Workplace reviews and discussion: 億泰國際實業有限公司

Suitable for people who, whenever something happens, can only say “I’m not clear,” “I don’t understand,” or “I don’t know” to come work here.

Or, if you’re the type who can only raise your voice whenever something happens, this is also a very suitable place for you to work.

It would be one thing if the company were merely trying to save money, but it even cuts costs by skipping regular disinfection. From time to time, you’ll get bitten by fleas, and cockroaches appearing almost once every two days is considered completely normal.

This company is a family business. The managers in Taiwan are relatives of the Hong Kong owner (one man and one woman; they are not a couple, but either cousins or first cousins). They are quite old, and their thinking is already out of step with modern times. During the initial interview, they use misleading wording to make you think you’ll only be doing one particular role. Once you join, they make full use of you. During my two months there, four people left in total, but replacements are never hired at a corresponding pace; sometimes no one is hired at all. The remaining employees are constantly forced to take on more work. On top of your original duties, you also have to take over the work of people who have left—and there is no end to it.

I tried communicating with them many times because I was unable to handle the excessive workload of unfamiliar tasks being added before I had adapted, but the managers only said that no employee could refuse work assigned by the company. They had no intention of communicating or solving the problem at all.

Whenever an employee leaves, they have that person hand over their work to the remaining employees on the last day, during the final few hours. It is completely overwhelming to absorb the responsibilities of another position in just the last two or three hours. If you raise concerns afterward, the managers will only assume that you do not want to do the work. They also pretend not to understand and keep forcing you to do it. This company is very good at dumping work on people, but will not teach you or solve problems. Whenever you report anything to the managers, they do not understand and only create more problems.

The managers also sow discord among coworkers. They often say that a coworker complained that you did this or that, when in fact it is what the manager herself thinks. Even if you miss a call because you went to the restroom, the manager will say that a coworker complained about how you are often away from your desk and miss calls, causing her to have to answer them because of the coworker’s complaint, and so on… Since she does not want to help, she shifts the blame onto the coworkers and sows discord.

The managers in Taiwan have no real authority; everything has to be checked with the Hong Kong owner. Having no real authority would not be a problem, but they love to interfere while refusing to listen to other people’s suggestions, making the system increasingly chaotic. They want to know about everything but only understand things superficially, and they often meddle and make matters worse. Afterwards, they shift the blame to others and lie to the Hong Kong owner, saying that other employees made the decisions themselves without discussing them with management.

The managers in Taiwan are extremely skilled at using misleading wording and saying whatever they want. To put it nicely, it is “spin”; to put it bluntly, they lie to deceive people. So please think carefully before joining!

This office has no employee dining area. There is a large conference room, but the managers in Taiwan decided that employees are not allowed to eat lunch there during their break. However, the Hong Kong owner drinks coffee in the conference room (the Hong Kong owner is the type of person who can get by on coffee alone while working). It is hard to understand why employees cannot eat in the conference room. This is the first company I have encountered where employees are not allowed to eat in the conference room; I simply want to point out that this company does not provide a proper environment for employees to rest.

When you first join, you will also sign a three-month “probationary period” contract. “Probationary periods” in Taiwan are no longer compliant with the Labor Standards Act, so please think carefully! Also, pay attention to the job description written by management. If anything is unreasonable, refuse it, and rely on what is written in black and white. One of the managers loves using misleading wording to deceive people: they make it sound good, but the written contract contains clauses that disadvantage employees. Be extremely careful!

Also, do not think that you will avoid being given extra work simply by doing your own job well, or that you will not be given extra work because the position you applied for is already busy. As long as you are a person working at this company, you will be randomly assigned new work. If they do not teach you, they will simply force it on you. The managers’ attitude is basically: “If I force this on you and something goes wrong, that’s your problem!” They are simply looking for a scapegoat～