Workplace reviews and discussion: 杏一醫療用品股份有限公司

The interview process was extensive, giving the impression that the company is very serious about finding talent.

1. Because the company is seriously short-staffed, at 杏一, people with hard-to-find licenses will be "signed on". They will tell you that the conditions offered by the company are already really good, while the person handling the negotiations may casually make verbal promises or give uncertain answers (that's right—they're also just a pawn).

2. The contract provided after being hired did not match the terms verbally agreed upon at the beginning. When questions were raised, they were all dismissed or brushed off (the reason was always: "This is the policy for all employees!"). Then they pressured people to sign by imposing a deadline of only two or three days, leaving no way out and no time to look for a second job.

3. There is a signing bonus when you sign the contract! Excited? It's fake 😂 It is deducted from the salary you are supposed to receive in the future! What does that mean? For example, the company may proudly list a salary on 104, but you only find out later that it already includes the signing bonus! And what's more, the (fake) signing bonus that the company generously gives you also requires you to "sign! A! Promissory! Note!" It may be hard to understand when written out like this, but you didn't misread it—it is a "promissory note." Supposedly, this is because they are worried that someone who signs the contract will resign midway and fail to repay the fake signing bonus provided in advance...

4. Is the exploitation over? Not yet! If you cannot remain employed until the contract ends, this fake signing bonus must be "repaid in full." That's right: suppose you grit your teeth and sign, then work hard for 10 months in a contracted position with an "increased workload," but apply to resign because you have other plans. I'm sorry, but the salary you received will be lower than that of colleagues in the "same position without a contract"! Don't forget that the signing bonus is actually a deposit~

5. If you really decide, "I'm done with this," resign, and change career paths, what? You have to give three months' written notice... Then how am I supposed to know whether the company will make deductions from my salary here and there during those three months? That's right, the contract is basically not based on the Labor Standards Act, but on 杏一's self-invented Labor "Aggravation" Act 😤

Phew! For those with a "license" who are considering applying, take this as a reference.

《A little speculation》

[Do you have to sign a promissory note for a job?] http://city.udn.com/55272/5341138

[Regarding resignation regulations] https://m.facebook.com/notes/104%E4%BA%BA%E5%8A%9B%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C/104%E8%81%B7%E5%A0%B4360%E6%BC%82%E4%BA%AE%E9%9B%A2%E8%81%B7%E5%AE%89%E5%85%A8%E4%B8%8A%E4%BB%BB-%E8%AB%87%E5%8B%9E%E5%B7%A5%E8%87%AA%E8%AB%8B%E9%9B%A2%E8%81%B7%E6%99%82%E6%87%89%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F%E7%9A%84%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C%E4%B8%8A-201602%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0%E7%89%88/10151324809867276/

【Don't be afraid; I am merely a wandering swordsman~】

［［Aside］］

If today we were employed by a company whose owner was willing to affirm employees' contributions through concrete actions, then even without a contract or many regulations, I believe employees would be very willing to strive alongside the owner all the way. The problem is that 杏一 is not like that. Not only are many chain businesses stingy toward their employees, they even treat people as if they were thieves and guard against them as if they were thieves. Workers' rights are exploited whenever possible. We are already relatively disadvantaged in terms of international conditions; if we continue running and managing businesses with this attitude, while employees continue to get by with an attitude of indifference, everyone, our country's competitiveness will only continue to decline. In time, after being completely marginalized internationally, we will never be able to recover.

For large corporations, if you disregard the corporate responsibilities and sense of mission you should fulfill, and merely keep counting the pennies in your pockets, then when one day everything collapses, just hope that the employees you normally treated as expendable will help keep you afloat.