To save costs, they replace senior engineers in various locations with recent graduates or people fired by other companies who cannot find work. What these people have in common is that they accept low salaries; some only ask for the minimum wage, but are willing to do anything. HR uses these people to suppress the salaries of other employees, and HR does not care about managers’ well-being. HR’s attitude: “If you’re unhappy, don’t do it. I don’t care what happens to you.”

Managers engage in verbal bullying, especially at overseas offices. They bluntly state that this is not Taiwan and that Taiwan’s Labor Standards Act does not apply here. “If you want to sue, go ahead; you won’t win anyway.” There is a short, overweight, bald manager in Vietnam whose inner character is extremely twisted and ugly, as reflected in his appearance. He openly taunted that this is Compal’s corporate culture.