A job for some pocket money if you don't have to really work; good to get foot in the door...
Pros
If you want to be an interpreter and have little to no experience, don't worry, LLS will hire you, and you can train there, figure out if the job is for you, and in the mean time look for another job with the acquired experience. I was a student getting my MA degree, and needed a job, and time for school, so this was great, it also kept my native language alive. I gained a lot of experience on almost any field of life. It's a great opportunity to keep your brain active and react fast, sometimes under pressure when you interpret for courts, for example. The rest is just downright bad.
Cons
1. You realize that you're being treated as a second rate disposable tiny part in the huge system. 2. No benefits. 3. Low pay. 4. You have to communicate with a lot of ignorant people, just imagine that at your job you have to talk to Peggy a bank employee, outsourced from Bombay, who only speaks scripted language, and THAT language you have to interpret to a deaf 90 year old immigrant who can barely remember her age, yet just keeps screaming just because. 5. You get sick, your phone line is down, you really want to pee and can't wait until your break (only 2, or even 1 break in 5 hours!) - it all counts against you! 6. They mostly hire immigrants who desperate to find a job. They're just fluent in two languages, maybe even just in one language and speak some English but most of them are NOT interpreters. 7. The company really cares if you're polite, it doesn't care about the quality of your interpretation.
