12 frequent reasons I turn down a translation job offer
1.It's not a field I know
2. I have no clue about the terminologies used/required
3. It's in and/or into a language I didn't master at a professional level
4. I am too busy
5. I dont "do" Trados
6. I dont provide discounts
7.I do not deal with awkward, unworkable formats
8. I find the rate offered ridiculously low
9. I refuse Unreliable potential clients
10. I refuse those clients with whom I Previously had bad experience
11.Deadline is too short
12. The job is offered in a mass e-mail
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