Poll: In which of these situations would you apply surcharges? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | | Other (some of the above) | Aug 6 |
I have applied surcharges under these circumstances:
1. Tight deadlines;
2. Work done during the weekend;
3. Certification (lawyer fees); I don’t accept the project if it has to go through a notary (it’s a time waster).
I don't accept projects with heavy formatting. Regarding splitting a project, I only accept it with some trusted colleagues and usually I don’t charge extra.
[Edited at 2024-08-06 20:46 GMT]
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 03:30
Spanish to English
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Probably deadlines and formatting.
| | | | Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 03:30
Member (2020)
English to German
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I usually don't work on weekends, or if I do, it's because I decide that I want to work for whatever reason. However, I would also accept work over the weekend for a surcharge.
As for tight deadlines, I actually thrive on them as long as they are physically doable, so I wouldn't apply any surcharge for that.
When it comes to formatting, that's one of the biggest upsides of working with CAT tools and translation packages: formatting becomes a non-issue because I do not even get to see... See more I usually don't work on weekends, or if I do, it's because I decide that I want to work for whatever reason. However, I would also accept work over the weekend for a surcharge.
As for tight deadlines, I actually thrive on them as long as they are physically doable, so I wouldn't apply any surcharge for that.
When it comes to formatting, that's one of the biggest upsides of working with CAT tools and translation packages: formatting becomes a non-issue because I do not even get to see the target document.
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Anything extra takes more of my time and will therefore cost extra.
By the way, even the big agencies are happy to pay extra for extra work. You just have to ask them.
| | | | Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 03:30
French to English
I don't mind working weekends especially if I haven't worked in the week. A lot of my friends are either retired or work at the weekend so we can meet up during the week, the notion of weekends doesn't really apply to me any more.
However, clients don't know this. If they ask me to do a job that would require weekend work, or working late into the evening or having to get up early in the morning to get a job done, I will apply an emergency rate. It doesn't happen very often at all though ... See more I don't mind working weekends especially if I haven't worked in the week. A lot of my friends are either retired or work at the weekend so we can meet up during the week, the notion of weekends doesn't really apply to me any more.
However, clients don't know this. If they ask me to do a job that would require weekend work, or working late into the evening or having to get up early in the morning to get a job done, I will apply an emergency rate. It doesn't happen very often at all though nowadays. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 03:30
Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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| Annoying, unprofessional clients | Aug 7 |
I’d apply them for annoying, disorganized clients hoping that will make them go away.
| | | | | weekends/heavy formatting/tight deadlines | Aug 7 |
It takes time and we all should value ours.
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Liena Vijupe
Latvia
Local time: 04:30
Member (2014)
French to Latvian
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| Urgent (out of hours) tasks or anything that takes significantly more time than expected | Aug 7 |
Christopher Schröder wrote:
By the way, even the big agencies are happy to pay extra for extra work. You just have to ask them.
Exactly, especially if they already know and trust you or there isn't a lot of time to find somebody else. I've heard occasional "I am very sorry, but our budget is really limited for this", but even then they usually try to meet somewhere half way. A lot more often I have asked a higher rate hoping to get rid of something I didn't want to do and they've accepted it immediately.
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Lingua 5B wrote:
I’d apply them for annoying, disorganized clients hoping that will make them go away.
Oh, yes! 
| | | | Martha Schwan
Brazil
Local time: 22:30
Member
English to Portuguese
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| No surchages whatsoever | Aug 7 |
I am so much used to heavy formatting that it goes flawless as a piece of cake. I have attached a sample of a quite heavy formatting. I had to use tabloid paper to do it.
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