TransPerfect reviews

The working hours are long, the pay is low and the pressure is high. Nothing wrong with that, of course, I have held demanding jobs before. But the undertone here is permanent abuse: people get played against each other, managers abuse their reports by lying, bullying and displaying two-faced behavior. You are encouraged to find fault with translators so you can cut their payments. You are told to charge clients for work which was never done. There is a permanent exodus of workers, making the pressure on those who are left behind even bigger. Morale is low. No chance of promotion, no pay raises. Work hard, play hard (the company's motto) in practice comes down to working 12-hour days as a standard, and then drinking yourself completely stupid. Taking into account the unpaid overtime, your hourly wages will be lower than a janitor's.

1. TransPerfect systematically targets fresh or recent graduates who are eager to please and usually naive and gullible. This allows them to pay low salaries and push their new recruits beyond their limits. It was not uncommon to see female employees crying at their desks at 9pm or 10pm (once a week or every two weeks) 2. There are simply never enough project managers. This means that those that are there are given an unfeasibly high workload. Stress levels are nearly always high. 3. Management don't listen to employees. They are out of touch with what is happening on the ground and undoubtedly justify low morale / stressed employees with some excuse or other, blaming anyone and everyone but themselves 4. The Life Sciences department (40% of the Barcelona office) was changed into a military-like structure, with two newly appointed managers who micro-manage your every move and are constantly pushing you with new projects. It's akin to the old-style prison courtyard, where a watch tower was at its centre. There was usually no watchman in the tower. The tower was there to remind the prisoners that they were constantly being watched. That's what life science felt like ,with the 2 sentinels watching your every move. They themselves have pressure to perform. It all essentially comes down to the fact that there is way too much work.