Exploit others whilst being exploited. - Project Coordinator TransPerfect Employee Review

1.0
Mar 27, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Most people who work there are really nice and you will make some great friends. The office is nice and in a good location. The actual job is easy... but they give you an imposible amount of work to do in the time you have.

Cons

In my interview I was lied to about what the job entailed. Staying late is not a rare occurance but an every day reality. People stay until 9pm on a regular basis. If you work here .. don't let managers walk all over you. If they can get away with it they will push you to do ridiculous amounts of work and will have no sympathy when you have to stay until 9pm every night. The managerial pyramid scheme isnt based on competence, just length of time you have worked there. Most the managers sit around shopping online or chatting on skype... whilst the project coordinators often don´t have time to take a lunch break. They exploit linguists by paying them next to nothing for translation really technical and complicated documents. Linguists are threatened if they don´t accept low rates with lower volumes of work. The company culture of working hard all week and going and getting wasted on the weekend really suggests that people are not happy in there jobs. Most my friends would spend every lunch break and friday night complaining to me about the stress of the week. It is not in the companies policy to give a reference or even acknowledge that you worked there post employment.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

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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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