I have worked for Alpha as a translator and they owe me over 5k €. I have been waiting for payment for almost a year now and they won't pay. Avoid working for them as freelancers or hiring them.
They do not pay freelancers
Just like several other fellows translators here, I am still waiting for payments from ALPHA CRC for invoices overdue by more than 6 months.
They keep ignoring most of the emails I am sending, and do not communicate nor provide any information on when the payment should b...
Same as other freelancers here, I am awaiting payment. Bad practice!!
They have never paid me on time. still have several invoices outstanding, but the account team never follows up
Very efficient organization and very good company to work with since they always look for increasing the good mood of their employees.
I work with them as a french Tech Editor for a card game, and very happy to do so.
They are the only compagny I work with, so I am not able to clearly indicate wha...
Good company, although they give to employees a contract that involves to work extra hours (they don't say how many and how frequently) for free... Which sound so weird. But maybe all the translation companies behave like that?
I started at Alpha CRC as an intern in 2018 and am now the Marketing Manager. The company has a unique selling point, fantastic staff, including exceptionally talented writers, linguists and SMEs, and our clients are very pleased with our results. We cover a huge range of languages and industries, s...
Do not pay your bills, respond to any mail or tell lies stories. Stay away, very bad shop!
The worst type of scammers - they offer jobs to freelancers without any intention to pay and will pay only through legal action. The people writing positive reviews here are all working for Alpha CRC. For instance Vladimir who gave 5 stars is one of their project managers, that I had to threaten wit...
I am a freelance translator, and I have done four jobs for Alpha CRC. The project managers with whom I have worked have been professional and competent people. However, the company is terrible about payment. Even with a payment period of 60 days, all four payments have been late.
The company did ...
If you are a buyer seeking translation services please, please, please DO NOT use the Cambridge branch of this company. Given their appalling payment practices (i.e. refusing to pay their freelancers), it is extremely unlikely that self-respecting, professional, experienced translators will work for...
DO NOT work for Alpha CRC as a freelancer. They do not pay.
I have worked for them 3 times over the past 10 years and always had the same problem.
They are totally unreliable and not to be trusted.
If I could give them zero stars, I would.
STAY AWAY!!!
I have been working as a freelance translator with Alpha for almost 10 years, and our collaboration in the area of games and videogames is satisfying. The project manager are very responsive and supporting.
There had been a period (2017-2018) with issues with payments, which have been solved and al...
Very professional and easy to use, had no issues with any of their service:)
Just like everyone else, I finished two jobs for this company at the end of April, inquired about payment in July, and am still waiting for my money now in August. It's been almost a month since I heard from the payment supervisor I was referred to, and I've sent 4 emails which have all gone unanswe...
The only way I could get paid was to threaten them with a "legal advice" and even an e-mail with my lawyer in cc.
If this trick may help other free-lance translators who have encountered similar problems...
STAY AWAY FROM ALPHA!
I'm senior member of the technical staff for a company that builds and operates a secure enterprise messaging and collaboration solution. A big part of our solution is a set of apps that run on all major mobile and desktop platforms. Since we have key markets in North America, Europe and Asia, we us...
Still waiting for the payment of a job invoiced in July. No answer from the accounts-department concerning this matter.
If you're a freelancer, NEVER work for Alpha CRC unless you are happy to work for free. I should have listened to what people said about payment issue before accepting any projects.
As a freelancer who worked for this company I have had a very bad experience which is a still ongoing nightmare. Submitted invoice on 16 March which was logged on their system, with a payment term of 60 days. Then realising I still had not been paid by 26 May, I looked up my payment on the system on...
I used to do freelance work for a translation agency that these Alpha jokers took over - everything was fine until the take-over. Ever since then I have had immense trouble getting payment out of them and have decided I will never work for them again. My advice - steer clear of them.