I don't think that it's quite so clean-cut as you say: - Employers will have deadlines they must meet, regardless of whether they can find a translator at the

I don't think that it's quite so clean-cut as you say: - Employers will have deadlines they must meet, regardless of whether they can find a translator at the price they would like before that time. There will be contractual penalties if they cannot manage this. - Potential translators don't have to work for peanuts as a translator even if they need a job "today" to pay for food and shelter. There are jobs in other industries which may pay more than translation.