Poll: Do you outsource some of your translation work? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you outsource some of your translation work?".
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| | | | Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 12:55
French to English
I believe my freelance status prohibits outsourcing (autoentrepreneur, in France).
| | | | | Yes, sometimes | May 12, 2021 |
I don’t outsource work from English, French, Spanish and Italian into European Portuguese (my work languages), but I have outsourced work when my regular customers have requests for languages I don't cover and I have been working with the same tested, approved and trusted translators for ages (some are Prozians). When the request comes from a potential new client and I’m not available or I don’t cover that particular language combination I prefer recommending specific translators.
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:55
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| I get those jobs | May 12, 2021 |
I don't outsource myself, but I occasionally get jobs outsourced to me by other translators who trust me to do a good job.
[Edited at 2021-05-12 09:52 GMT]
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When you realize a job exceeds your capacity, or you are just running behind the schedule, it's better to earn 3/4 or even 2/3 of the offer than nothing, or in case of time shortage to save your reputation with the client by sharing a part of the job with a trusted colleague.
However, in my case it's an occasional rather than regular practice.
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:55
Spanish to English
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Although I'm not keen on the term "outsource", which seems terribly formal and businesslike, sometimes when I'm offered work that I can't accept or don't fancy doing myself, I will pass it on to a colleague who I think will be interested and capable. However, I don't try to make any money off the deal, I simply pass the work on to the person.
| | | | Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 04:55
Dutch to English
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I may refer a client to a colleague when I'm not available or when I don't have expertise in the subject matter. The client then deals directly with my colleague but that's not outsourcing.
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| Very occasionally | May 13, 2021 |
A few times in the past, when a client has asked me about a translation that falls outside my usual areas of expertise, I've passed it on to a trusted colleague who does have the expertise, with my client's agreement and on the understanding that I will do the final revision (what a lot of people erroneously refer to as proof reading). I and the other translator then split the fee.
I see that kind of thing as a win-win situation.
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 03:55
Spanish to English
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I did that once, about 20 years ago, and lost my best client. I had asked my outsourcee to keep it under wraps, but of course that was an invitation for her to blab.
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