Indian and other offshore MT companies

I definitely think that the powers that be at offshore should at least
know what's being said on SMT and pay close attention to the opinions and
thoughts of this subgroup of American MTs, myself included. If it were
possible for them rise above and correct the perceived and oftentimes
real ills of all offshore companies, they'll be doing themselves a huge
favor - reputation and financial.

I doubt very seriously, though, that any will take that opportunity. My
personal feeling is that the goal is to make money, lots of money, with
marginal quality work. We've all seen it. We get E-mails with "ur"
instead of "you are" and "IC" rather than "I see," and other various
short forms of American words that we hold dear. Yes, these companies
speak and write English, but they don't speak and write American English.
I doubt they ever will.

Even with the heartiest of QA, many offshore entities are just not going
to measure up, try though they may (if they do try). My experience was
relatively good, but also relatively generic. The general tone of
business is different than we have been raised to believe is appropriate
and functional in our country. I won't go into details regarding the
company I worked with because I don't believe in burning bridges and
speaking ill of a former employer, but I will say that overall business
sense was and probably still is different than I'm accustomed to. The
general cultural differences drove me in a "what am I doing here?"
direction.

What I started to write here and need to refocus on is that I do not
believe that offshore outsourcing is ever going to measure up. What will
tell the tale, though, is whether our clients care enough to make a
difference. They, too, are often in it for the dollar. And that might
suck.

--
~Donna~
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It is never too late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot
Hold on tight to your dream. - ELO
http://www.zensewing.com
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