Workplace reviews and discussion: 綠典能源有限公司

I really can’t think of any pros; it’s as bad as it gets.

1. The entire company is basically a “family and friends” company. The senior management are either someone’s relatives or someone’s friends—connections really do pay off.

2. The boss has an extremely strong need for control, for reasons I can’t understand. Every week, we have to attend these utterly meaningless meetings, sometimes more than once a week. Each one lasts at least one or two hours, just to listen to everyone report on their work progress from the previous week. No decisions are made at all. Does the boss think they’re a university professor listening to group members present their projects??? It’s an enormous waste of work time. If you really love meetings, this place might be worth considering.

3. The senior managers have absolutely no work capabilities. Someone holds the title of Marketing Director but can’t provide any ideas or assistance with the work, can’t help move projects forward in the slightest, and doesn’t even have basic accountability. In the end, you still have to handle everything yourself—only later did I find out that this person was the boss’s sister-in-law. Well, okay :)

4. They appear down-to-earth and willing to listen to employees’ opinions, but in reality they completely ignore employees. Issues and people that clearly need improvement are always casually brushed aside; they make no effort to deal with them and pretend nothing is happening.

5. The salaries and workloads of middle managers are completely disproportionate (apparently, only employees with “connections” have a high cost-performance ratio). They like taking small advantages with employees’ time, making you sacrifice some weekends to deal with work.

6. Even though they clearly know that some employees are seriously problematic and affect the company’s overall operations or discipline, they turn a blind eye and do nothing. Even when issues are reported, they respond apathetically and let these problematic employees continue affecting the team.

7. To put it nicely, there is a quarterly bonus. In reality, the quarterly bonus is just part of your year-end bonus split off and paid out over four quarters—and the amount is very small. Absolutely awful :)

8. They use a “boiling frog” approach, gradually stuffing you with tasks outside your original scope of work. Naturally, all of it is unpaid.

9. If they fail to retain you when you resign, they will start subtly badmouthing you to current employees. They say they want to talk with you to understand your reasons for leaving, but they can refute every point you raise. They don’t think there is anything wrong with their company policies or personnel at all. To this company, “there are always more people to hire,” so how could they genuinely value employees?

10. Training is weak, the organizational structure is chaotic, and insufficient support resources are provided, yet employees are expected to be ready to perform immediately. All I can say is, that’s wishful thinking.

Summary: If you’re a fresh recruit with plenty of energy, don’t mind low pay and lots of work, and want to treat it as a learning experience, you’re welcome. As for me, I got out :)