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Guy Michel De Orval
Guy Michel De Orval
Canada
Local time: 03:12
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Too global poll topic. 04:42

This poll is too global and general. Not sufficiently focused on translation.

Dan Lucas
 
Philip Lees
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Greece
Local time: 10:12
Greek to English
Other 06:11

Define "work well".

Dan Lucas
 
Dan Lucas
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United Kingdom
Local time: 08:12
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
I just don't understand this 07:49

So employees do less work for the same money?
Or employees do the same amount of work by being more efficient?

If the latter, why are they not already doing it?

If the former, they will be getting more money for the same work, which - putting aside issues of whether that is considered ethical or not - would be an increase not backed by productivity gains, which would presumably be inflationary.

I'm not sure if the person who proposed the poll has not... See more
So employees do less work for the same money?
Or employees do the same amount of work by being more efficient?

If the latter, why are they not already doing it?

If the former, they will be getting more money for the same work, which - putting aside issues of whether that is considered ethical or not - would be an increase not backed by productivity gains, which would presumably be inflationary.

I'm not sure if the person who proposed the poll has noticed the devastation caused by inflation and the resulting increases in the cost of living over the past few years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Do we want more of that?

More pipe dreams...

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