The best years ever worked, but time to move on - Staff Interpreter LUNA Language Services Employee Review

-Very diverse staff -- many cultures, countries, and languages represented -Good language accessibility for Deaf and hard-of-hearing staff -Kind culture with a focus on the mission of providing language access

-Compensation was below market for many roles -Company was recently acquired, so many aspects of the company's culture are changing to align more fully with that of the acquiring entity.

Flexible hours. Good work culture. Will pay for people's medical interpreting certification training.

In competition for jobs with other interpreters - The fact that there are other interpreters which want the appointments as badly as you means you have to constantly be checking your phone for apt postings , because otherwise someone else will accept the apt before you. Lots of driving, inadequate mileage compensation - Working as interpreter means that one often has to be driving around the Indy to access the many clinics and hospitals. They will compensate you for appointments more than 20 miles away, but otherwise it's you that has to cough up the gas money to get there. Will not compensate for parking fees- if there is a parking fee at the clinic/hospital you're visiting, LUNA will not compensate their contractors for the parking