TransPerfect reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,857 total reviews)

Phil Shawe

44% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

TransPerfect has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,857 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
1.0
Dec 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

casual work attire motivated, friendly coworkers - everyone is young and energetic learn fast because you're forced to with the high stress environment

Cons

This is a terrible place to work. Anyone who says otherwise, CLEARLY, is not telling the truth. You learn a lot there and they definitely suck up naive college graduates that really just need a job. After quitting, I definitely am valued at my new job because i have so much experience for being so young. This company always over promises and never fulfills promises. They tell you things will get better and then they get worse than they were the first time around! You WILL work long hours -- a 9am - 7pm is not what I mean "long hours". I mean most of the time you will be there from 9am - 10pm, easy. Or if you're lucky, like I was .. spend at least 10 days in the 2 years I worked there getting in at 9am and leaving at 7am the following morning. This place is HORRENDOUS. There is no support or any form of a positive relationship between sales and the PMs. Client expectations are not managed by sales appropriately and therefore the project managers get the brunt of the client complaint. A corrective action form (CAF) comes in and if it's related to language, the project manager's performance review suffers even though they're not required to know the language or read it in the first place. The sales team acts as if they're equivalent to God and the Project managers are scum. The moment a project manager (god forbid) asks the sales person to talk to them with more respect, the project manager gets yelled at by their manager and the sales manager. BUT, a sales person can send an email to a project manager and say the same exact thing, and get away with it. Don't even think about writing back, because you will get yelled at. It is frankly INCREDIBLE and slightly amusing now that I'm gone to think a place this still exists. if you can, avoid this place at all costs. TERRIBLE place to work, TERRIBLE environment, TERRIBLE morale. Oh forgot this one, when you work overnight (aka 24 hour shift) to help the team get back on track so you can take on more work, if you leave early that afternoon (27 hours after you started) because you're so tired you can no longer open your eyes... there is a pretty good chance you will get a warning, and your manager will probably tell you that the next time disciplinary action will be taken, though you just worked 27 hours straight in order to help the team.. with no overtime pay or comp time. take my word, and stay far far away.

3.0
Nov 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Young culture Opportunities to meet clients Fun Sales Meet Up Events

Cons

Super high turnover Don't value employees Broken promises

5.0
Nov 27, 2012

My TPT experience as a PC

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In this ever-changing world, globalization, or the breakdown of international economic barriers and cultural spread, is a big reality. While people can talk both positively and negatively about this phenomenon, everyone can agree that the spread of technology and information is a big aspect in the growth of economies, productivity, and global welfare. The speed at which this happens is directly related to communication and language. Deciphering, understanding, and most of all translating our cultural differences make us more interconnected, and more equipped to transfer knowledge from one community to another. As a project manager at transperfect, I can feel my individual impact in this global process, which complements the significant amount of personal gain I get from the position, and gives a real practical meaning to the phrase, “making a difference in the world”. Think about your last full time job. When you woke up in the morning, did you ever ask yourself, “what is the point of my coming in to work today?”. There are few careers out there today for which there is an answer other than “to pay the bills”. A career at transperfect will not prompt this kind of thinking; the points here are clear. Your role in this company, your contribution and the skills and experience you gain are unparalleled in the industry, and rival those gained from other project management positions. On any given day I am entrusted with a variety of responsibilities related to real and exciting international projects. I communicate and work directly with people all over the world on a daily basis, organizing my time and planning my own day. My managers are always available to me, not only to instruct but to offer help and guidance at every step of the way. This is a learning position and one that is constantly evolving in tune not only with the growth of my own level of experience within the company, but with the world of international communications at large.

Cons

The job has its rewards and challenges like any other. Be prepared to immerse yourself in the material and work hard because in order to succeed you must be ready to absorb what you are taught and learn quickly to adapt.

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