Poll: Do you recommend colleagues you know when you're too busy to accept a job? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Margreet Logmans (X) 
Netherlands
Local time: 15:54
English to Dutch
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| When asked to | Jan 2, 2008 |
Not spontaneously.
I do recommend colleagues I know if I'm asked to take part in a team, and if the team is already formed, I try to get to know the other translators in it.
In my experience, most outsourcers have some sort of short list for favourite translators, so naming a colleague they do not already know is rarely useful.
Also, I don't recommend anyone if I haven't seen a sample of their work. Just knowing someone is not enough; a good person is not n... See more Not spontaneously.
I do recommend colleagues I know if I'm asked to take part in a team, and if the team is already formed, I try to get to know the other translators in it.
In my experience, most outsourcers have some sort of short list for favourite translators, so naming a colleague they do not already know is rarely useful.
Also, I don't recommend anyone if I haven't seen a sample of their work. Just knowing someone is not enough; a good person is not necessarily a good translator and vice versa. ▲ Collapse
| | | | John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 15:54
Spanish to English
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| A delicate issue at times | Jan 2, 2008 |
First of all, Happy New Year/Feliz Año Nuevo/Bon Any Nou!
I answered yes, but really I only recommend one other colleague. I’ve known her for nearly 20 years and we’ve collaborated on several projects over the years and still do on a regular basis.
I would have to know someone personally and quite well before I was willing to put my own reputation on the line by recommending them. If they didn’t do a good job, and there was a problem, I would feel personally resp... See more First of all, Happy New Year/Feliz Año Nuevo/Bon Any Nou!
I answered yes, but really I only recommend one other colleague. I’ve known her for nearly 20 years and we’ve collaborated on several projects over the years and still do on a regular basis.
I would have to know someone personally and quite well before I was willing to put my own reputation on the line by recommending them. If they didn’t do a good job, and there was a problem, I would feel personally responsible (whether I should or not) and that could put a dent in even a good friendship. ▲ Collapse
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John Cutler wrote:
First of all, Happy New Year/Feliz Año Nuevo/Bon Any Nou!
I answered yes, but really I only recommend one other colleague. I’ve known her for nearly 20 years and we’ve collaborated on several projects over the years and still do on a regular basis.
I would have to know someone personally and quite well before I was willing to put my own reputation on the line by recommending them. If they didn’t do a good job, and there was a problem, I would feel personally responsible (whether I should or not) and that could put a dent in even a good friendship.
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Happy New Year too!
[Edited at 2008-01-02 13:17]
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 07:54
Dutch to English
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I have on occasion offered to recommend someone else, usually to private clients, when either the language combination or the subject matter is not within my area of expertise. There are a few translators whom I feel I know well enough to recommend them (of course always with the warning that I can't give any guarantees). I feel that this way I am more helpful to the client than if I just left them to fend for themselves.
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