{"id":10087,"date":"2011-08-11T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musik.a-z-translation.com\/im-not-going-to-give-you-discoun\/"},"modified":"2020-01-03T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T11:33:23","slug":"im-not-going-to-give-you-discoun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a-z-translations.com\/en\/im-not-going-to-give-you-discoun\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not going to give you a discount\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1.   \u2026 because you are a new client, and I don\u2019t know what to expect.<\/span> <\/li>\n
  2.   \u2026 because you are an old client and you know my rates.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3.   \u2026 because this job is for a new client.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4.   \u2026 because this job is for an old client.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5.   \u2026 because last time I gave you a discount.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6.   \u2026 because last time I didn\u2019t give you a discount.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7.   \u2026 because I always give you discounts and I\u2019m tired of it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8.   \u2026 because I never give discounts.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9.   \u2026 because I know how much my services cost.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10.   \u2026 because professional translators rarely give discounts.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11.   \u2026 because if you want to work with me, you have to accept my rates.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12.   \u2026 because if you don\u2019t want to work with me, you are free to look for another translator.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13.   \u2026 because I will not make up for the discount in future jobs, because you will keep asking for them.<\/span><\/li>\n
  14.   \u2026 because it is a big job, months of guaranteed work, and I\u2019m not going to work for peanuts.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15.   \u2026 because it is a small job and I will have to juggle with my other commitments.<\/span><\/li>\n
  16.   \u2026 because my schedule is already tight.<\/span><\/li>\n
  17.   \u2026 because it is a simple job that I do very often, and giving you a discount will cut my profits.<\/span><\/li>\n
  18.   \u2026 because I\u2019m not going to work during the weekend, I need my rest as well.<\/span><\/li>\n
  19.   \u2026 because there is no such a thing as an easy text.<\/span><\/li>\n
  20.   \u2026 because it\u2019s a subject I spent years to get familiar with.<\/span><\/li>\n
  21.   \u2026 because it\u2019s a subject I\u2019m not familiar with and I have to do a lot of research.<\/span><\/li>\n
  22.   \u2026 because it\u2019s a subject I\u2019m not familiar with and I really do have to do a lot of research.<\/span><\/li>\n
  23.   \u2026 because it is not just like something I did two years ago.<\/span><\/li>\n
  24.   \u2026 because I have to read all the reference materials.<\/span><\/li>\n
  25.   \u2026 because there is a difference between a glossary and translation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  26.   \u2026 because I still have to translate the text.<\/span><\/li>\n
  27.   \u2026 because I will have to spend loads of time to learn how to use your proprietary CAT tool.<\/span><\/li>\n
  28.   \u2026 because I\u2019m not really into quantum physics.<\/span><\/li>\n
  29.   \u2026 because I\u2019ve never done anything like this.<\/span><\/li>\n
  30.   \u2026 because it\u2019s a non-technical text.<\/span><\/li>\n
  31.   \u2026 because it\u2019s a technical text. I have to worry about style.<\/span><\/li>\n
  32.   \u2026 because I have my standards and I approach every text with the same attention.<\/span><\/li>\n
  33.   \u2026 because if you want a summary translation, we can negotiate a different rate.<\/span><\/li>\n
  34.   \u2026 because I still have to translate it, regardless of the format.<\/span><\/li>\n
  35.   \u2026 because if you want me to edit or proofread a text, we can negotiate a different rate.<\/span><\/li>\n
  36.   \u2026 because I have to correct other bits, and that proves to be very time consuming.<\/span><\/li>\n
  37.   \u2026 because I\u2019m not a secretary.<\/span><\/li>\n
  38.   \u2026 because I\u2019m not your sister, brother, mother, partner or cousin.<\/span><\/li>\n
  39.   \u2026 because you couldn\u2019t do it yourself, that\u2019s why you\u2019re looking for a translator.<\/span><\/li>\n
  40.   \u2026 because that\u2019s the price for a quality translation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  41.   \u2026 because a junk translation is a junk translation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  42.   \u2026 because I am a professional translator and that\u2019s how much I charge.<\/span><\/li>\n
  43.   \u2026 because that\u2019s how much I charge, regardless of what your clients think.<\/span><\/li>\n
  44.   \u2026 because it doesn\u2019t matter to me who pays for the job, as long as it is paid.<\/span><\/li>\n
  45.   \u2026 because I need my profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
  46.   \u2026 because you know my rates.<\/span><\/li>\n
  47.   \u2026 because the exchange rate is not my concern.<\/span><\/li>\n
  48.   \u2026 because for me, every project is the same priority, the same budget.<\/span><\/li>\n
  49.   \u2026 because your budget is not my concern.<\/span><\/li>\n
  50.   \u2026 because that\u2019s how much I\u2019m charging.<\/span><\/li>\n
  51.   \u2026 because again, your budget is not my concern.<\/span><\/li>\n
  52.   \u2026 because your problems are not my problems, as long as I get paid.<\/span><\/li>\n
  53.   \u2026 because if I can\u2019t afford something, I don\u2019t buy it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  54.   \u2026 because your boss is ignorant.<\/span><\/li>\n
  55.   \u2026 because if I tell my husband how little I\u2019ve earned this month he will kill me.<\/span><\/li>\n
  56.   \u2026 because your problems are not my problems.<\/span><\/li>\n
  57.   \u2026 because I know my price.<\/span><\/li>\n
  58.   \u2026 because I\u2019m not going to do it for under $150. That\u2019s it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  59.   \u2026 because I don\u2019t have any influence on world\u2019s economy.<\/span><\/li>\n
  60.   \u2026 because I don\u2019t have any influence whatsoever on world\u2019s economy.<\/span><\/li>\n
  61.   \u2026 because I know what rates are there in my country.<\/span><\/li>\n
  62.   \u2026 because your bids and proposals are not my problem.<\/span><\/li>\n
  63.   \u2026 because I always have an alternative. I can simply say no.<\/span><\/li>\n
  64.   \u2026 because you still care more about your commission than my rates.<\/span><\/li>\n
  65.   \u2026 because it\u2019s simply not my problem.<\/span><\/li>\n
  66.   \u2026 because your incompetence is not my problem.<\/span><\/li>\n
  67.   \u2026 because your friends are not my friends.<\/span><\/li>\n
  68.   \u2026 because I\u2019m not in a crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n
  69.   \u2026 because I\u2019m still not in a crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n
  70.   \u2026 because I\u2019ve never felt any effects of any crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n
  71.   \u2026 because your horizon is not my horizon.<\/span><\/li>\n
  72.   \u2026 because you know my rates.<\/span><\/li>\n
  73.   \u2026 because NO!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Your thoughts on this? <\/p>\n

    Originally published by Marta Stelmaszak here<\/a> (I edited it a tiny bit).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      \u2026 because you are a new client, and I don\u2019t know what to expect.   \u2026 because you are an old client and you know my rates.   \u2026 because this job is for a new client.   \u2026 because this job is for an old client.   \u2026 because last time I gave […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[524,90],"class_list":["post-10087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unkategorisiert","tag-business","tag-english","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t