Workplace reviews and discussion: 鼎鑫德科技工業有限公司

Domestic travel. The company website says it has been in business for more than ten years, but I’ve heard that the number of company trips could be counted on one hand.

Employees have regular group dinners, but it depends on the owner’s schedule. They don’t necessarily happen every month and are often arranged at very short notice.

The company is small, with only about 10 people in total: the owner, sales staff, administrative staff, and engineers.

However, the owner has very big ambitions and often spends a lot of time during weekly meetings explaining grand plans.

If a project doesn’t go smoothly, the owner also spends a lot of time reviewing the people involved, attempting to prevent the same mistakes from happening again.

As soon as you join the company, you will be asked to sign a contract. The following are all terms of the contract:

Performance bonuses and year-end bonuses are given at the owner’s discretion, with no set standards. Whether the company has made a profit is determined by what the owner says.

The owner can ask you to leave at any time as long as severance pay is provided; however, if you leave at any time, the owner will seek extensive compensation from you.

The company is in Taipei, while its clients are spread throughout Taiwan. You must unconditionally accept being reassigned at any time, and you cannot refuse to comply.

The revolving-door clause imposes a penalty of three times your salary, but the compensation for signing this document is…

The confidentiality agreement is not for one year, but for up to three years; otherwise, you have to pay three times your salary in damages.

The entire contract protects the company.

The only provision protecting workers is that last month’s salary must be paid on the 5th, but if it falls on a holiday, payment is postponed until the bank is open.