Does someone stand around and count the number of words you say? Now, THAT's a good idea! :*)
They were offering a certain hourly rate, since it was an in-house contract for a few months. For a translator in Australia, it was a nice rate, however interpreters usually get paid almost double that, and high level business negotiation meetings interpreters can go up to 3-4 times the amount. I figured that they either had no idea what they were doing, or were being cheap skates. Either way, it would have been an extremely unpleasant client to work for.
Just curious... what's an accepted speed of translation in the US? Its officially 250 per hour here, thanks to NAATI.
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Now, THAT's a good idea! :*)
They were offering a certain hourly rate, since it was an in-house contract for a few months. For a translator in Australia, it was a nice rate, however interpreters usually get paid almost double that, and high level business negotiation meetings interpreters can go up to 3-4 times the amount. I figured that they either had no idea what they were doing, or were being cheap skates. Either way, it would have been an extremely unpleasant client to work for.
Just curious... what's an accepted speed of translation in the US? Its officially 250 per hour here, thanks to NAATI.