TransPerfect reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,861 total reviews)

Phil Shawe

45% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

TransPerfect has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,861 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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2.0
Nov 20, 2016

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great learning environment. Opportunity for growth.

Cons

Relatively low salaries. Long and stressful working hours.

3.0
Nov 13, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Other members of the production team are generally great, especially those based in Wilmington. Management is very flexible and accomodating

Cons

-Sales treats production like dirt a majority of the time. -so-called "career path" is a joke. If you stay on the PM track you get a title bump, but no additional responsibilities, just expected to do the same things faster than before. Management track is less of a joke, but there realistically aren't many chances for that sort of mobility. -No consequences for team members who don't pull their own weight or constantly mess things up, even when it's the same issue repeatedly. Management doesn't do anything other than issue a verbal warning, which has taught some team members that they can get away with anything, which only exacerbates the problem.

2.0
Oct 30, 2016

Project Coordinator

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Great colleagues, you get to work with people from all over the world. - Getting hired is pretty easy; as long as you have a university degree (in anything), are not too fussy regarding salary and make a decent impression you're in.

Cons

- No company culture: Friday drinks were rare and would start late because everyone had loads of work to finish first. Other than Friday drinks, no activities were organized by management. - No compensation for over hours. All project managers made loads of extra hours without any compensation or recognition (sometimes staying until midnight or coming in during weekends). - Not to mention that the salary in the first place is just a bit above the legal minimum. Also, raises are rare and excuses will be made up as to why they can't give you one. - Very high staff turnover. In the short time I've worked there the entire group of PMs left and were replaced by a new bunch who are currently all looking for new jobs. - The bonus system is a joke. Always when people complain about low salaries or long hours the bonus system is brought up. The sad reality is that this in no way makes up for the long hours and heavy workload. - You will constantly have to cheat and rip off the freelance translators you're relying on to complete your projects. Due to the ridiculous mark up that is handled by the company the budget left for translators is insultingly low, which often leads to translators dropping out of projects or delivering sloppy work. - Management doesn't seem to care about anything and the division president just seems to try to keep everything afloat until he can retire.

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