Workplace reviews and discussion: 言瑞實業有限公司

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They consistently use sales tactics and a facade of enthusiasm to make you feel that the hiring manager is very kind and that the company is great. They will also ask whether, although you are applying for this position, you are willing to learn other kinds of work later on. You will only be hired if you accept. (In reality, this is because the company has a high turnover rate, so someone can take over when an employee leaves.) Sometimes they hire multiple people for one position at once, then keep the ones they think are suitable and lay off the others. (They believe they can always find more employees anyway; whenever they post an opening, many people apply.)

After you are hired, the person training you will teach you something once, but if you ask again, they will respond with an impatient attitude and tone. Therefore, you need to be capable of figuring things out on your own. The work processes are very disorganized: they teach whatever comes to mind, and you have to learn how to extrapolate and apply what you have learned to anything they did not teach you.

If you are tough enough to stay, then whether you can get along with your supervisor becomes the deciding factor. If they are dissatisfied with you, they will find ways to pick at your performance—for example, using your work error rate as a reason to make you write a work-improvement report, then asking you to resign voluntarily if there is no improvement. (They will use persuasive wording to lead you to write this voluntarily, so they have grounds to dismiss you.) Alternatively, they may invite you to a meeting. On the surface, they say they are concerned about your work situation, but in reality they want you to leave. Two female supervisors will take turns telling you what is wrong with you, citing any reason they can think of, such as your work error rate, not smiling at work, or having the wrong attitude. They make you feel that you are at fault and cannot stay until, unable to bear the criticism, you submit your resignation yourself. If there are inaccurate claims and you try to clarify things for yourself, they will not listen either, believing that you are arguing or making excuses.

The benefits are pitiful: year-end bonus (calculated by dividing NT$17.5K by your performance score), year-end banquet (depending on operating conditions), three seasonal bonuses (none), and raises (do not count on them).

The workload for the position is very heavy. Some jobs require the work of two people but are assigned to one person, leaving you so busy that you do not even have time to drink water or use the restroom. You can observe which positions are frequently posted; those are all problematic positions.

As an outdoor maintenance engineer, you are responsible for promoting products, collecting accounts receivable, and handling many miscellaneous repair tasks, effectively giving yourself a raise through commissions from selling products. If you are attractive and have a good figure, you may be invited to photograph clothing promotional materials—the company makes full use of every employee. Your duties may be reassigned depending on the circumstances to fill vacancies left by departing employees.

Every month there is a morning meeting, and employees are asked to arrive at the company early. It is like a direct-sales rally: they tell you how to sell things and how much commission you can receive for selling certain products. They will also require you to take out your phone and like and share the company's official Facebook posts. Supervisors will check who has and has not done so and require everyone to finish by a certain time. This is an internal marketing method that semi-coerces employees.

In short, if you are a recent graduate with no specialized skills and want to gain experience, you can work here for a few months, but leave as soon as you have gained some experience. If you already have work experience, I recommend that you do not apply; it would only be a waste of your time.