Chris S wrote:
I’ve been hanging around here in one way or another for at least 15 years, including one as a paying member, the rest as a freeloader, and despite stellar KudoZ rankings my exorbitant pricing structure has meant I’ve never had a job off ProZ before.
It’s come out of the blue from a random agency in an unlikely country. They didn’t haggle on the price, they have extended the deadline to suit my schedule, they are happy with delivery in Word, and they haven’t sent me anything to fill in or sign.
Sounds a bit too good to be true by all accounts, but they seem professional and like all German businesses it’s run by a bunch of doctors, and everyone knows you should always trust a doctor.
They presumably found me on here, as I don’t have a website or do any marketing, and it’s unlikely my fame will have drifted on the wind all the way to sunny Hamburg or Munich or wherever.
But I don’t dare ask them. I’m too ashamed. What if they didn’t find me on here and I asked and then they lost all respect for me as a professional?
Does that say something about me or something about this site?
They seemed very professional and everything went smoothly. I delivered the translation and at the end of the month (August 2014) I sent them the invoice, which they acknowledged. However, they suddenly stopped replying to my emails and I didn't get paid. I sent them three reminders but they never replied. They only owe me €65 but it was enough to put me off working for German agencies.
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