It’s rough out there – do your due diligence October 27, 2025
Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Business practices, Random musings.trackback
I have a government contract coming to an end this week and am out there marketing again and applying for jobs. I found the portal Stepes.com and applied, but my profile was “disapproved” due to lack of experience in translation and lack of a relevant certification or degree. Funny, because I have 30 years of experience and an M.A. in Translation.
So I did a little Google search and found a site with recent reviews reporting they are not paying their translators. The only good reviews are from the customers.
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.stepes.com
They have two good reports on Payment Practices, but they are from 2020 and 2017. So I’m glad I was disapproved, but I’m kicking myself that I even bothered applying. Be careful out there!
Musings from an overworked translator 
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