It used to be a good company to work for as freelance interpreter. They were flexible with schedules. They also paid a reasonable rate of 0.50-0.60 per minute. But Language Line Solutions bought Pacific early 2013. Now that Language Line is taking over starting Oct 2013, they are forcing freelance/ contractors to be so called "employees" and pay a ridiculously low rate of $14/hour. Not only the rate is now less than a quarter per minute ($14/60 minutes= $0.24), there will be no flexibility in schedule, no sick days, no paid vacation, no holidays. What a complete joke and disrepect to the interpreters.
LLS has a revenue of 300 million per year, yet they treat interpreters like cheap labor. Does it make sense that they charge $2.5 - $3.9 per minute and pay interpreters $0.24 a minute? Such a greedy company. Good bye Pacific Interpreters and LLS, you're not the same company with quality interpreters anymore. Many of us are leaving.