Workplace reviews and discussion: 達麗建設事業股份有限公司

8+ days off per month, plus public holidays; compared with other companies in the industry, the amount of leave is fairly good.

1. Every month, you have to spend your off-hours attending one training session (the chairman’s internal propaganda) or irregular training sessions (useless courses), taking up your time after work—usually until around 7 p.m.

2. Engineers have to calculate the drawings and issue subcontracting orders themselves. Then the drawings used for subcontracting keep being revised without being updated promptly. After they are submitted, the cost-control department rejects them, even though it has already done its own calculations. Engineers have to keep submitting and having them rejected. The company is wasting its own resources through internal friction.

3. The subcontractors are mostly odd choices, or companies that have never worked on one of our projects. Then they assign unskilled laborers and deduct money from the subcontractor’s payment. I’ve heard that the company has a poor reputation in the industry.

4. The company’s turnover is extremely high—on average, seven people come and go every month. Employees are considered senior after completing one year. New hires who leave before completing one year have to pay for their uniforms themselves according to a prorated schedule (e.g., within 3 months: full price / 3 months: 1/2 / 6 months: 1/3). Maybe the turnover rate is just too high, haha. Every month, you get to meet new friends and coworkers.

5. A single construction site is staffed with 8–10 people, but there is also a lot of paperwork. Even when you are on leave, if the work item is your responsibility, coworkers will still call you. You cannot enjoy a peaceful day off.

6. The scheduled construction period keeps being shortened, and you are still expected to rush the work. The quality then suffers, with patching and repairs done after the concrete has been poured. Saving money and time is the top priority, so the quality is extremely poor.

7. For repairs and modifications at the construction site, you have to bring and manage unskilled laborers yourself. The company pays 1,100 per day for each laborer, while the laborer actually receives 1,000. Their skill level is extremely low; most are elderly, physically impaired, or mentally deficient. Managing them is exhausting. When work falls behind because of tight deadlines, engineers have to go down and work as unskilled laborers themselves. You can get plenty of exercise every day.

Overall, newcomers can consider joining if they want to, since the leave is fairly good and they can learn a lot about the hardships of the construction industry. It also gives them something to compare when they change jobs later.