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Money matters Searching for a collection agency in Massachusetts Glad to get to read this from you [quote]Angie Garbarino wrote: I suppose she
read this thread because she suddenly sent me the
payment via paypal, she perhaps freaked out about
expenses mentioned by Michael, or of 		Adam Jarczyk Oct 5, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Which is the main way you have acquired knowledge in your area of expertise? A combination of the given options * My earned degree in EE (from Silesian Technical
University) * Prior work experience in
industry * My own academic research and
teaching * My work experience as a university
 Adam Jarczyk Jul 24, 2017
Scams AATII (no, not argentinian legit AATI) Seems that a number of proZ.com profiles may have been used after all ... [quote]Catherine V. Howard wrote: To
AATII: ... you have ILLEGALLY appropriated my
name and listed it as having signed up with your
company. I NEVER JOINED YOUR OUTFIT AND I NEVER 		Adam Jarczyk Apr 15, 2016
Scams Unauthorised directory listing No listing without my consent can be accepted [quote]Peter Nicholson wrote: ... I want it
removed. I have made a copy of the unauthorised
entry for my records. ... [/quote] I am
definitely not in agreement with any listi 		Adam Jarczyk Nov 11, 2014
Money matters How much can I charge for express fee when working whole weekend? It takes a clearly defined position to be able not to sell oneself cheap [quote]Christine Andersen wrote: I charge extra
for tight deadlines ... I appreciate that
sometimes schedules are just tight, and there is
no more time to spare. However, the term 		Adam Jarczyk Sep 22, 2014
ProZ.com job systems Suggestion: Deadline for quote selection It does. A whole lot of sense. [quote]Jenny Forbes wrote: When replying to job
offers or "demandes de disponibilité"
(availability enquiries), I always reply with
something like "as my work load stands at the
mo 		Adam Jarczyk Mar 18, 2014
Money matters Agency justifies higher rates on its website - a refreshing perspective! A very well-written piece of advice If only enough of our colleagues would take this
into consideration instead of selling their
expertise short. That would certainly also teach
outsourcers better. I, for my part, have 		Adam Jarczyk Mar 4, 2014
ProZ.com job systems Any non-certified members ever gotten chosen by the turn-key translation system? The very same here ... ... never any requests despite my PRO
status. Adam 		Adam Jarczyk Jan 8, 2014
Translator resources Looking for a reliable typist Give me some more information ... [quote]efreitag wrote: Dear all, Thanks for
offering help, but I'm really looking for a
solution that avoids any kind of OCR. I am fully
aware of the possibilities OCR offers. Kin 		Adam Jarczyk Nov 20, 2013
Business issues Survey on diversification in the language industry Done as well. Hope it will be helpful for your
research. Adam 		Adam Jarczyk Jul 10, 2013
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you consider instant messengers to be more of a help or a hindrance to your productivity? Agree. [quote]Julian Holmes wrote: ...for work. I
can't see any advantage to using instant
messengers over regular e-mail to communicate with
customers. [/quote] The very same here;
 Adam Jarczyk May 16, 2013
Money matters Eleven signs that you are working for a zombie agency Sounds like what the industry has been missing for far too long already ... [quote]Lisa Simpson, MCIL
wrote: http://www.stridonium.com/tag.aspx
[/quote] That looks very interesting -
however, it may be impossible to join the ranks if
one's circles and 		Adam Jarczyk Apr 26, 2013
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you usually receive a sufficient deadline? Most certainly ... I would not accept any project if it were
otherwise. I need to be sure to be able to meet
my own quality standards before I'd agree to work
on any text. Adam 		Adam Jarczyk Nov 20, 2012
Business issues Feeling guilty about turning away work. One more vote for your approach [quote]Sheila Wilson
wrote: Absolutely! [quote]Attila Piróth
wrote: You did the right thing, Paul. Instead of
a very short-term profit you went for a
sustainable career,[/quote 		Adam Jarczyk Oct 2, 2012
Money matters Some agencies are strange! Very much the same experiences over here as well. [quote]José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote: Of
course, if the client has limited resources, I'll
be the one to offer them possibilities of getting
the same service for less. [/quote] and 		Adam Jarczyk Aug 28, 2012
Poll Discussion Poll: Which demand most often excludes you from jobs for which you would otherwise qualify? Unreasonable rates and deadlines. As others have stated more often than anything
else. Adam 		Adam Jarczyk Jun 6, 2012
Poll Discussion Poll: Where is your main current client from? Not just one "main client" ... [quote]ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic
is for the discussion of the poll question "Where
is your main current client from?".

