Salary:
16k at start for a Junior role. After probation, the salary increases to 17k.
Tasks - During training/probation period and after:
- Project Management (main task)
- Subtitling
- Translation
- Proofreading
- Voice over Direction
- Creation of quotes, purchase orders and invoices
- Cold calling clients
Note: You will be held responsible for any issue occurring, even during your probation period, even if it is out of your control.
Note 2: All of the above are technically at least three different jobs. Expect an overloaded workload and unrealistic individual achievement goals set by Management.
Turnover:
The turnover in the company is very high:
- A few employees leave or are fired after 1-2 weeks.
- Some employees either decide to leave or are fired before the end of their probation period or shortly after, and in the latter case, are not given all the reasons for their dismissals.
- Once/if probation is completed, employees usually stick around of 10 months – 1 year, usually what will be enough time for the employee to find a decent job.
Work hours:
The Managing Director monitors every clocking in and out. If you forget to clock in or out, you might expect to be called into a meeting.
Overtime is not paid.
Management/ Business practice:
- Abusive: expect to be treated like the suspect of a crime scene. At GoLocalise, you are guilty until proved innocent. And even after being proved innocent, Management will always say you could have done more or better without having any context and will keep openly doubting you, potentially going as far as humiliating you in front of the rest of the company.
- Random: Anything can happen to anyone at any time. Especially getting fired for little to no reason.
- Vengeful: Should you want to try and ask for more decent conditions of work, you might expect to get fired/be made redundant soon after. You will be made an example of for the rest of the company.
- Exploitative: If you stay long enough, Management will keep adding to your workload without any increase of salary or compensation of any kind. You will be expected to find time to complete the added tasks and you will be monitored on it every day, no matter how busy and understaffed the company is.
- Paranoid: Management always has in mind that someone might try to double cross them. If the company is advertised as one of the friendliest companies in London, Management actually has zero trust in their employees and any suspicion of any kind might arise at any moment.
- Absence of leadership skills: The real leadership skills always come from the most experienced employees in the company, not Management itself. If anything, their decision frequently sabotages the projects the team is working on. Your best hope is that they don’t feel like meddling with your projects. It might give a chance for the company to make a few pounds…
Advice to prospective applicants:
Project Coordinator was my first job after uni. It was a very tough experience, that has caused me an enormous amount of stress and brought me close to breaking point on several occasions. As a postgraduate, you might be exploited no matter where you start. However, the difference is that Golocalise will both exploit and abuse you. There are many companies in London in this sector that hire postgraduates who have a subtitling/translation background and they will treat you with respect. Please remember that you deserve this respect. You have the qualifications and skills for this and Golocalise does not deserve them.
