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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I worked with a translator yesterday. She teaches courses, but she said she does translation because the money is good. I've worked with her for a while at this point, as well as dozens of other translators, on nearly a daily basis. They're very much still in demand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We clearly operate in two different job markets, I got paid €9/page (pre taxes) for specialized automotive texts in the 2010s. Not to mention the other violations of the labor laws of my country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And this is perhaps me using the wrong term (translator v. interpreter), as I'm talking about speaking and not writing. I can never remember which is which, if there is a distinction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Interpreters tend to get paid more, especially in business settings