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      TransPerfect

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      TransPerfect reviews

      3.0

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (2,860 total reviews)

      Phil Shawe

      44% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Senior management

      2.6

      Career opportunities

      2.4

      Compensation and benefits

      TransPerfect has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The TransPerfect employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      1.0
      Jan 30, 2013

      If there was an option for zero stars, I'd use it

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Found some good drinking buddies.

      Cons

      Management is unprofessional and uninterested in employee satisfaction until you've reaching a certain level. Favorited employees are given successful markets. The positive atmosphere trying to be portrayed on this site is fictitious since senior management is aware of the negative press they're receiving on this site and others. You will work long hours without reward and are supposed to commit to your own success meaning spend out of pocket money to advance your career while you're being paid next to nothing.

      1.0
      Nov 9, 2010

      Low rates, tight deadlines

      Freelance translator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I am a freelance translator. The assignments offered used to be interesting and reasonably paid, up to two years ago. Not now.

      Cons

      Assignments are always in a rush, and the rates offered are the worst in the industry. How they can get reasonable quality with their setup is a mystery to me.

      2.0
      May 12, 2010

      Poor pay for long hours

      Project coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Young crowd, most people in 20s/30s so it's easy to make friends -Nice midtown office -Interesting position, you get to speak with people from all over the world everyday

      Cons

      -Very long hours, 60-70 hours per week is the norm -Very low pay, about $36k/yr. When you break it down to the houry wage, its somewhere around $15/hr. -Most people burnout or get fired within 6 months-1 year. Or management will try to find a reason to fire you anyway. Within 4 months of when I started, 7 out of the 11 people in my training group were gone. -Hard to take time off since it's always so chaotic and busy -Sometimes management overloads you on projects with ridiculous turnaround times (aka 3 hrs) -Dirt cheap budgets on projects which in turn makes you feel scummy for asking translators to work for .03/word (yes, 3 cents!!). -Much of the blame on mistakes gets put on project coordinators, even for things that are out of their hands -Very bureaucratic operation. For everything that happens, there is a form to file to make something happen. If you do well, a form is filed to recognize it. If you do poorly, there is a form to recognize it. Quality Assurance must be a very busy department.

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