Workplace reviews and discussion: 奇威行有限公司_奇威名品

The only advantage is that most of my fellow employees are excellent.

There are too many, so I’ll list them:

1. The company violates the law by underreporting employees’ salaries. For salaries of NT$40,000–50,000, it generally reports around NT$22,000. Whether it’s the 6% for labor and health insurance or your employment insurance, everything is underreported. The company is gambling on probability: as long as even one fewer employee files a labor dispute claim, it profits.

2. A textbook example of an exploitative old-style boss who treats employees like household servants. The first-generation chairman particularly loves calling people in for meetings or market research on holidays.

3. The finances are extremely opaque. Every year they tout a profit-center system, yet even when the company makes money, they are unwilling to share the profits with employees. The bonuses are pitifully small. I have to say, the boss is really good at making empty promises.

4. A textbook family business, packed with relatives of the ruling family. On your first day at work, be sure to study the list of names and extensions carefully. When you see people with either of two particular surnames, it is best to stand at attention and salute.

5. Asking for a raise seems to be asking for the boss’s life. There are many employees who have worked there for more than five years without ever receiving a raise. Once raises are mentioned, there is simply nothing to discuss.

6. As for the employee dormitories in either Taipei or Guangzhou, all I can say is that, even by my lowered standards, they are no different from refugee housing.

7. Policies change from morning to night. Today they may say something must be completed tonight no matter how late you have to work, but tomorrow they may completely reverse course, often driving a whole bunch of people to the brink.

8. Every company has its share of backstabbers, but here the old-timers rule. They are all seniors over seventy, and I often see them suddenly fall asleep while sitting in their chairs at work—it really makes me sweat for them.

9. The boss loves parachuting in a senior executive just because someone introduced them, but often the parachuted executive disappears before completing even one week...

10. Very few middle managers and above in the company are under forty. If you are approaching retirement age, Qiwei will be a good choice for you. If you are not yet thirty, you will find it very boring here, because apart from the receptionist, you probably will not find any colleagues around your age.

11. The two elders of the first generation and the second generation are as incompatible as fire and water. The office often has sparks flying—remember to keep your popcorn ready for the movie.

12. People often say that the wealthy cannot control their lower bodies, and our family is no exception. The boss and employees... you know what I mean.

The list of grievances is endless; there are too many to enumerate. If I seriously continued writing, even 5,000 words probably would not be enough. I advise anyone with ambitions not to throw away their precious youth and bright future.