12+ hour work days with no overtime!
-Managers are well aware that the workload they are handing out could not potentially be accomplished in 8 hours, especially for new people who don't have any connections. The office is also severely understaffed because of the incredibly high turnover rate. Taking a lunch is impossible. I calculated that if I had been working at an hourly rate with overtime, my pay rate would be less than $12/hour. What a joke!! This shouldn't be acceptable for anyone with a college degree.
Non-transferrable skills.
-the "experience" mentioned in other reviews is simply having an office job to put on your resume. The project coordinator position is all about sending out mass e-mails to find linguists who are willing to work for bottom dollar in a very short amount of time. Most transactions between PCs and linguists occur with very little professionalism, which would not fly at almost any other work place. There is little to no thinking in this job- just processing and meeting an overload of insanely tight deadlines.
Poor training/Treated with disrespect
-I spent the first 2 weeks I was there doing nothing but watching boring powerpoint presentations! There are over 100 power point presentations to watch and do a quiz that would ask for very specific information. These presentations usually took 45 min. each. They've got to be insane if they actually think this is effective in training anyone.
When I actually started doing work, the amount of micro-managing was beyond belief. They expect you to ask a manager for approval with basically every click of the mouse. However, my trainer was always busy and seemed to get ticked off everytime I asked her to come over, but if I sent an e-mail or clicked a button without her, she would become infuriated. If I made a mistake she would point it out to me with absolute disprespect and intolerance. One of my coworkers actually told me she wouldn't speak to a dog the way the trainer addressed me!!
Unhappy employees/Dismal workplace
A lot of other reviews seem to convey an image of a fun environment with lots of smart young people that just have to work long hours. Some even say that their are rewards for "hard" work. The truth: There is absolutely no time for fun conversation or teamwork throughout the day. You are glued to your computer for 12 plus hours- processing projects and managing deadlines; there is no comraderie or socializing at all during office hours. Managers would come down HARD on mistakes- leaving employees who just worked 20 hours of unpaid overtime to the point of tears, with absolutely no thanks.
