Translator Pay

[ttwjr32]

well there you are Shaun all things came to a happy ending.
 thats good news for Peggy since she was living there and so
 close to the lady in question

[David5o]

Shaun,


'' Result '' !!! ....hahaha!!!

David.....

[Willy The Londoner]

Shaun,


'' Result '' !!! ....hahaha!!!

David.....

Does this mean that this will be yet another thread that gets suddenly closed and locked away never to be seen again.   Seems to be happening a lot these days.  Is there a major spring cleaning going on here?

Willy

[ttwjr32]

dead threads need to be closed my freind  i think its a good idea
 if it needs to be opened again let the fresh people open it lol!!!!

[rockycoon]

Well 58 dollars a day isn't too bad, and she translated for four days? is this correct?  and how many hours did she
translate ?  comes out to 8.00 bucks per hour for an 8 hour day.  That is a little better than minium pay here in
US.  I don't consider that bad for an employee.  But I could be wrong....:-/

[shaun]

Don 4 hours tops followed by a very nice meal at an expensive retaurant. 100RMB to 150RMB for 3 people.

[ttwjr32]

so for 3 days she made about 300 rmb for the day a little steep for the time
involved but when you think of it really not bad in regards to the hurt feelings
or anger that might have gone on for a while. just a lesson learned for the future
here. as we have all been there. get all the cards on the table in China when in
business short term or long term. we have all been there and done this Shaun

[shaun]

Ted,

That is 3 days for a total of 600RMB.  She finally agreed to the 600RMB rather than the 1200RMB.  I hope this finishes all of the problems with her.  Next time contract first.

[ttwjr32]

oh well thats different then i think that what your paying her
 is very well for her for the amount of time she spent translating
 and a dinner also included? there should be no more problems with
 her as that is the norm here for translating. although they do try and
 squeeze as much as they can.

[shaun]

As I am well learning.

[rockycoon]

Well from what you guys are saying...  4 hours a day @ 8.00 bucks per hour =  32.00   Which isn't bad for a days work.  It's like
working at a day labor place. And the meal costs about the same as a mcdonalds here.  So it was very cheap labor as I see it.  Shaun
the guys pouring concrete and doing my foundation are costing me 200.00 a day, so the numbers above are cheap to me.  Wish I
could find cheap labor like that....:icon_cheesygrin:

[shaun]

Well from what you guys are saying...  4 hours a day @ 8.00 bucks per hour =  32.00   Which isn't bad for a days work.  It's like
working at a day labor place. And the meal costs about the same as a mcdonalds here.  So it was very cheap labor as I see it.  Shaun
the guys pouring concrete and doing my foundation are costing me 200.00 a day, so the numbers above are cheap to me.  Wish I
could find cheap labor like that....:icon_cheesygrin:

Yes but there is this rich American idea and they think our pockets are endless when it comes to money.  I do not want to help that image along.  Peggy has that concept even though I have told her I am not rich but after being there I can see how to her I am.  I do not have to scratch to get by like she does and my home is much nicer.