Sep 28, 2012
The super positive reviews here have to be faked.
Anonymous employee
TransPerfect reviews
3.0
40% would recommend to a friend
Phil Shawe
45% approve of CEO
32% positive business outlook
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5.0
Sep 22, 2012
Recommend
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Pros
After 2-and-half years working as Project Manager at TransPerfect, I am still amazed by all the unique challenges that await every day, working alongside the biggest-named clients. The atmosphere is a balanced blend of strong training/support from the senior coworkers, and a competitive spirit between individuals, teams, and entire departments, creating a great environment for anyone who loves challenges. With the rapid expansion of the company, there is no shortage of room for growth and career advancement, into either a Senior Project Management role, working with VIP clients, or into management roles. In short, TransPerfect is a GREAT place to work, and the opportunities for growth and rewards are simply too nice to pass up!
Cons
Full accountability on the job also means occasional long hours.
1.0
Sep 15, 2012
Top management has a total lack of respect for employees
Former employee, less than 1 year
Barcelona
Recommend
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Pros
The office is really multinational, everyone is friendly and young. Everyone gets along pretty well and tries to do a good job. If you are trying to get into translation, this is a good place to make contacts. Possibly working in the Quality department would not be too bad as I think they actually leave the office on time. It's good training in stress management.
Cons
The company is reliant on the fact that its production dept work between 5-10 hours unpaid overtime every week. I was told in the interview that if I had to work overtime, I would get this back in compensation time. This is a lie - if you work at TPT, you'll never get even one third of your time back. You will be tired all the time and it will severly damage your social life. I have seen a number of employees crying at their desks. What's more management always shifts the blame to the employees. If you are working overtime, they say it is because you are incompetent. There is a $50,000 target for all PMs every month. If you do not bring in this figure you will go on probation. The catch is the figure is wildly unrealistic, and only 16% of PMs actually meet it. The "target" is a way to scare employees into silence about the abusive working conditions. The other people working there are fantastic but have absolutely no time to talk to each other because they are desperately trying to fit 12 hours work into 8 hours. The CEOs are constantly trying to squeeze even more profit out of the company, which means offering translators very low rates and asking for very short turnaround times. As a result, quality is often very bad but any mistake made is YOUR FAULT as a PM. Any complaints about other members of the company will be dismissed immediately and refiled as a complaint against you. The company is apparantly ISO compliant, but quality will never improve because they only really care about ticking boxes. The turnover rate is ridiculous, with many people leaving after around 6-8 months. Everyone I know at the company was job hunting. The problem is that management doesnt care because they still make a great profit so nothing will change. Don't accept a job there, or if you do, use the first couple of months to keep job hunting while you still have the energy.
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