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 Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Jun 19, 2014

Austin Texas location

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Little management involvement. Small company feel with Big company backing. local office in Austin, Texas. If you need translation experience this is a great place to go to have some experience on your resume. The test is tough and every much better company knows it. If you get hired here, chances are you can stay 6 months and go some place better.

Cons

High turn over, sexual discrimination is rampant. Watched 5 female managers be demoted or pushed out of the company. Little to no training, they hire big then lay off big. Most staff hired on a temp to perm basis but after years can still be on temp status. Sr. management would fall asleep in meetings and didn't know most peoples names. In an office of 50 or less that is very bad. They will promise you the moon, but never ever deliver. Do not trust HR. Employee feedback surveys are sent directly to management and are in no way confidential. Which after the first time this happened, most people don't answer at all. Calls about discrimination are also sent immediately to the supervisor in question.

5.0
Jun 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I’ve been working in the company for more than three years now. And I have to admit that reading comments in there makes me simply sad. Especially when someone decides to write a comment how they worked in TPT in 2011 for less than a year, and how everyone should stay away from this company as it’s horrible when they have no idea what is happening in the company now. Most negative comments on glassdoor says how difficult and stressful it is to work here. Well, wake up people, you HAVE to work in here indeed! Everyone reading this should know, that every position in TPT is tough and challenging, and you will have to work, and work hard if you want to be successful. Main pros from my side: 1- Managers are being hired from within 2- Challenging environment forces you to learn new things faster than anywhere else 3- Strong training and support structure 4- Opportunity to work with BIG clients 5- Opportunities to travel 6- Amazing teams, and people you work with 7- You have a chance to be a part of something bigger, to be directly involved in driving the company forward, pushing your ideas forward and making them real.

Cons

1- Stressful environment – everyone mentions that, and it’s true. What’s so stressful?- it’s high workload, important clients, tight turnaround times. Or in other words – loads of responsibility. 2- High workload – everyone mentions that, though I don’t understand why. Again, if you’re not expecting to work hard in here, the job is not for you.

1.0
Jun 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

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Cons

-Pay is ridiculously low for what you do. Only divas tend to make good money here--and only if you've partied enough with upper management. -Training is NON-existent. -Reactive hiring practices (i.e. overworked). -All jobs/performance/etc on the West Coast are invisible to Phil/Liz. Only big promotions happen on East Coast. -You WILL work LONG hours and over weekends. You WILL be very stressed and not have enough support. You WILL NEVER advance enough to call this a long term career.

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