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Poll: Have any of your clients introduced new translation management systems recently?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 16:39
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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No (fortunately) Feb 12, 2019

I understand that the use of translation management systems is a must for certain translation agencies dealing with rather complex projects but personally I’m looking to make my life easier not the other way around…

raptisi
 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 17:39
Member (2012)
English to Danish
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Yes Feb 12, 2019

All the time.

Jessica Noyes
 
Katia Perry
Katia Perry  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 13:39
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Yes Feb 12, 2019

I understand that it may facilitate the client's processing, but I wish they were more user friendly and made things easier to translators too...
 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 17:39
Member (2006)
German to English
Yes Feb 12, 2019

But not recently, ongoing as I have different customers in different countries.
I actually find them useful

Laura Bissio CT
 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Netherlands
Local time: 17:39
Member (2016)
English to Dutch
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Yes ... Feb 12, 2019

... a completely over-the-top auction system to allocate jobs at extremely low rates (I'm sure there are plenty of people over here who will recognise the client). I unsubscribed from those email notifications immediately.
 
Gibril Koroma
Gibril Koroma  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 11:39
French to English
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No Feb 12, 2019

No. Has never happened to me.
 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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No Feb 12, 2019

It's as usually: I translate, they pay as agreed; nothing new.
 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 17:39
Member (2006)
German to English
System Feb 13, 2019

Edith van der Have-Raats wrote:

... a completely over-the-top auction system to allocate jobs at extremely low rates (I'm sure there are plenty of people over here who will recognise the client). I unsubscribed from those email notifications immediately.


I understand the "translation management system" as being a platform like Plunet where you are awarded the job, download the files you need, finish the job, upload the project and then when everything has been close, invoice the job - online

Mario Freitas
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 13:39
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Most likely Feb 14, 2019

It happens all the time, and our duty is to learn how to use them and go on with our life. In this case, it's useless to complain or question it, unless they change prices or terms of payment. But the simple implementation of a new management system is the client's choice, and we either adapt to it or say goodbye.
 


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