Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: MemSource vs. MemoQ
Poster: Angela Rimmer
Post title: There is another way to recoup your losses
[quote]Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL wrote:
I've been trying to convince the 3 agencies I work for and use it NOT to do it... they all switched from Studio to it and my drop in productivity has been massive (I reckon about 30% too). The only way to recoup some of it is to use the paid-for version... [/quote]
You could also raise your rate by 30% for jobs where you are forced to use Memsource. That would give added incentive to the agencies, surely. They don't seem to care about your productivity (especially since I assume even though your productivity has lowered, you are still delivering work to your usual standard and on time), but when it affects their bottom line, I promise you they will start to care.
If you are scared they will stop using you, I would start looking for other clients, to be honest (of course I understand if this is not a route you wish to pursue). Who wants to be held ransom by a CAT tool?
Topic: MemSource vs. MemoQ
Poster: Angela Rimmer
Post title: There is another way to recoup your losses
[quote]Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL wrote:
I've been trying to convince the 3 agencies I work for and use it NOT to do it... they all switched from Studio to it and my drop in productivity has been massive (I reckon about 30% too). The only way to recoup some of it is to use the paid-for version... [/quote]
You could also raise your rate by 30% for jobs where you are forced to use Memsource. That would give added incentive to the agencies, surely. They don't seem to care about your productivity (especially since I assume even though your productivity has lowered, you are still delivering work to your usual standard and on time), but when it affects their bottom line, I promise you they will start to care.
If you are scared they will stop using you, I would start looking for other clients, to be honest (of course I understand if this is not a route you wish to pursue). Who wants to be held ransom by a CAT tool?