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Language Intelligence Reviews

4.4

83% would recommend to a friend

(10 total reviews)

Irene White

92% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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10 reviews
1.0
Sep 16, 2012

Poor management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I think the concept of the business is promising.

Cons

My short experience at Language Intelligence was terrible. The company manages to attract good employees. However, there is little to no respect for staff. It was disconcerting how the owner would openly express her disapproval of current staff to me, without having the professionalism to tell them herself. This experience was reminiscent of high school. I later learned, that I was hired to replace a current staff member who, according to the owner, was not hitting the mark. The problem was, that she never fired that employee or bothered to tell them that I was the replacement. Everything became clear when the said employee and I both realized that I now carried their job title. How sad for that person and terribly awkward for me. By the way, not that it matters, but the employee I replaced was very capable, wonderful and efficient. Needless to say they moved on to bigger and better. Also, days were filled with negative gossip from family members (that also worked there) and employees. Another interesting note: my previous employer served as my reference for this job. After speaking with the LI representative over the phone, my previous employer called me to share with me her concern. She felt the job wouldn't be a good fit as the person over the phone asking questions, she felt, was unprofessional and made awkward comments. As it turns out, the person she spoke with was the owner. Nobody deserves to work here under the current employer. Even though I left my position for the above mentioned reasons, 1 week after starting, she felt the need to tell staff that she fired me. I don't understand the reasoning and never wasted my time rectifying as I luckily have an excellent reputation with all my previous employers. Do yourself a favor and work elsewhere. This place is soul sucking. One can only wonder how they get clients. I guess that fake smile goes a long way.

1.0
Mar 14, 2011

Avoid at all costs

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Pros

It paid decently for Rochester

Cons

Favoritism runs the company Employees fired without notice They don't know what they are doing Leadership shows fake emotion.

3.0
May 22, 2014

Great people, weird management, wasted potential

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Pros

The company has a knack for finding and hiring fantastic people. The project managers and members of the technical team are all very dedicated to the company and to their work. The learning opportunities that I encountered while at Language Intelligence were phenomenal. I was trained exceptionally well by multiple parties and also given the opportunity to learn on my own, while knowing help was never far off when needed. Technologies I learned at LI, both localization related and non, will be taken with me and applied in other positions. The work was fast paced and exciting. The overall culture and rapport between the "ground workers" was fun and welcoming. While working with these people I was encouraged to do better and to help as much as I could. Unfortunately, a good number of those workers are now no longer at the company and I can't speak for its current atmosphere.

Cons

The work is demanding, which, on an ordinary basis would be fine. As I said the PMs and tech team are very dedicated. However, sometimes it felt as if they were alone in that dedication and that the support they needed couldn't be found. This strain leads the great people that LI hires to find better opportunities elsewhere. There was a disconnect between a lot of upper management and the rest of the employees. They were all nice people but not as accessible as they should have been to help with managing the projects. My first late night stands out very vividly because the CEO left at 5:30 and asked a group of us, "You're still here?" without really knowing (or showing any interest in) what anyone was still there working on. This, of course, wasn't an everyday occurrence, but once is enough for a bad impression. Human Resources as I know it was non-existent. The CEO promoted an environment of familiarity that was kind of unnatural; it was, after all, work. This was prioritized higher than the work that needed doing. The late nights there are more likely to be compensated for with a happy hour than the flex time for the hours put in. There was too much emphasis put on personality types. Lastly, I was a full-time, hourly employee and the decision was made not to pay me time and a half for the hours above 40 I worked during my first three months (training period), with the reasoning being, "I would hate to pay you for training," even though the work I completed when I stayed late was on real projects with real deadlines going to real clients.

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