25-12-2014, 08:51 AM
Even though the articles are old ones they still hold good regarding the facts of MT field. After the coming of VRS now companies need only proofers and QAs that means home MT work is available for those who can independently manage the files up to the 98.5% or 99% level because VRS platforms do not allow more levels (like junior MT, senior MT, proofer, editor, quality analyst etc) to cut down the costs. According to the levels raising living costs and inflation MT rates are not revised, remained stagnant. MT salaries also remained stagnant. MT is not a worth field to take as a profession because there is no growth in salary according to experience and expertise. MT field is not just a typist task. It requires a scientist's innovative intelligence to find out the words. MT companies are not giving proper remuneration to such innovative intelligence. That is why now innovative intelligence people are not entering MT field because pay is very less compared to the living costs and inflation in recent days compared to other fields and employment opportunities available.
Nowadays home MT is available only to proofer/editor/QA talented people only because of the VRS platforms which do not allow much levels of work. They allow only limited blanks if not known by the MTs. So there is very limited growth proofer or editor and QA only. Other managerial posts like team leaders, production manager posts are very very limited and so not every one achieve that.
Most of the US MT works nowadays prefer night shift which is unnecessary for home MTs waking against the natural laws ie waking at night which is unnatural. MT companies should give work to home MTs day time only because there are no costs involved to companies like rent, investment on computers, internet charges etc. (while in a office setting utilising systems and more production is beneficiary as the systems are empty during night without work while in the case of home MTs things like that does not matter.
Nowadays home MT is available only to proofer/editor/QA talented people only because of the VRS platforms which do not allow much levels of work. They allow only limited blanks if not known by the MTs. So there is very limited growth proofer or editor and QA only. Other managerial posts like team leaders, production manager posts are very very limited and so not every one achieve that.
Most of the US MT works nowadays prefer night shift which is unnecessary for home MTs waking against the natural laws ie waking at night which is unnatural. MT companies should give work to home MTs day time only because there are no costs involved to companies like rent, investment on computers, internet charges etc. (while in a office setting utilising systems and more production is beneficiary as the systems are empty during night without work while in the case of home MTs things like that does not matter.