Off topic: Weird, unwanted e-Christmas cards from agencies I don't know
Thread poster: Tom in London
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:09
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Dec 18, 2017

I have received several e-Christmas cards from agencies I don't know, with whom I have never worked. I must be in their databases.

Anyway - Thanks and Happy Christmas, you lovely totally unknown people!!

Here is one I received today:

Dear Tom,

Just a quick email to wish you a relaxing holidays [sic] and best wishes for the New Year!

Without you we wouldn't have a business so thank you for your past, present (and hopefully future) c
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I have received several e-Christmas cards from agencies I don't know, with whom I have never worked. I must be in their databases.

Anyway - Thanks and Happy Christmas, you lovely totally unknown people!!

Here is one I received today:

Dear Tom,

Just a quick email to wish you a relaxing holidays [sic] and best wishes for the New Year!

Without you we wouldn't have a business so thank you for your past, present (and hopefully future) collaboration, and we look forward to working with you in 2018.

Kind regards

XXXXX
www.XXXX.com
XXXXXX
2-4 XXX Street
London, WXXXX
United Kingdom
Tel: XXXX


2018--Season-Greetings-from-Strategic-Agenda
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Robert Forstag
Robert Forstag  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 16:09
Spanish to English
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My response to the selfsame message Dec 18, 2017

To the unidentified person who sent this message:

The one and only job I did for your agency was more than two years ago. If you have no intention to offer me more work, I would prefer that you remove me from your mailing list immediately.

Occupying space in a database and never receiving an offer of work is not my idea of "collaboration."

Kind regards,

Robert A. Forstag, MA
ATA-Certified, Spanish-to-English
State-Certified Court In
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To the unidentified person who sent this message:

The one and only job I did for your agency was more than two years ago. If you have no intention to offer me more work, I would prefer that you remove me from your mailing list immediately.

Occupying space in a database and never receiving an offer of work is not my idea of "collaboration."

Kind regards,

Robert A. Forstag, MA
ATA-Certified, Spanish-to-English
State-Certified Court Interpreter - Ohio (Spanish)
DELE C-2 (Superior)
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Thomas T. Frost
Thomas T. Frost  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 20:09
Danish to English
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Just like Frank Sinatra Dec 18, 2017

Just as in Frank Sinatra's Christmas song Mistletoe and Holly:


Overeating, merry greetings
From relatives you don't know


Outsourcers aren't relatives, of course. At least not yours.


 
Mervyn Henderson (X)
Mervyn Henderson (X)  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 21:09
Spanish to English
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Quite a feat, Tom ... Dec 18, 2017

... they say they wouldn't have a business without you, yet you've never worked for them.

Me, I'd be tempted to reply to them and say, But you do have a business without me.

Or you could turn it into an odd kind of marketing opportunity, and add: If you want to have a business with me, here are my rates and conditions and specialist areas.

[Edited at 2017-12-18 16:03 GMT]


 
Thomas T. Frost
Thomas T. Frost  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 20:09
Danish to English
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With or without Tom, that's the question Dec 18, 2017

Mervyn Henderson wrote:

... they say they wouldn't have a business without you, yet you've never worked for them.

Me, I'd be tempted to reply to them and say, But you do have a business without me.


Perhaps they have a picture of Tom on the wall, the spiritual encouragement of which makes them have their business.


 
Mervyn Henderson (X)
Mervyn Henderson (X)  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 21:09
Spanish to English
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A trick Dec 18, 2017

On the other hand, it could be an elaborate trick to get people to send their CVs. They know that the Dear-translator-we're-expanding-our-database-send-us-your-CV-and-rates format is a dead duck, so they've come up with something more innovative.

 
Matthias Brombach
Matthias Brombach  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:09
Member (2007)
Dutch to German
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Ask for a gift Dec 18, 2017

Tom in London wrote:

Without you we wouldn't have a business so thank you for your past, present (and hopefully future) collaboration, and we look forward to working with you in 2018.



I would have answered that last year they have accompanied their best wishes with a voucher for Amazon and why they didn´t this year ... perhaps it works and they´ll send one ("Sorry, we forgot!")

[Edited at 2017-12-18 16:18 GMT]


 
Jennifer Forbes
Jennifer Forbes  Identity Verified
Local time: 20:09
French to English
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In memoriam
XXX !! Dec 18, 2017

And they've apparently sent you lots of kisses too ...

 


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