Workplace reviews and discussion: 新泰貿易有限公司

Taiwanese managers assigned to mainland China (sales supervisor)

1. High degree of autonomy at work, with freedom to arrange one’s time

2. The company has name recognition locally in mainland China, so promotion is not particularly difficult

1. Family-owned business, with extremely serious infighting among members; the same applies to the Taiwanese managers assigned there. Department heads and regional managers all have their own factions and people

2. No labor insurance, health insurance, or housing provident fund

3. Sales managers have a low base salary, while the performance threshold is too high; the performance-based portion is basically unattainable, and failing to meet targets even results in salary deductions

4. The company is managed according to the people in charge, with no basic systems in place; everything is decided by one’s superiors

5. Policies change constantly, and can even change depending on who is involved

6. The chairman has a strong grassroots background

7. Many regional managers have been there for a long time; their style is to talk without taking action and blame others

8. People do not like doing work or taking responsibility; they pass the buck whenever possible

9. New-hire turnover is extremely high, and long-serving employees use every possible method to force newcomers out

10. Low pay, poor benefits, and a strong tendency to deduct pay under various pretexts