No respect for translation - Do not work here - Recensione dipendente - Translator presso Epic

This company's translation division is heading for disaster. Those in management are not translators, nor do they have any respect for translation. They ask translators to complete Herculean volumes of translations without ANY context. Literally just individual words or strings of words on a screen, ripped out from the software and without any visual information. When translators express concern that they might be causing patient safety issues by completing uninformed translations, they are told to pipe down. Many issues are brought to upper management and then simply vanish. At the highest levels, the company does not understand why it is problematic (and might require more development) to simply move a homegrown medical record system, based on the American health system, to countries with different health systems, including universal health care and socialized medicine. There is a clear lack of vision for international customers and it is very demoralizing working in a division that feels neglected and mistreated by all. It is common for people both within and outside of translation to refer to the division as "a dumpster fire". The company also has a very strict no-work-from-home policy. While in other divisions, there appears to be some wiggle room, if you work in translation be prepared to drive into work in the middle of a blizzard because management is completely unreasonable. I was repeatedly asked to face dangerous weather conditions just to be on campus, even though I could easily complete my work at home. Management protects individuals who are incompetent, including those who are verbally intimidating to women and have been written up for misconduct. On the flipside, those who are productive will just get saddled with more and more work. Vacation policy is terrible - you max out at three weeks vacation. You can have the one-month sabbatical every five years but most people don't make it there.