Workplace reviews and discussion: 台灣大洋金幣有限公司

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During the interview, they acted very generous, painted an attractive picture, and said they gave employees plenty of room to develop. Once I joined the company, I found out that it was all lies.

It was clearly agreed that, as a salesperson leaving my previous company, I would bring my previous company's clients to this company and help it add a new product line. I already had a list of clients, all of whom had maintained long-term relationships with me at my previous company. When a salesperson moves to a new company, it naturally takes time to notify each client one by one.

But the owner of this company is extremely narrow-minded and does not trust employees at all. He thinks every employee is slacking off and making exaggerated claims. Just three days after starting, he insisted that the new salesperson learn every product in the Chinese gold and silver coin range and memorize the price of every coin. How could anyone memorize everything after only two or three days at the company? The agreement made during the interview—to use this salesperson's expertise to help the company add a new product line—was repeatedly obstructed by the owner. I had no way to truly make use of my abilities, and then the company happened to be attending an exhibition in southern Taiwan. The owner even wanted the new salesperson to drive there. The new salesperson had only just bought a car, and the owner wanted to take advantage of having an employee with a new car that was convenient for transporting goods. During the short exhibition, the employee had to transport several large boxes of gold and silver coins—far more than could possibly be sold. I have no idea what the owner was thinking. After asking current employees, I learned that no one wanted to go with him. That showed how much everyone disliked him and how badly he had failed as a person. I regret not checking this site before joining the company. Working here was a complete waste of time. Fortunately, I have now resigned, and a sales order worth NT$2.5 million came in immediately after I left. This company simply is not destined to make money.

During the exhibition, only one new salesperson went with the owner. When the salesperson needed to use the restroom, the owner told the employee to wait. The owner himself then disappeared for one or two hours without saying where he had gone. Also, when the employee wanted to eat lunch, the owner said they could not eat outside and had to buy a boxed lunch and eat it at the booth. After working outside for more than thirty years, this was the first time I had encountered something so absurd.

When customers came to buy things, the owner would say one thing one second and something else the next—one moment saying, “Quick, quick, quick,” and the next asking why the employee did not know what to do. He carelessly put products away and carelessly collected them, making everything a complete mess, and then blamed the employee, saying the employee had not put things away properly. He also said that keeping one's hands behind one's back was impolite. This owner is the truly impolite one. He is from mainland China but refuses to admit it, constantly claiming to be from Hong Kong. If he does not even acknowledge his own ancestors, is that polite behavior?

During the few days I worked here, employees were genuinely not allowed to use the restroom—even when they had stomach pain. They were told to go outside instead. The storefront was extremely disorganized, with all the products piled up on the first floor. After the owner brought all the products up from the basement storage room, he would not put anything away. The store was a complete mess. One by one, everyone who came to work here was driven away by the owner himself, and the company was left with only four employees. He deserves it. This owner is impossible to work with and has a poor memory; he always blames employees for his own mistakes. Instead of focusing on how to make money, he spends all day asking who was late, how many minutes late they were, who had a bowel movement, and how long someone spent in the restroom. How can a company like this develop sustainably?

I urge everyone not to work for this company. Even the salary promised during the interview will be used as an opportunity to try to cut employees' pay. Everything is a lie. Do not go.