Translations.com Reviews

There is zero career-building potential here. Promotions are a joke because they're NOT based on merit. They're given to people who have simply stayed with the company longer than others, meaning employees are forced to report to under-qualified seniors. The company doesn't have a choice in this because they're stuck in an endless cycle of incredibly high turnover rate. The work environment is one submerged under constant deadline pressures and insufficient staffing. This problem is prevalent in every single company department (sales, client services, production, etc.). The vendors sourced by the company to handle the actual translations also get burned with low rates and unforgiving deadlines. The translation quality absolutely suffers from this bad practice, and it is a miracle that this company has been able to retain big clients. Employees are expected to work after-hours to cater to "urgent" requests, so they rarely get to leave at the end of their paid shift. Overtime is but a dream. This is not a place for work-life balance. To top it off, pay is NOT commensurate with the hard work being done, nor the sheer amount of extra hours of personal time that employees sacrifice to finish their unfair workloads. Morale is extremely low, and a majority of employees are working with one foot out the door in search of greener pastures. Without mentioning anything regarding the management here (and believe that there is much to say), job seekers please BEWARE.

(This review is only about San Francisco Production) There is no rule on anything. No real training on new hires. No professional career potential whatsoever. Someone people work at home all the time and some disappear regularly with various excuses. (Having a kid is a perfect reason to be a slacker there) Don't get fooled by the description in job posting: "As a result of continued demand for our products and services..." This is not even true and they're always hiring because people keep leaving the company. Very high turnover rate. Don't even apply and waste your time. Look somewhere else. If you have no other choice, good luck with them. The company's overall focus is on sales. They don't care about translation quality. I'm reading their job description for PM position and am laughing out loud. This is comedy!