Poll: What is the biggest warning sign that a new client or agency might be difficult to work with?
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Aug 6

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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போர்த்துகள்
Local time: 11:23
உறுப்பினர் (2007)
ஆங்கிலம் - போர்சுகீஸ்
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Some of the above... Aug 6

... and inflexible payment methods. I don't accept payment through PayPal.

 
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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பெரு
Local time: 05:23
உறுப்பினர் (2005)
ஆங்கிலம் - ஸ்பேனிஷ்
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Other Aug 6

Hundreds of instructions -too long to read- for a very simple translation, besides extra tasks they ask you to do, without getting paid for those extras.

Nadia Silva Castro
Luis M. Sosa
Stéphane Elner
Maria Laura Curzi
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Peter Motte
Michael Newton
 
texjax DDS PhD
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உறுப்பினர் (2006)
ஆங்கிலம் - இத்தாலியன்
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Other Aug 6

Excessive, unnecessary documentation during onboarding and overly complicated processes.

writeaway
Michael Newton
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
expressisverbis
Josephine Cassar
Maria Laura Curzi
Laura Kingdon
 


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Poll: What is the biggest warning sign that a new client or agency might be difficult to work with?






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