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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.

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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


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Christel Zipfel
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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?

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What what? Oct 1, 2023

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.



[Bearbeitet am 2023-10-01 07:44 GMT]

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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
 
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But Oct 4, 2023

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.
 
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