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They probably figured you'd cost too much and

Posted By: VeryoldMT on 2008-11-04
In Reply to: I worked in QA for a company who...sm - OldSchool CMT

these companies surely do not want to offer anything a USA MT is worth. And they probably would rather insult you by failing you on the test, than your insulting them by refusing their low offer. A lot of us oldies with great quality get the same treatment. Or they say we are prima donnas or something, which really means we are not suckers. LOL.


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