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George Trail
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Mar 14

https://www.translationdirectory.com/job_00071320.php#google_vignette

I've been a professional translator for 15 years. And I ask: what kind of person offers an opportunity of interpretation work for only 10 Euros an hour?

Is this the state of the translation industry today? I don't know about you but I don't know how much longer I can cling ... See more
https://www.translationdirectory.com/job_00071320.php#google_vignette

I've been a professional translator for 15 years. And I ask: what kind of person offers an opportunity of interpretation work for only 10 Euros an hour?

Is this the state of the translation industry today? I don't know about you but I don't know how much longer I can cling on. I'm talking about CAT tools - but aren't there still plenty of people out there who will send translators they are interested in hiring scans of what they want translated as opposed to digitised files (Word, Excel, whatever)? ▲ Collapse


Natasha Cloutier
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Baran Keki
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It's real Mar 14

George Trail wrote:
Is this the state of the translation industry today?

Apparently it's the going rate in India. Not bad that though, you can pay for the monthly subscription fee in just an hour!

Robert Rietvelt
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
 
Christopher Schröder
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Eh? Mar 14

George Trail wrote:
Is this the state of the translation industry today? I don't know about you but I don't know how much longer I can cling on. I'm talking about CAT tools - but aren't there still plenty of people out there who will send translators they are interested in hiring scans of what they want translated as opposed to digitised files (Word, Excel, whatever)?


Not sure what are you saying here? You want customers to go back to sending faxes?

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Angie Garbarino
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Dan Lucas
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Going backwards Mar 14

George Trail wrote:
Is this the state of the translation industry today? I don't know about you but I don't know how much longer I can cling on. I'm talking about CAT tools - but aren't there still plenty of people out there who will send translators they are interested in hiring scans of what they want translated as opposed to digitised files (Word, Excel, whatever)?

Well, for one thing this is interpretation rather than translation, and it's clearly at the low end of the low end, given the origin of the poster in question and the price. You don't want to be competing down there.

I'm not sure what relevance of CAT tools is, but surely there is no possible benefit to you in working with image-only files like the scans you mention?

Dan

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Angie Garbarino
Oksana Weiss
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Kay Denney
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. Mar 15

George Trail wrote:

https://www.translationdirectory.com/job_00071320.php#google_vignette

I've been a professional translator for 15 years. And I ask: what kind of person offers an opportunity of interpretation work for only 10 Euros an hour?

Is this the state of the translation industry today? I don't know about you but I don't know how much longer I can cling on. I'm talking about CAT tools - but aren't there still plenty of people out there who will send translators they are interested in hiring scans of what they want translated as opposed to digitised files (Word, Excel, whatever)?

It appears to be the standard rate for virtual teachers too. OK so you can do it in the comfort of your own home, you don't waste time and money getting to your destination, but still, 10 euros an hour for the services of a highly trained professional... I was teaching at a higher rate than that last century.
 
Thomas Johansson
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But it's India Mar 18

Isn't 10 dollars an hour quite a lot in India?
The GDP per capita in India is 9,183 dollars while in Europe it is about 5 times higher.
So in my logic, it would correspond to about 50 dollars an hour in Europe.

[Edited at 2024-03-18 21:43 GMT]

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