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Do translators have a future?

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Magnet952 · 18/08/2024 17:13

Any translators out there? Would you advise an interested 20-something to do a translation MA in the hope of working as a freelance translator (German / French / Spanish to English) or is AI translation advancing so rapidly that you don't see much call for human translators in the future?
Thank you for any insights.

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ginger2026 · 21/08/2024 19:55

TizerorFizz · 21/08/2024 18:08

@ginger2026 Didnt realise she was over 60 already. That will limit careers. Why not think about such issues earlier? Anyone can work! I would evaluate skills and see what’s possible, if there’s limited work for translators it’s difficult. My other thought is why isn’t DD pulling her weight?

She always earned little and I guess our feeling was that she could cope esp mortgage free and without burden of raising 4 kids. However this thread is a bit scary. If work totally dries up wouldn't that mean no money whatsoever and having to live on the paltry state pension. Even a few hundred quid would have helped.

Her DD is on the spectrum but honestly the DD is her 26 year old baby and is likely to be her 45 year old baby.

TizerorFizz · 21/08/2024 23:44

Sounds rough. There are jobs for mature people though. It’s a case of looking but you cannot get a great pension by starting at 60. Time has gone.

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