Workplace reviews and discussion: 國華琺瑯製衣機械工業股份有限公司

The relationship between expatriate executives and executives of the same nationality is good.

1. Basically, you can completely ignore the job duties listed in the upward career application. Once you are assigned overseas, you will be randomly placed wherever there is a vacancy.

2. There is no company shuttle to and from Ho Chi Minh City every Sunday. A certain number of people must request round-trip transportation before one is provided, and the return time cannot be later than 4 p.m. The one-way trip from the factory to Ho Chi Minh City already takes two hours, so basically you go to Ho Chi Minh City for lunch and then have to prepare to return to the company—everything is rushed.

3. Be sure to record the HR interview. HR is very good at making grand promises when recruiting you, but once you arrive locally, none of them materialize. Promotion opportunities and salary increases are virtually nonexistent. Unless you are a relative of someone influential, anyone and everyone can come and order you around. When you try to negotiate a salary adjustment after completing two years of work, it is like throwing a stone into the sea.

4. There are clearly many cooks, yet the meals hardly vary. There are only a few dishes to eat; the rest are unappetizing, overly salty, and carelessly prepared. You even start to wonder whether an entire jar of salt and MSG is used to cook each meal.

5. They will always tell you that the company is not making money. No matter how many orders you complete, the year-end bonus remains the same. Apart from the eunuch-like people who whisper slander into the ears of those in power, everyone else receives a smaller year-end bonus than expected. Although discussing salaries is prohibited, how much can they really hide about the year-end bonuses?

6. There are factions within the company, but this is unavoidable in a traditional-industry company and is still more or less tolerable.

7. Basically, the company's benefits have been reduced to the year-end bonus and the red envelope given at the start of work after the New Year. Do not believe any additional benefits HR promises you, because they are just empty consolation; most of them no longer exist.

8. Overtime is the norm. If you finish your own work and leave on time, you will be mocked by people who do not work during regular hours but only start working when they work overtime, as if not working overtime means you have done nothing.

9. Communication between Taipei and Vietnam is highly problematic. The Taipei side demands that everything be done without any buffer period: they want it immediately, regardless of how much work you already have. They are extremely unreasonable and have a poor attitude.

Basically, newcomers are strongly advised not to join this company because it will not help your future résumé. Unless you are sufficiently good at pretending not to notice things and have a tough personality, most people will resign because they are not suited to the job. The people currently remaining overseas are either long-term employees who no longer want to move on, or relatives of influential people. Think carefully before joining.