Can you make a decent living as an MT? - smileyMT

Posted: Apr 22nd, 2017 - 2:16 pm

I am a new MT working for M*Modal. I have only been doing this for 2 weeks, but even though I have worked some 8-hour days, I have made less than minimum wage. This is very frustrating and disappointing.

Can you actually make a decent living as an MT. If so, how?

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Can you make a decent living as an MT? - smileyMT (Views: 661, 2017-04-22, 2:16 pm)
- Living wage - Me too (Views: 735, 2017-04-22, 2:46 pm)
  - mt pay - anon2 (Views: 672, 2017-04-22, 3:16 pm)
  - negative 3% sounds ambitious to me...I don't even - think there will be such (Views: 504, 2017-04-22, 10:21 pm)
- Yep - nn (Views: 555, 2017-04-22, 3:42 pm)
  - Being an IC would be tough for a newbie... - RockyRoad (Views: 569, 2017-04-22, 4:05 pm)
    - However, the question was - nn (Views: 590, 2017-04-22, 4:17 pm)
      - Yeah, I know... It's getting tougher and tougher to make any money... - Dying_Industry (Views: 413, 2017-04-23, 7:08 pm)
- Only have had DECREASES in pay, benefits, etc. - RockyRoad (Views: 484, 2017-04-22, 4:00 pm)
- It is becoming harder and harder but--sm - anon (Views: 618, 2017-04-22, 4:07 pm)
- Another - career (Views: 544, 2017-04-22, 5:18 pm)
  - Exactly! - Lilli (Views: 428, 2017-04-23, 7:13 pm)
- making a living as a MT - Sue (Views: 381, 2017-04-25, 7:01 pm)
- Can you make a decent living... - antysmom (Views: 462, 2017-04-26, 8:26 pm)
  - Making less than minimum wage - smileyMT (Views: 424, 2017-04-27, 9:45 am)
  - Decent money - nn (Views: 569, 2017-04-27, 9:56 am)
  - There are a lot of reasons people keep on--sm - anon (Views: 406, 2017-04-27, 11:36 am)
- Not if it is your only income... - NOPE (Views: 384, 2017-04-27, 9:54 am)