Pros
- great people to work with, almost all are in their 20s - company always strives for innovation and improvement, and it continues to evolve - great if you value autonomy or being in control of your work and hate being micro-managed, as long as you provide good results - you can actually see improvement if you raise any issues; there were a lot of changes in recent years - hybrid working arrangement, with the option of being fully WFH - Philippine branch is located along Ayala Ave and easy to access; office looks nice - lots of potential for growth if you're passionate about the industry and as a leader/pioneer i.e. there's really no other local translation company that can compare much - relatively fair salary, with a comprehensive scheme for evaluation, promotion, rewards, and salary increase
Kontras
- since it's a small company and w/ the current conditions of the translation industry in the Philippines, don't expect much career advancement if you're the type who wants to go with the flow - headquarters are in South Korea, so there are language and cultural barriers - you're gonna work w/ foreigners, and the CEO is a foreigner as well, so if you're pretty sensitive or can't take blunt comments you might get easily offended - some people might not like the constantly evolving work and company structure, or they might find it unstable - again, it's a relatively small company (at least the PH branch is) so you might be approached for tasks that will be outside your job description