TransPerfect reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(758 total reviews)

Phil Shawe

45% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jul 5, 2017

Good for recent graduates

Anonymous employee
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Pros

nice people, young company, good culture

Cons

horrible hours, not great pay, no bonuses

1.0
Jun 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

What can I say? I learned how ugly business can be.

Cons

When I started translating, upper management contacted me and actively encouraged me to request purchase order corrections. Now I'm reading that Transperfect deducts hundreds of dollars from their bonus for every "faulty purchase order" accounting has to correct. (So if your bonus doesn't reflect what it should, now you know why). Likewise, project managers are actively encouraged to deduct word counts if needed to meet the high markup required to get a bonus. It sounds to me like they have created a system where the two teams who have to work together have been pitted against each other. If one wins, the other has to lose. But the owners always win. I

3.0
Jun 14, 2017

Accounting

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people to work with. Global company with many offices.

Cons

The salary is very low. Management is a nightmare. Very little room to grow as an employee. Not much opportunity other than getting some experience.

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