Workplace reviews and discussion: 宏匠實業股份有限公司

1. The office has air conditioning (so it doesn't get hot in summer)

2. There are more surveillance cameras than people (so there's no need to worry about things being stolen)

Before joining, I saw overwhelmingly negative reviews online and thought I could overcome the issues, but it really turned out to be...

1. No management system (meaning there is only a distinction between senior and new employees):

When a new employee joins, a senior employee teaches them once, followed by, “Come ask me if you have any questions.” After that, you are left to survive on your own. When you encounter something you don't know or are unsure about and go ask, all you get is, “I already told you. Just look at how the people before you did it and do it the same way” (all the materials are kept on file). But after following the old templates and finishing the work, you get scolded for doing it wrong...

2. Slave-like responsibility-based system (no extra pay for overtime, but if you don't work overtime, you can expect to lose your pay)

The company treats employees as if it were an all-you-can-eat buffet. Working hours are 8:30–17:30, but more than half of the people at the company don't leave until after 7 p.m. Not working overtime = not being serious. If you don't stay that late every day, you will gradually be blacklisted (just like me: at first, I went along with everyone else and stayed until 7 p.m. even when there was nothing to do. Later, I thought I would leave earlier once I finished my work, and then I was laid off for “not fitting in with the company culture”...).

3. Old-fashioned thinking cannot retain young people (the general age range is 30–60)

After taking a close look at the entire company, you can count the employees under 30 on one hand. New hires earn 26–28k, but after calculating the actual working hours, you find that the hourly wage is even less than 160. It's very disheartening.

4. The company views coworkers as people who work together, not as partners

Since mobile phones are completely prohibited during working hours, and anyone who dares to chat during work can expect to be chewed out, everyone generally works separately and barely interacts. This depends on each person's perspective. Some people like having coworkers at work who are strangers once the workday ends, but personally, I prefer a relationship where the team moves forward toward a common goal and can also be good friends after work.

Suggestion: If you are willing to work about two hours of overtime every day (without extra pay) and have a strong desire for challenges, you can give it a try. If you disagree with companies forcing employees to stay under the pretext of a responsibility-based system and evaluating employees based on the length of their working hours, you should think twice.