Workplace reviews and discussion: 東陽實業廠股份有限公司

The salary is better than the industry average, and the company is semi-governmental. As long as you can hang in there, you won’t starve here—but you probably won’t eat your fill either.

1. The training system is unclear. To survive after joining the company, it depends on who your supervisor is. If you happen to be assigned someone who cannot teach, they can make your life a living hell.

2. Overtime is unlimited. It is prettily described as being able to leave once your workday ends, but if you cannot finish your work, you cannot possibly leave. As for the compensatory leave system, no one applies for it anyway—it is essentially a nonexistent feature.

3. The promotion system is very mysterious. Reaching assistant manager after 10 years probably means you are exceptionally lucky and extremely capable. The system is highly restrictive and completely inflexible. I have heard of assistant managers being unable to advance after sitting in the position for too long and ultimately being demoted.

4. The company’s ERP system is very complicated; becoming proficient in it probably takes half a lifetime. Most of the people who have survived here are middle-aged employees who have stayed from beginning to end. It is perfectly normal for newcomers to be treated as idiots when they join.

Conclusion: Ultimately, this is a traditional manufacturing company that has evolved into a manufacturing-industry business, and it is also a family-owned enterprise. Those with grand ambitions should consider carefully.