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ecib · 4031 days ago · link · · parent · post: Interpreter at Mandela Memorial Says He Saw ‘Angels’ - Some questions answered.
Mandela's state funeral. Come on. This looks to be squarely the fault of the person in charge of hiring. This is probably the most high-profile gig that a signer in that country has ever performed (and may ever). And the person hiring decided to go with the guy working for a 95% discount over normal rates (assuming a day = 12 hrs)???? Dude seems obviously mentally ill. How much personal responsibility he bears can be debated, but this is basically all on the administrator imo.He had been hired at a small fraction of the usual rate for the job...one clue to Mr. Jantjie’s professional status came from the fact that the going rate for a sign-language interpreter was between $125 and $164 an hour, whereas his services were just $77 a day.