidays, the cost of which should be included in the fee. | | | Pages in topic: < [1 2] | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Is this a standard rate? Trados Studio 2022 Freelance | The leading translation software used by over 270,000 translators.
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