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Thread poster: Kathryn Britton
Kathryn Britton
Kathryn Britton
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57
Italian to English
Feb 23, 2023

Not wishing to name an agency in particular but ... I'm wondering if anyone else is having issues with a regular agency which has recently switched to a new server. It is driving me nuts and I would be interested in finding out whether it is just me or if others are having similar issues. Jobs are now assigned directly via the server with translators receiving a "Job Request" notification by email and then, a "Job Accepted" notification once you have accepted the job - if you get there in time!!... See more
Not wishing to name an agency in particular but ... I'm wondering if anyone else is having issues with a regular agency which has recently switched to a new server. It is driving me nuts and I would be interested in finding out whether it is just me or if others are having similar issues. Jobs are now assigned directly via the server with translators receiving a "Job Request" notification by email and then, a "Job Accepted" notification once you have accepted the job - if you get there in time!! The whole First Come First Serve is in issue for me in itself - I have even received notifications of "The Job is no longer available" before the Job Request notification. Other times I have accepted a job to then find out that almost 2 hours later, the job has been assigned to another resource (and of course, I turned down other work in the meantime as I had committed to the job on the server ... my mistake clearly. I have contacted the agency numerous times but with no real explanation. Is it just me? Or are any of you also having similar issues? Considering that I do this to pay the bills, not just for fun, it's causing quite a lot of anxiety as I am seeing work literally disappear in front of my eyes... so is it me ?? ▲ Collapse
 
philgoddard
philgoddard
United States
German to English
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I think you're talking about translation management systems Feb 23, 2023

Sadly, these are designed for the convenience of the company, not the translator. They've made our lives much more complicated, and destroyed any semblance of a personal relationship. But that's progress...

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