Four-dollar jobs competing with no-pay jobs - Freelance Translator TransPerfect Employee Review

1.0
May 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working experience as a freelance translator/proofreader

Cons

Don't know where to begin. Staff turnover is worse than that in McDo, new PMs trying to push rates even lower (leading to 4-dollar jobs worth only 4-letter words), new freelancers ready to work for 0.002 $/word and producing the translation which is worse than that produced by the machines. As mentioned above, the atmosphere in the company is toxic, as in 1-dollar shop with untidy and bad humored underpaid staff, loads of goods which are not worth the place they are taking, and unsatisfied customers who cannot find one single thing worth buying.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 27, 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Provides strong opportunities for travel, especially around conferences. The company makes a strong effort to onboard and support new employees and clients. There are many great colleagues to connect with and learn from.

Cons

My experience was that leadership lacked clear direction and timely decision-making. The culture felt transactional, with employee retention and development taking a back seat to short-term financial performance.

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