Workplace reviews and discussion: 維昕有限公司

1. People who want to claim unemployment benefits or severance pay

2. Learning how to be a difficult customer

1. Employees’ average tenure is around 2–3 months.

2. The boss loves using voice messages to control things remotely.

3. There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the office (not sure whether there are listening devices too). Once, while we were chatting in the office, the boss (who was in the Maldives) sent a message saying, “What you know is not the whole truth. Stop discussing it.” Does that count as being wiretapped?!

4. At first, the boss explicitly said he would not interfere with design and development, but at every meeting he often gives suggestions and ideas. In the end, we have to do what the boss wants. The presentations and meetings we previously proposed were all a waste of time; employees are not allowed to go against anything he wants to do. (I understand that the person who puts up the money is the boss, so never defy him! Otherwise, you might be the next one to leave. ^^)

4. The boss is related by marriage to Qmomo and often says how much money Qmomo spent and how much return it received… so we can do the same. (We can’t compete in terms of company size, financial resources, or brains.)

5. The boss only remembers what he “wants to remember” and never listens to what employees say.

6. During meetings, he “often” criticizes the factories, companies, and people he previously worked with. He even says, “Of all the mistakes, everyone else is at fault; I’m never at fault.” He also privately criticizes former employees in front of current staff.

7. As the boss of a startup, he does not want to gain an in-depth understanding of meeting or presentation content, and often says something shocking during meetings.

8. The boss “really” does not trust employees and treats them like robots, criticizing them for being inefficient. (I understand that the boss wants results, but employees are people, not machines. We need time to think, and we also need rest.)

9. The boss clearly said bonuses would be paid, but when employees asked about them on payday, he played poor, made all kinds of excuses, and simply did not pay the bonuses. As a boss, going back on your word is unacceptable. Whether to give bonuses is something you should assess yourself—how can you expect employees to cooperate with you?

10. The boss said he was going on a business trip, but in reality he went on vacation to the Maldives, so claiming there was no money to give employees bonuses was just a pretext, right~~

11. Make sure to ask about and clarify these points first: salary / perfect-attendance bonus—NT$2,000 is quite high, but you can try negotiating / performance bonuses / lateness / overtime pay. Otherwise, you’ll be in for a shock when you receive your paycheck!

Finally:

“You know that isn’t the whole truth. Stop discussing it!” Hurry up and apply! Come witness this miraculous moment!