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Should I accept a job from unknown client without PO?
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Łukasz Gos-Furmankiewicz
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Satisfaction of the end client? Apr 19, 2013

Like Rifraf, I'd be concerned about the role of the client's client's confirmation of quality in the process. It can simply be a time-frame but it can also be an implication of the payment being contingent on the end client's satisfaction, which is not an impossible arrangement in contract law. I'd pursue more clarity on the subject (e.g. how long the end client's review can be, how much a deduction, what grounds for rejection, will you get paid if the end client fails to pay).

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Like Rifraf, I'd be concerned about the role of the client's client's confirmation of quality in the process. It can simply be a time-frame but it can also be an implication of the payment being contingent on the end client's satisfaction, which is not an impossible arrangement in contract law. I'd pursue more clarity on the subject (e.g. how long the end client's review can be, how much a deduction, what grounds for rejection, will you get paid if the end client fails to pay).

From a consumer point of view and, by extension, any client's point of view, one would prefer not to pay for any goods or services ordered which do not meet one's expectations. Not a 10% discount or a 50/50 split, nothing. Which, of course, means the vendor working without pay, which cannot be accepted. Therefore, yeah, education is needed or rather mutual understanding. We do need to educate our clients to understand that our fees are not optional or contingent on being happy with the translation.

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