Do not work for RWS
Pros
Friendly environment. New offices in Chalfont St. Peter
Cons
High stuff turnover (people leave the company as soon as they understand how it works. The company does nothing to keep them, instead they find some replacement or no one at all. At the end, the workflow is so big that deadlines are not met and clients complain). Tedious jobs. Low salary (impossible to afford living in the area). Zero opportunities to advance or progress (especially if you are not from the area). Backwards way of thinking (RWS still works like they did twenty years ago, everything is on paper). Language skills are not required for some jobs (project managers dealing with German clients and not speaking a word of German, they use Google Translate instead). Management not approachable. Lack of communication between departments (no one knows what people from other departments are doing). Almost no training. RWS pays overtime because it’s the only way to make people stay and work extra hours. If mistakes are made, management will find a way to blame those in lower positions. They will never acknowledge someone with potential/skills. Translators are not real translators, just people with a degree in Engineering, Biology… and a basic knowledge of English. Employees feel undervalued. Management don’t really seem to care about employee happiness. Emphasis on negative feedback rather than positive. Need a car to get there and then there’s limited parking. Difficult to find somewhere to live in the are (very expensive in terms of cost of living). Stress is a real issue (people crying every time due to the amount of work). Lacks innovation and professionalism.