[/quote] I have several very good clients, 		Adam Jarczyk Apr 26, 2012
Poll Discussion Poll: Which dictionary format do you prefer? Definitely a combination... ... of specialist compilations in print, plus
online versions, plus some reference dictionaries
on CD/installed on my machine. It all depends
in what field and for what purpose. Ad 		Adam Jarczyk Nov 18, 2011
Poll Discussion Poll: Who are your favourite clients? We had a very similar poll some while ago... ...and my reply is still
valid: http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussio
n/192148-poll%3A_which_is_your_preferred_client_ty
pe.html#1684907 Adam 		Adam Jarczyk Oct 4, 2011
Proofreading / Editing / Reviewing Proofreading: only paying for words after repetitions In agreement with Christine: It is not the number of eyes... [quote]Christine Andersen wrote: QA is not a
question of how many linguists see the text. It is
about finding the right person to translate it in
the first place and allowing TIME to do 		Adam Jarczyk Jun 15, 2011
Translation Theory and Practice Research on translator`s competence Done as well, already some while ago. I am interested in seeing the outcome of your
research as well. Good luck for your academic
project, Adam 		Adam Jarczyk Apr 7, 2011
Money matters 76 offers (and growing!) for 0.04 euro /word on proZ?? I guess you may have turned down the same outsourcer as I some time earlier... [quote]Arcatrad wrote: After having applied to
a job offer on this ProZ site, I have been
contacted and submitted a short translation test.
The next day, they told me I successfully pas 		Adam Jarczyk Mar 31, 2011
Poll Discussion Poll: What is the greatest benefit of attending a professional association conference? I think we had a similar poll recently... ... where I replied as
follows: http://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discuss
ion/176185-poll%3A_which_do_you_think_is_the_most_
beneficial_aspect_of_attending_a_translation_indus
try_conf 		Adam Jarczyk Mar 31, 2011
Poll Discussion Poll: Have you ever met your foreign client(s) in person? Ongoing multinational cultural cooperation I managed to set up an ongoing work relationship
with a multinational cultural association located
in Austria. The cooperation has been active for
more than a decade to date, and consequ 		Adam Jarczyk Feb 22, 2011
Poll Discussion Poll: Which is your preferred project size? In general it is not so much a question of the size of a project only... ... but rather a question of a mix of
factors: . How interesting is the subject to
me? . How well can the author express
thoughts? . How pleasing is the language
flow? . 		Adam Jarczyk Feb 17, 2011
Poll Discussion Poll: Which is your preferred client type? It is not a matter of "categorization" of a client... ... but rather a question of their business
conduct. I do enjoy working as a translator and
helping my clients to make their projects a
success from the language side as well. I prefer< 		Adam Jarczyk Feb 15, 2011
Money matters Article regarding company requested rates reduction. I declined their offer for cooperation as well... ...after they were very interested in adding my
experience to their pool of suppliers, yet wanted
to pay approx. half of my rate for specialized
assignments. But it seems that the com 		Adam Jarczyk Feb 14, 2011
Poll Discussion Poll: Which of the following do you most value in a Project Manager? Definitely a combination of some of the above would be needed... ... such as to form a good business
partner. The same way that I not only keep the
deadline in mind but am also available and do
research for my work, offer good background and
ce 		Adam Jarczyk Nov 4, 2010
KudoZ Credit where credit is due Happened to me once, and the asker had a good way to do it... [quote]Susan Welsh wrote: The person who
informed me of that did not post an answer; the
answers that were posted were variations of what I
had already come up with myself. I can choose 		Adam Jarczyk Sep 2, 2010
ProZ.com job systems Job system update: improved quoting form Problem seems solved. [quote]Colin wrote: Hi Adam, It would help
me a lot if you could describe the problem you're
having a little better. Did you click "Preview"
and get to the preview step? Was there an 		Adam Jarczyk Aug 19, 2010
ProZ.com job systems Job system update: improved quoting form It seems the form is not quite working on my end - there seems to be no possibility to actually
submit the quote. Am I missing something? Adam
Jarczyk 		Adam Jarczyk Aug 18, 2010
Money matters How many minutes? I am afraid so... Well, it never hurts to explicitly ask them again,
maybe even in connection with your impression that
this rate seems far too low for what you would
otherwise assume naturally. But I am 		Adam Jarczyk Jul 28, 2010
Money matters How many minutes? Rate dumping and low payers... [quote]interferish wrote: If this company pays
3.50 USD/min, does that mean I get 3.5 x 10
minutes paid? This seems ridiculously low...
[/quote] Many of the offered rates not only< 		Adam Jarczyk Jul 28, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Which do you think is the most beneficial aspect of attending a translation industry conference? Getting additional international exposure Conferences are points to meet individuals
proficient and interested in similar matters as
you yourself. Aside of making new contacts/friends
and networking, participation in conference 		Adam Jarczyk Jul 23, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: What is the golden rule of being a translator? Same here. In complete agreement with CristinaK. Adam Jarczyk May 17, 2010


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