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Malicious time-wasting by a PM?
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My conclusion Apr 21, 2016

Given that it looks as though this thread has petered out, I wanted to once again thank all who contributed. In addition, my conclusion is that, while perhaps short of malicious, the act of sending a personally addressed e-mail (that is, in fact, a group e-mail) to a translator that references a job for which there is a pre-determined unwillingness to meet said translator's clearly established minimum rate is grossly inconsiderate and unethical.

Translation agencies should be expli... See more
Given that it looks as though this thread has petered out, I wanted to once again thank all who contributed. In addition, my conclusion is that, while perhaps short of malicious, the act of sending a personally addressed e-mail (that is, in fact, a group e-mail) to a translator that references a job for which there is a pre-determined unwillingness to meet said translator's clearly established minimum rate is grossly inconsiderate and unethical.

Translation agencies should be explicitly required to subscribe to a code of business practices abjuring such behavior. ▲ Collapse
 
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