Workplace reviews and discussion: 大中製線織造股份有限公司

None. I couldn't even stay for a week before being scared away.

Seeing the suspiciously positive reviews was really frightening. I was worried that innocent people might actually believe them.

I want to share my experience from the short four days I spent there.

This company is a family business. All the senior managers are family members. Although some middle-aged newcomers have joined, the elders still hold all the power. Their thinking is traditional, and they are unwilling to change.

First, let me talk about what I think is the most serious issue: an indefinite probation period.

The HR manager (the grandmother with the ~~~~~~~ huge eyes) is clearly a family member. Every new employee has to be interviewed by her.

She said, “The company will help you open a bank account, but there’s no need to rush. During the probation period, I’ll pay your salary directly in cash.”

I said, “Sorry, this wasn’t mentioned during the interview. May I ask whether the probation period is three months?”

Big-Eyed Grandma: “I decide.”

I said, “So does that mean there’s no labor or health insurance during the probation period?”

Big-Eyed Grandma: “Why would there be labor and health insurance during the probation period? Don’t bring the Labor Standards Act into this.”

It’s a company with around a hundred employees, yet everyone’s probation period is decided by one person rather than by their department manager. How fascinating.

As for the salary, I don’t know whether I happened to encounter a manager who likes to lie or what, but the actual salary was completely different from what was discussed during the interview.

At first, he said, “25K, plus perfect-attendance bonuses, allowances, and other benefits. There are also bonuses.”

I thought it would add up to at least 28K, and I also hoped I could learn something.

Unexpectedly! Only when everything was added together did it reach exactly 23K. If you weren’t careful, you might not even get that lousy salary—and they also put people on unpaid leave.

I won’t even mention the other nonsense about drawing up unrealistic promises.

Some other minor things about the work:

You have to clock in and out four times a day: clock in in the morning, clock out at noon (you can only clock out after 12:00), clock in at noon (before 13:00, and it can’t be too close to the previous punch), and clock out in the afternoon.

If you work overtime, you have to clock in and out two more times: overtime clock-in and overtime clock-out.

You might as well spend your time on punching in and out and walking back and forth to the time clock.

When you encounter problems at work and ask questions, you get no answer 90% of the time. If you ask about something even the senior employees don’t know, you’ll get scolded and told, “Just do your work properly. Why are you asking so many questions?” You really can’t learn anything.

There isn’t a single available charging socket in the company. The network can only connect to the company’s systems, so if you can’t get an answer to a question and want to search online yourself, you can’t. And there are surveillance cameras everywhere, lol.

Looking back now, there really wasn’t a single good thing about the place. Fortunately, I resolutely left and immediately found a job paying 33K or more. The atmosphere at the new company is relaxed, and they encourage us to improve. There are always capable people willing to teach newcomers.

If anyone has questions about Dazhong, I’ll answer whatever I can.

Wishing everyone success in their job search!