This job is a lot of hard work. I won’t sugar coat that. It is NOT for everyone - just like any corporation, it’s a competitive environment and the bottom performers don’t get rewarded. Its merit based and they opportunities are endless, but there is a ton of competition for those opportunities. That being said there were many issues that management has been made aware of and are working on fixing.
1. poor hiring (too young, fresh out of college kids that don’t want to work at all). This was detrimental to the team environment that we work so hard to have.
2. poor management. Managers were promoted based on length and not merit. The first two years for me were very hard. I wasn’t on the same page as my manager (who I didn’t feel should have been in that role) and I didn’t see a long term plan. She was very young and had no formal mgmt training. Work was not evenly distributed.
3. Work life balance. It used to be very hard to leave at 6pm due to the issues I stated above.
In the past 10 months, I have seen drastic changes. Management training has been put in place, hiring has gotten better and I haven’t stayed at the office past 6PM in months. I’ve been promoted and had the opportunity to voice the concerns I listed above and become part of the solution. Management has heard us loud and clear and responded with immediate solutions. We are now moving into long term fixes that have completely changed the culture at TransPerfect. I am very proud to say I work for this company and this management team.
