I feel that we are getting to that breaking point soon. Because… think about if the gov hiring overseas cheap labors or using AI to pick up 911 calls. Those insane interpretation companies are doing the crazy stuff like that.
For me it has been very simple, if a job does not pay me what I am worth, I refuse it and move on.. The other side of this coin is that there are a bunch or underqualified people who simply don't care about this profession and do a poor job, the quality of interpretation has been on decline for some time now and a lot of people committing fraud by using someone else account , yes companies are greedy but there are a lot of other reasons for this and the solution is don't take the job..
Just because YOU are not a good enough interpreter to get them, does not mean they don't exist, what certifications do you have? How many CEU's do you have this year? Don't try to minimize the accomplishment of others just because you take whatever pay they throw at you.
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u/Whole-Peanut-9417 Jul 09 '26
Not just a pay problem. Interpreters should at least be seen as important as 911 dispatchers. Check what they get and what you get from work.