So everyone is preparing themselves for the pinch of a recession in the U. S. call it what you will, mini recession, downturn, tempory lack of confidence, depression: the result is the same, for those paid in dollars in the US, those who travel and those who work online. Less money, when they convert it into the actual currency they live on. I prefer to be paid in Euros or Pounds if possible, for the work I do on line, however I often work in US dollars too. The companies who hire freelancers sometimes enable them to choose credits which have a value and are then paid out in the currency of choice. For example I have 50 credits and the value of each credit is 50 cents. I then can request it in pounds and the correct value will be calculated.
Many of my contacts bemoan the fact that their on-line consulting in design, photography or whatever, is also taking a downturn in value when paid for in dollars. Of course one man’s meat is another man’s poison, because somewhere in the world there’s a freelancer who can work online, deliver faster, get paid in US dollars and be happy because his currency is weaker than it. This is the true meaning of globalization, and then you consider maybe it isn’t always better living in the first world of Europe or US after all. Unless you are paid in Euros, and can live in a less valuable currency. Now that’s e currency I’m interested in.
Yours in money,
Moneypenny.
译文:
网上工作——美元结算工资
现在每个人都在为美国的经济衰退做准备。大家称这次为迷你衰退、拐点、暂时的缺乏信心，低迷: 对每个在国外工作或是网上工作以美元结算工资的人来说，结果是一致的。当他们将工资兑换成他们居住地所使用的货币时，他们发现得到的钱越来越少。对我来说，如果可能的话，我更希望能够我的工资以欧元或是英镑结算。因为我是在网上工作，然而我经常以美元形式获得我的工资。一些雇佣自由职业者的公司有时会让雇员选择有价值的积分，然后再将积分兑换成选择的货币。举个例子，我有50个积分，每个积分的价值是50美分。我就可以要求将其兑换成英镑，那么它的准确的价值就会被换算出。
我的许多朋友都在哀叹：他们网上的设计、照片及其他作品在以美元支付报酬时都不约而同地减少。当然，青菜萝卜各有所爱。在另一些地方的自由职业者，他们在网上工作，快速完成工作，得到以美元结算的工资，还很开心。因为他们的货币比美元要弱。这是全球化的真正含义。如果你不是以欧元结算工资，或不是住在弱币区，你会想也许在第一世界（欧洲或美国）的生活水平也不是一直很好。现在我所感兴趣的是电子货币。