Solten for Dummies - Sales Solten Employee Review

1.0
3 Nov 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For the most part the overall atmosphere between colleagues was friendly and fun. This compensates for the pressure and negativity received by the top management (by email, skype or even direct communication). The managers give you opportunities to grow and develop your skills : you can become team leader quite easily if you’re motivated. If you have strength and interest in certain areas they allow you to focus on the things you like which is kind of rewarding (trust me, it is).

Cons

It quite quickly becomes obvious that you are simply a name on a list here to make profit. The turnover speaks for itself : employees leaving during their probation period, employees breaking their VIE contract (which is a contract pretty hard to get) or not renewing it after 6 months, employees dismissed from one day to the other, employees who relocate from France to Prague for a VIE agreed upon and end up being told that the agreement is ‘postponed’. The perks of procrastination, right... There is currently no HR, consequently all HR related subjects go through the CEO who acts as the supreme ruler because he owns the company. So much for a communication bridge between the management and the employees. The management can spy on everything, your calls, your Skype, your emails, Big Brother type. They ask the employees to constantly ‘go the extra mile’ with no acknowledgement of their involvement; that means extra hours hardly ever compensated, extra missions out of your scope, an agressive sales strategy towards customers, etc. The CEO said it himself : « if you are not going to go the extra mile, your place is out of here ». Straight. The management focus is miles away from the operation teams, and the man acting as General Director is unfamiliar with the work of most teams and has little knowledge about the translation world. #recruitmentstrategy The focus of the management, through ‘internal non conformities’ is to keep a constant denunciation policy in place: the solution to a problem is hardly a concern; the real concern is to identify the employee who did the mistake so his/her name can be proudly exposed on the claim section of the Quality page of the company's newsletter. Last but not least, the CEO can be highly disrespectful to his employees and has temper that is out of place and condescending. But we cannot blame him, because « he owns the company », right?

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Solten Response
8y
With regular negative reviews in a very short time, it is now obvious that since the beginning of October 2017, someone or a small group of individuals decided to have fun on our Prague office's Glassdoor page. We are happy at Solten to answer or comment on honest Glassdoor reviews, but of course we will not lose time with internet trolls. Considering the level of invention, they might be competitors who are angry at our success. But unfortunately we cannot rule out that it would be one or a few ex-employees: indeed, as we constantly seek to build the best team and to create a friendly working environment, we recently had to part with a few young team members who did not bring the best attitude. No one likes this, it was not easy but this was obviously the right decision, as we already see clearly today the positive benefits on our team, with renewed energy, optimism and efficiency. Regarding the recurring topics, we appreciate that so few arguments can be found in public attempts to discredit Solten: - Solten group is headquartered in Ireland, with a European Operation Center in Prague, an American Operation Center newly opened in Florida and sales branches currently in UK / Germany / France and soon much more! This is public information, we are very transparent about this and never lie about this or anything else, why would we? We are an international company, just like our clients, how could anyone believe this is an issue? - Management is awful and absolutely incompetent, but we magically keep growing every year. - Our team members are slaves suffering every day and doing lots of overtime, but when you talk with them they tell you to join the team... - We never pay our freelance partners, but they still keep working with us regularly, probably out of pure kindness. Should we keep on further? If you are interested in joining Solten, you will talk during the interview process with your future Team Leader, with one or more members of the management team, and sometimes with other future team members. Just like we will try to know you better, you are encouraged to ask questions and get all information you need to make up your own mind. And let internet trolls do what they do best.

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5.0
29 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of potential to grow, learn and think. Very nice colleagues and friendly atmosphere...

Cons

Sometime it gets too challenging, but not in a bad way

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Solten Response
6y
Thank you very much for your feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to review your experience at Solten and we are very pleased that you enjoyed your time with us. What you highlight is a fact: Solten offers opportunities to its employees to take responsibilities and to grow within the company. Thank you again for your comment, we wish you the best in your professional future.
1.0
16 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None. Trash of a company. Poor organization chaotic disarrayed and dishonest.

Cons

Found Solten to deliberately defraud interpreters out of their pay. Worked 9 hours shifts during cop28 and they only want to pay 8 hours under pretense that there was a one hour lunch break. First we worked slave like conditions 9 hours straight in a booth w no lunch breaks no food nothing!!! It was inhumane to say the least. Then even if there is a lunch break we are assigned 9 hours to the booth we get paid 9 hours. Period. Found their attitude to be dishonest n deliberate. Also their employees are vulgar bullies especially a woman by the name of Alexandra, she was nasty. I was bullied into working n they don’t want to pay me. Interpreters beware!

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