Does Gengo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gengo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gengo. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gengo?

93% of Gengo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gengo 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gengo?

Translator (52) , Freelance Translator (36) , Language Specialist (4) , Interpreter/Translator (3) , Traductor (3) , Traductor autónomo (3) , Engineer (2) , Tradutor Freelancer (2)

What are the pros of working at Gengo according to real employee reviews?

"You can work from home, in my language pair they give you enough time to complete the job, pay is ok." ((in 6 reviews)); "Management is a big advocate for work" ((in 5 reviews)); "No time obligations, effective teleworking, freedom, extra money, reactivity of the support team" ((in 3 reviews)); "international culture and fast progress" ((in 3 reviews)); "remote, flexible work, ad hoc translation work" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gengo according to real employee reviews?

"Some projects may have light deadlines or low pay depending on the language pair." ((in 15 reviews)); "the rate is getting lower and lower." ((in 3 reviews)); "Bad communication." ((in 3 reviews))

Gengo Reviews

4.2

93% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Matthew Romaine

97% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (55 reviews)

Gengo has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Gengo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

55 reviews

3.0

17 Nov 2022

Low rate, but remote

Translator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

remote, flexible work, ad hoc translation work

Cons

non-payment once when client paid intermediate translation rates & wanted technical translation that a marketing team would do even in the same language.

2.0

20 Aug 2014

Good company to work for. Senior translators needs to learn ethics. No check and balance of power at all.

Freelance translator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Decent pay / paid on time. - Good website platform to work on. - Constant availability of jobs for freelance translators.

Cons

- No check and balance in power, leads to abuse of power. - Only paid twice a month, with no warnings regarding deadlines. (wish there was an email reminder about the last day to request a payout , etc.)

1.0

29 Oct 2014

Worst place I've ever worked for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Provides strong and innovative service. Diverse / international culture within the team

Cons

Even though the team is rather small, communication can be extremely political. Not only are your opinions not heard, but they often get twisted in a very spiteful way, with no room left for explanation. Truly THE worst and the least fair management I've ever seen. There was even a time when most of the team left the company all at once. If you're one of the translators on the site that's another story, but don't work here.

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Low rate, but remote

Good company to work for. Senior translators needs to learn ethics. No check and balance of power at all.

Worst place I've ever worked for

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