Welocalize reviews

Do not, I warn you, do NOT agree to work for them as a contractor! I consider myself very unlucky, in that I work through them for Apple and find myself in some sort unsavory arrangement between the two of them to be kept as a 'Permatemp.' Surely everyone has heard that term by now? I have been with Apple for three years with no benefits, and though Welocalize makes a mint off me for my efforts, Apple simply writes that off as a tax deduction. So everyone wins! Oh yeah, except me of course. I want to remind everyone involved that Microsoft was sued $100 million by its Permatemps, and unless Apple and the sleazy agencies it works with want a similar action to take place, I would really suggest they start cleaning their act up a tad. As for myself, I think some folk at non-profits make more than I do, so it's not as though I would be terribly put out if they were to let me go. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention the most important part, that they now owe me 2 week's pay. I haven't heard a peep out of them, so I guess their contractors are expected to work for free now. Welocalize, you're the best!

-There are numerous non-professional relationships between leadership and employees resulting in those employees receiving promotions, additional benefits, and/or bonuses. The result is absolutely demoralizing. This is on the commercial side, under Erin Wynn. -Managers and Directors are not vetted and often lack experience/knowledge; as a result Welocalize makes poor yet preventable decisions. -Performance reviews are nonexistant, despite a quarterly review system being put in place. Their highly touted "career framework" is communicated as a way to enable employees to grow and understand specifically, "where can i go from here?" along with what's expected at various points in their roles. However, behind the scenes it's only a way to prevent pay increases and salary adjustments for employees due to subjective criteria.