Getting the cheapest out of you - Freelance Translator Welocalize Employee Review

2.0
29 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

_Their management system looks solid. _Their hiring employees (interns, etc.) are very friendly and responsive.

Cons

_You will wait for months to get news from them regarding upcoming projects. _They will use some kind of system to pull you down from your standard hourly rate to an hourly rate below the minimum wage of your country. _They hire low-paid people from ex-third world countries to manage either your contracts or projects, I guess to save up money. _You are just too expensive but they don't know how to tell you. From a $30 / hour, you will get new offers at $15 / hour, plus some kind of "Complexity" model system to reduce that salary. _Whether you signed contract with them or not, they are so disorganized that it would not matter much.

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Pros

Sports-minded team that values hard work.

Cons

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2.0
9 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

When there is work available, especially when this project first launched, you could make decent money. The Quality Improvement Program was once realistic and managers were accessible. They used to give us sick leave and it felt like a real job.

Cons

They took away our sick leave. Barely any work since Christmas, around 5 hours per week if you're lucky. The Quality Improvement Program has gone down the toilet. The quality checks constantly contradict the guidelines and the feedback from management is often contradictory and wildly inconsistent depending on the turnover. Lower level employees are constantly afraid of losing their job because there are random firings every quarter with no explanation.

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