Patently Absurd

I recently heard from a friend of mine about how much translators who work for the European Patent Office get compensated, both in pay and benefits. I'm not sure how much is true but I hear its ridiculously high compared to the typical translator. Perhaps that's my jealousy speaking...

High salaries (I'm speaking of €60.000+)
Tax exemption!!! salaries are gross=net!
32-36 hour workweeks
Perks and benefits (lease cars, pension plans, sabbatical plans etc.)

Its really no wonder that its so expensive to file patents, they have to pay these guys' salaries! Methinks I'm in the wrong job. These and other EU translators really have it pretty sweet.

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