Off topic: Weird, unwanted e-Christmas cards from agencies I don't know Thread poster: Tom in London
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:07
Member (2008)
Italian to English
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... See more 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
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| | | | Robert Forstag 
United States
Local time: 18:07
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... See more 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)
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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)
Spain
Local time: 00:07
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]
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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)
Spain
Local time: 00:07
Spanish to English
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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.
| | | | | 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]
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And they've apparently sent you lots of kisses too ...
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