TransPerfect reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,859 total reviews)

Phil Shawe

44% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

TransPerfect has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,859 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
2.0
Aug 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-Work with big name clients from many different industries. -Allowed to work independently very quickly and use own ingenuity to succeed. -Talented people are hired so you have great colleagues.

Cons

-No career advancement. -Management in Client Services is incompetent; always negative but rarely prepared or skilled enough to offer options for resolution or improvement. -No work/life balance. -Technology is sub-par and rushed out to Sales before complete QA is performed to verify viability. -Sales-driven organization in which Account Managers, Project Managers, and other Production folks are underpaid but expected to provide stellar services and deliverables.

2.0
Aug 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, friendly environment, flexibility to work from home if needed (but it is not recommended by the management).

Cons

Not many opportunities to grow. No matter how much you put in, work, time, effort etc., you barely get any appreciation, forget about monetary benefits. Quality Managers, in particular, have a slow pace for growth. In comparison to other companies, the salary is really low. You need to work for at least 60-70 hours per week, for which you get minimal payment. And after so many long hours, it is impossible to utilize your A;READY SAVED vacation, because 'that may affect the work flow".

5.0
Aug 3, 2011

Solid opportunity for the right person

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I disagree with some of the reviews that have been posted here. TransPerfect is a great place to work if the job is right for you, but if you don't have the personality for it, you will probably hate it here (which is usually the case for any job). If you're looking for a career in sales, this is a great place to be. You do have to start at the bottom and work your way up, but once you have been promoted a few times you have the opportunity to make a lot of money. People say that TransPerfect underpays their employees (and I have heard that is true on the production side), but I received a job offer from one of TransPerfect's competitors when I was job hunting and TransPerfect offered $7K more than the other company. TransPerfect invests a lot of time and money in training their employees by sending them to conferences and seminars every year. The conferences take place in 5 star hotels in fun cities (think Miami, Atlanta, New York City) and most of the people you meet are friendly and intelligent. Although some people have had bad experiences with managers, the people I report to are helpful and very supportive. I'm sure people have had bad experiences here, and I've had a few friends (unfortunately) quit, but personally - I really like the job. People complain about having to make cold calls, send out mailers, and manage too many jobs, but the bottom line is this is a sales job. If you don't like cold calling, you're in the wrong business. If you don't like managing multiple jobs, you're crazy because it's money in your pocket.

Cons

We definitely work too many hours. I will admit that I have dreams about forgetting to deliver a client project, or forgetting to return an e-mail, or forgetting to....etc. More vacation time would be nice. At times, it is very stressful - but again, this is a sales job. (I can't speak for production).

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