Workplace reviews and discussion: 三宅一秀空間創藝有限公司

1. The salary is pretty good, and the bonus percentage is also good. Overtime pay is provided.

2. The company has a cleaning lady, so we don't have to clean. Very convenient.

3. Cars and motorcycles can be parked for free outside the company.

4. It is very close to Zhongxiao Xinsheng MRT Station.

5. The company has engineering secretaries who can assist with problems at construction sites.

>> The engineering secretaries handle the opening ceremony prayer.

>> The engineering manager and designer jointly handle project inspections and final completion inspections.

6. It has systems that look excellent on the surface.

7. Each project has two designers: one lead designer and one assistant supervisor or supporting designer.

Let's start with the simpler points.

1. The turnover rate is incredibly high—six people left in three months. It's shocking.

2. Clock-in system: Clocking in is done by mobile phone, and you can only clock in at a construction site or the company. Since designers have highly mobile jobs and often go to different places, this feels somewhat inconvenient. You must go to the company to clock in before you can go wherever you need to go.

3. There is some distance and unfamiliarity between colleagues at the company.

4. Employees are expected to be polite. Some of the older colleagues must be addressed as “Sister XX”; “Thank you, Sister XX” is often said.

5. Designs can only follow the company's style, and the boss must review everything.

6. There is a limit on the amount of overtime that can be reported. Overtime beyond that limit cannot be reported, and company policy requires overtime to be worked at the company. (Based on clock-in records.)

7. The company almost always pays by check. The time needed to cash them is so long that it's speechless, making it impossible to find contractors.

8. Construction starts while the drawings are still being prepared. The drawings are unclear, which causes the tradespeople to keep making changes and then request additions from us. It is difficult to follow up on these requests and very hard to manage.

9. Many items are missing from the quotations or were never quoted. The company then keeps requesting additional payments from the clients, upsetting them and possibly making it impossible to collect the money.

10. No matter how well you perform, if you are not the boss's godson or goddaughter, the boss does not take you seriously.

11. Also, the boss's son sometimes comes to the company, and we have absolutely no idea what he does.

12. The boss is very inflexible and not easy to communicate with; his mind is hard as a rock.

13. The company likes to use spray paint and woodworking in its designs. Personally, I think this is extremely unhealthy.

>> The company's awareness of green renovations is very poor.

14. Employee trips are exhausting. They schedule many competition activities, making them more tiring than work. They are also like family trips, with many godsons and goddaughters.

15. At Christmas, teams must perform on stage to entertain the boss. In the end, the winners who receive prize money are almost always the boss's godsons and goddaughters.