Workplace reviews and discussion: 全鋒汽車股份有限公司

A rule-by-person organization and a family business where you can rely on seniority and coast along; stay under the big tree long enough and the position is yours—a quasi-government organization where you can work until retirement. Never mention reform, innovation, or anything similar in front of the old guard; these are merely slogans in front of the boss and must never be put into practice, or you’ll step on a landmine!

1. There are many long-timers with 20–30 years of seniority who just want to coast comfortably into a civil-service-style position and do not want change, so the authenticity of all those innovation slogans is questionable.

2. There are many senior managers with a superiority complex. New hires or parachuted-in managers should be mentally prepared to be ostracized and get blasted by the business owner—unless, of course, they have exceptionally thick skin.

3. Although it is a family business, it operates internally under a two-systems arrangement, with the husband and wife managing differently. The second generation is also preparing to take over. This turbulent undercurrent has no impact on people already approaching retirement…but newcomers and career changers should think twice.

4. Its brand power is insufficient, though it has quite a few business units. As for whether they are profitable and what prospects the so-called innovations have…probably only the boss knows.

5. Although it still has a high market share in the towing industry, its quality is extremely poor. Google is full of customer complaints—where is the future?

6. At headquarters, there is a clear divide, with everyone doing their own thing. The couple unusually likes to repeatedly create departments and recruit staff, then blame each other’s people for not making money, and so on.

7. Anyone who wants to achieve something there should enter with caution: those who stand out get beaten down. As for things like smart technology and future potential…they are still basically handled manually, and the systems are decades behind.

8. The pace is very slow, and there are no good training programs. Then they talk about wanting to give young people opportunities…young people do not want to sit there watching the long-timers’ faces either. They might as well become their own bosses; they could probably sell things online better than on the company’s platform.

9. There are many secrets that cannot be discussed—so many that they hinder the execution of daily business. There are piles of taboos that are never explained, so everyone can only spend time playing “guess what I’m thinking.” During that time, the company is paying you, so you can take your time guessing.