Workplace reviews and discussion: 萬象翻譯股份有限公司

1. HR responds quickly.

2. The potential workplace location seems pretty good.

1. They send you an assignment first and give you a three-hour time limit to translate something that is actually a bit too much to finish within three hours.

2. Regarding communication, I don't know whether it was HR or someone else, but they asked me to use Track Changes to complete a task. They sent me a Word document and asked me to return it three hours later. However, Word isn't installed on my Mac, so I called them to ask whether I could use Google Docs to edit it, since my computer simply doesn't have Word. The other person couldn't really answer and said, “Wait a moment, I'll ask my supervisor.” After asking, their reply was actually: “Track Changes means you first....” (They then explained to me how to use Track Changes.) At that moment, I felt like we were talking past each other. All I had asked was whether I could use another tool to complete the assignment, but the way she relayed the message made it sound as if the people inside the company would think I didn't even know how to use Track Changes. This person who appeared to be HR really was a great help, huh :)

3. After you work yourself half to death finishing the assignment they requested and email it back, they can reject you within just a few minutes :) Then they will recommend that you consider taking on their projects as an outsourced contractor instead. How thoughtful of them—they've even planned out your next step for you.