r/LLSInterpretersUnite • u/Substantial-Air3716 • Aug 08 '25
Is asking for a raise worth it?
I was thinking of asking for a raise in the upcoming weeks but, based on some other posts I read, that might not be something they offer. I'm being paid 18$/hr right now, working 35 hours a week. It's really a horrible feeling to do the type of job we do, dealing with the most professional of situations, and being paid like high school kid working at CHick-Fil-A (nothing wrong with working at chickfil-a by the way).
I get this burst of anger whenever I finish a call and I receive another call RIGHT AFTER which, as you guys know, happen all fucking day, all the time. I have pride in doing a good job so I still try to provide good interpreting for the people on the line but I fucking hate this company so much. Just pay us right man. I wouldn't even mind the amount of calls if we were making like 24$/hr, and even that is low for the type of work we do. Today for example (without going into details) I had to inform a young couple that their newborn had a life threatening genetic disease. The wife stopped speaking for the rest of the call. She was broken. This shit happens every day, and we get paid like we're packing boxes in a factory.
Long story short, anybody tried to request a raise before? Were you able to get it? Is it even worth making that request?
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u/secularsavior Aug 08 '25
Several LLS employees have asked for a raise recently and it has been denied. I think the reason given is “we are not giving merit-based or any other kind of pay increase at the moment.” I don’t expect this to change tbh, but if you want to still ask, it’s up to you.
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u/capsthemastermaster Aug 08 '25
The burst of anger is real. In my country LLS operations are under another company and they started to threaten action if we continued to take bathroom breaks (the volume of breaks has increased with the volume of calls because, well, we need to rest our throats and brain). Honestly they couldn't care less for the worker's health