TransPerfect reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)

Phil Shawe

45% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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4.0
Feb 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility with hours as long as you completed 8hrs. Work in an office environment and a good management team.

Cons

Contract work and no employee benefits. Promotions and raises are not offered either.

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TransPerfect Response
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Hi, thank you for your feedback, we are constantly working to improve our policies, processes and experiences for current and prospective employees alike. Please feel free to reach out to us at glassdoor_feedback@transperfect.com if you’d like to discuss further your experience, we appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from you.
1.0
Feb 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Made friends through commiserating with colleagues who were just as miserable - Had opportunities to interact with speakers/linguists of a variety of languages - Boosted my resume due to having what was probably an illegal amount of responsibilities, many of which were not even included in the job description. At least I gained some skills.

Cons

- ZERO work/life balance (had to work past 9pm regularly with other coworkers) and sometimes had to log on over the weekend (off the clock) to monitor progress of certain jobs/projects, and check to see whether linguists had claimed phases, language pairs, etc. - TransPerfect is known as the sweatshop of the translation industry with great reason - Delivery deadlines are often in other time zones so you will be expected to stay well into the night in order to accommodate a 9AM deadline for the Barcelona office's time zone, for example. - Micromanaging is a serious understatement - Sales Dept. has no regard for Production Dept. and treats all employees in the production department like dirt, at least in the NYC office. - Unmanageable and unfathomable workload - No lunch break - Regularly had to bring dinner to the office so that I could heat my food up in the microwave and then eat it at my desk while working into the night - Came out of TransPerfect with clinically-diagnosed PTSD - CAFs (formerly referred to as "CRs" or "compliance reports" will get filed against you for things that you did not even do) - Current employees are forced to write positive reviews on Glassdoor in order to lessen the blow of the truthful ones. That is a FACT. - Expected to come into work when sick--one of my hardest working colleagues had to come into the office with a 102 degree F fever, and I did too.

2.0
Jan 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It’s so bad that you will love whatever your next job is. Every person I started with left within a year and is 100% happier. Don’t be fooled with the positive reviews they make employees fill them out.

Cons

- no work life balance. - older managers do not respect younger employees. - You will be yelled at everyday of you life. - Expect to work consulting hours but make nothing.

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TransPerfect Response
5y
Hello, we are sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience at TransPerfect. We strive to create a supportive and encouraging workplace environment for current and prospective employees. We are disappointed to see that this was not the case for you. Please contact glassdoor_feedback@transperfect.com if you’d like to further voice your experience. We are always open to hearing about how we can improve our processes and foster continued growth.
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