Workplace reviews and discussion: 鉅鼎有限公司

I get along fairly well with the young new hires from other departments. Unfortunately, these young people come and go, and the turnover rate is extremely high. The company’s average age is around 35–40, which is considered young.

The pay is good, but only if you can stay there.

The systems are outdated, and many documents still have to be checked or recorded manually, which is extremely inefficient. However, some senior employees take pride in this and think it shows how capable they are, forcing you to work according to methods from 10 years ago. For example, documents must be checked word for word at least twice, with different-colored pens used for distinction. A lot of time is wasted on this.

The company has a high turnover rate. If someone takes a dislike to you, they will find a way to get rid of you, such as requiring you to keep inefficient and meaningless work logs that increase your daily workload. There is no standard format for the work logs. When you start being required to keep one, it is usually a sign that they want you to leave. You may find it baffling; at that point, be sure to record conversations at all times to protect your rights.

The upper management’s thinking is outdated—or rather, there is no real management. Reporting problems to management does not help resolve them; they will only think you are causing trouble and assume that everything a supervisor does is reasonable. They fail to realize that it is the backward thinking of certain supervisors that has caused the turnover rate to become so high. If you find that all the colleagues around you are women over 40, be very careful. They form insular cliques and are extremely exclusionary. They apply one set of standards to outsiders and another to themselves, often contradicting themselves and failing to convince anyone.

There are strange rules regarding women’s clothing (for non-business roles): women cannot wear shorts and may only wear short skirts. If you wear shorts, HR will highlight it.