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There isn't much performance pressure, management is lax, and taking leave is easy.
Sales staff receive only the statutory minimum base salary, with no reimbursement for fuel, parking, or highway ETC fees. There are four lengthy, meaningless sales meetings every week; apart from Wednesday, sales meetings are held every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday morning. In plain terms, these meetings are just about "reading work journals" and reporting performance—lengthy, meaningless, and with no focus or conclusions. The company forces sales performance to be recorded in installments. For example, if a client pays NT$250,000 in full today and the advertising campaign runs for one year, the company requires the NT$250,000 performance to be divided over 12 months, rather than recorded in the month payment is received or the month the contract is completed. The company claims this is to avoid performance-calculation issues if a client breaches the contract and cancels the campaign midway, but in reality it is a disguised form of exploitation of the sales staff. Deputy General Manager Chen of the sales department has long been out of touch with current market conditions, is unable to lead the sales department, and cannot offer any constructive advice. Every month, sales staff must personally report the performance generated by that month's advertising clients; without a report, they receive no pay. Detailed salary statements are also not issued proactively, and sales staff often have to request them from the company before they are provided.