TransPerfect reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,860 total reviews)

Phil Shawe

44% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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
Sep 12, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I had a desk and a lunch break. There's a 20 word minimum so I have to keep writing just to reach the minimum

Cons

Glassdoor is meant to be a website that customers, employees, or possibly future employees can get a real view of the company culture, work/life balance etc. It is meant to be honest and an inside look at what goes on. My manager at TransPerfect came to me and asked me to write a positive review for the company. Mind you, my manager never spends time with me, and when she does treats me like I'm incapable of doing anything correctly. My hours are absurd, my work is demeaning, I spend 75% of my day cold-calling, the other 25% I do folding letters, printing envelopes, and stuffing mailers. Based on what I was told I'd be doing as opposed to what I am actually doing, this job is a joke. Actually, this company is a joke and shouldn't even be considered such. I'm not okay with lying to the people who look to this site for guidance and telling them that this is an excellent company with room for growth because, not to burst your bubble ITS NOT. If you're in this mess, get out while you can.

1.0
Nov 30, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy admin work that did not need excessive training. Not even a pro if you ask me

Cons

I worked here for a short period, and it was one of the most toxic work environments I've ever encountered. The entire experience felt like a setup for failure. Remote training was chaotic and riddled with micromanagement. The smallest misunderstandings were blown out of proportion, and I wasn’t even given a fair opportunity to clarify or defend myself. At one point, simply glancing away from the screen for a moment was labeled as “disrespectful” and “distracted.” Clearly, there is some sort of power structure in place - we're expected to be in office 5 days a week with little room for flexibility even if requesting so well in advance, but the VP gets to travel the world and come and go as she pleases. Their L&D structure (if I can even call it that) leaves zero room for error or growth, creating an atmosphere of fear and anxiety. To make matters worse, the training was absurdly overcomplicated and completely useless, given that managers don’t follow the same processes they preach. Not to mention, their office has been under repair for months and they outwardly lied about their return during the interview process - which meant working in a dingy, loud, and outdated office that was an absolute dread to return to day after day. If you value your sanity, avoid this company—ESPECIALLY anything under Life Sciences. They're a nightmare of inconsistent standards, punitive management, and an outright hostile work culture. The absurdly clear lack of diversity is truly the cherry on top. Save yourself the stress and look elsewhere.

1.0
Oct 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the NON-management folks are very nice people BUT they put up with way to much baloney and lies from management There are greenfield projects at the company The process is almost non existent (that is really a con).

Cons

They brought back a very toxic employee that should have been terminated. Once the VP got him to convert to christianity and had hosted a party for him at his home, he was given his job back. The pay is lousy. Management is absentee. They tend to only hire folks from their traditional latin-mass church and catholic school circles and a bunch of folks from a company that the VP was once sued by. INTERESTING. Corporate took money out of everyone's paychecks for 401k contributions in June and the money did not show up in the Merrill Lynch accounts until 6 weeks later. Hmmm. There was a market rally in those weeks. Nobody got compensated for the loss of gains but they should have. Maynard VP is always late on quarterly bonus payment and the only way to get rewarded for good work is to be perceived as a flight risk or have a job offer. Pay increases to some of the most loyal and hard working team members was so low that it was insulting. Do NOT under any circumstance work for them, especially if you are on a Work Visa.

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