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      Solten Reviews

      2.3

      30% would recommend to a friend

      (34 total reviews)

      20% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      2.5

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.3

      Compensation and benefits

      2.2

      Culture and values

      2.1

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Senior management

      Solten has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Solten employee rating is 40% below average for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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      34 reviews
      1.0
      28 Oct 2017

      Terrible company that lies to clients

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I can't see any advantages in working there.

      Cons

      The company pretends to be based in France but operates solely from the Czech Republic, you have to pretend being in France all the time (0 actual employee in France). Hours are terrible, lots of overtime. Very little consideration from the management to employees. Management is incompetent and doesn't have any understanding of the fundamentals of the translation business. I've worked for several LSP's but none had so few employees with a translation background. Suppliers have to send several reminders to be paid, cash flow management is horrendous.

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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.
      1.0
      2 Nov 2017

      Stressful and unfriendly environment

      Project coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Good office location - Lots to learn and figure out - If you stay for 1 year you will already be super senior

      Cons

      - Often fresh out of college kids with no industry knowledge that are expected to hit the ground running within 2 months and being handed large complex projects - Low company trust towards employees and low level of trust towards management leading to the best employees quickly leaving on short notice - CEO who still believes that shouting and banging fists on the table is synonym with good management. I've never witnessed such a mix of cluelessness and arrogance - Never worked with upper management I found so unagreeable on a personal level, let alone professionally - Nasty emails and passive aggressive discussions are the norm - Only very rudimentary training, expectations are unrealistic and there is no support system for employees - They are quick to hire because of their high turnover, so please take the time to carefully consider before accepting the job offer

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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.
      1.0
      3 Nov 2017

      Solten for Dummies

      Sales
      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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