[J.Nalbandian14]

Because I was thinking of a combined BA French and Mathematics degree, ideally at Liverpool

[Anatheme]

(Original post by rachbeanz)
fantastic! what do you do?

I'll be working as an academic librarian as of September, in a Russian and Modern Greek library. Most of the staff is actually from Eastern Europe, so I get to practice my language on a daily basis as well.

[tsveta]

(Original post by Anatheme)
I'll be working as an academic librarian as of September, in a Russian and Modern Greek library. Most of the staff is actually from Eastern Europe, so I get to practice my language on a daily basis as well.

Did you study Russian?! I'm hoping to study Russian at uni next year

[hannah_dru]

(Original post by rachbeanz)
fantastic! what do you do?

I'm a translator and proofreader

(Original post by tsveta)
You can get like £15/20 an hour translating. Obviously it's not ideal when you're 40, but on comparison with a lot of others aged 20, who are earning £6 an hour doing bar work, its much bettter

Not for in-house jobs
Also it would depend on how experienced you are, language combinations/specialist fields and your connections. I know a lot of freelancers who don't always get regular work coming in.

[nearlyheadlessian]

(Original post by hannah_dru)
Not for in-house jobs
Also it would depend on how experienced you are, language combinations/specialist fields and your connections. I know a lot of freelancers who don't always get regular work coming in.

Besides, who invoices clients in hours? It's all about per word.

[hannah_dru]

(Original post by nearlyheadlessian)
Besides, who invoices clients in hours? It's all about per word.

That has happened when I've done an external proofreading job. I get your point though