José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote:
I understand your point in having these people able to communicate with you via Skype, IM, etc.
One point is that most of GMT to GMT -3 is the Atlantic Ocean, but this is irrelevant.
Corrected. I can never remember which way it goes:)
The real issue is that each individual has their own working hours. Some are early birds, others are night owls, for the most varied reasons. You are considering the 8-to-5ers only
The best setup I had was:
- Agency at GMT -5 (US East Coast)
- Translator (me) at GMT -3 (Brazil)
- Proofreader at GMT -8 (US West Coast)
When I was done translating, she had plenty of the day left to proofread, so I could pick it up early next morning for a final check, and deliver before the agency opened for the day. Unbelievably fast turnaround.
Once this proofreader went to Paris for a while, and we got the whole system mixed up!
You are quite right indeed!!! In fact that was the final goal.
Andrea
[Edited at 2009-12-15 13:02 GMT]