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Poll: Have you ever had to submit your passport as part of onboarding for a client?
Initiator des Themas: ProZ.com Staff
Christopher Schröder Vereinigtes Königreich Mitglied (2011) Schwedisch > Englisch + ...
Disagree!
Aug 5, 2022
Philip Lees wrote:
If it is really necessary to use the word "onboarding" at all, it should only be used to refer to employees, as a simple web search will confirm.
Thus the phrase "onboarding for a client" is incorrect usage. Anybody who is a freelancer and acquires a new client is not an employee, so the term is not appropriate.
This is supposed to be a site for linguists. Can the people who post these polls not check their language and usage before posting?
I don't see anything wrong with the term. It is widely used, readily understood and fills a gap. It isn't used exclusively for employees.
There are many modern idioms and usages I don't particularly like, but surely as linguists we should use our eyes and ears rather than rely on our own preferences and prejudices. So I might be deafened by nails being dragged down a blackboard as I do it, but I will definitely reach out and touch base where appropriate.
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Kevin Fulton Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 08:14 Deutsch > Englisch
Yes
Aug 5, 2022
It wasn't part of the general hiring procedure, but an existing client got a contract from a US government agency which required proof of citizenship. I had no qualms about submitting a copy of my passport.
I might mention that images of passports, like university diplomas, are freely available on the Internet. If I weren't so lazy I'd copy some and use an image editor to create diplomas of universities more prestigious than the ones I actually attended.
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Christine Andersen Dänemark Local time: 14:14 Mitglied (2003) Dänisch > Englisch + ...
No
Aug 5, 2022
I may have been asked, but I choose not to work for clients who insist.
I believe I missed out on a job once because I was not a Danish citizen at the time - it was highly confidential - but I might have turned it down myself if I had seen the text. I am not sure it was within my scope. I was still not asked to show my passport, and for most jobs my citizenship is irrelevant.
For tax and residence purposes my VAT number in the Danish companies register (CVR) shoul... See more
I may have been asked, but I choose not to work for clients who insist.
I believe I missed out on a job once because I was not a Danish citizen at the time - it was highly confidential - but I might have turned it down myself if I had seen the text. I am not sure it was within my scope. I was still not asked to show my passport, and for most jobs my citizenship is irrelevant.
For tax and residence purposes my VAT number in the Danish companies register (CVR) should be enough. ▲ Collapse
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