貝爾國際驗證股份有限公司

Colleagues leave very quickly, so you can meet many new people

Whatever you do, don’t go to BSI.

The low pay is one thing, but even salaries are paid late. And even if you can put up with late salary payments, transportation, meal, fuel, and toll expenses are not reimbursed until more than two months later.

There is absolutely no training. After just one or two observation sessions, you are sent out to conduct audits.

If you don’t do well in an audit, senior colleagues will chew you out and imply that you are not suited to be an auditor.

On top of that, assignments are scheduled in extremely inconvenient and remote locations. What if the auditor doesn’t have a car???

If you don’t have a car and the site is deep in the mountains, are you supposed to arrive a day early?? You can’t even claim accommodation expenses—how exactly are auditors supposed to get there??

They explicitly say there is self-management and that you don’t need to come into the office when there’s nothing to do, but then every month they send you an attendance sheet and ask you to explain why you didn’t come to the office??

I sincerely advise newcomers who want to pursue auditing: you would be better off gaining experience at another consulting firm than coming to BSI

The colleagues are all very nice.

1. The laboratory's fume-extraction equipment is severely inadequate; toxic chemicals and organic solvents are used directly on the workbenches.

2. The office is very hot. I suffered heatstroke four times within less than a month of starting work. It was only resolved after I brought my own small electric fan.

3. The supervisor does not know how to manage people and has no basic work instructions, leaving the task of training new employees to the instrument engineer.

4. The supervisor takes leave almost every morning yet still requires employees to work overtime to finish the work.

5. There is no lunch allowance; you have to prepare your own lunch or eat out.

6. Even though you feel that you have already worked very hard, the supervisor still treats you as disposable.

7. Remember to greet the supervisor in the morning.

8. The supervisor says that our goal is to leave work on time, but when you work efficiently, finish quickly, and leave on time, the supervisor shows a completely different attitude.

None at all

I interviewed for an English-speaking secretary position. The long, exhausting test took nearly two hours to complete, in addition to the interview. They thought I was very good and wanted me to join, but then offered a salary of 25,000. Are they kidding? I’d also have to work Saturdays. With that kind of money, try finding a secretary who can speak both English and Japanese.

Cons

All the expected benefits are provided. The interviewing supervisor seemed nice and emphasized that there is no overtime and that the workplace atmosphere is valued; relationships among employees are harmonious. The work in this industry is complex and requires great attention to detail, but practice makes perfect, and there are many employees who have worked there for several years or even ten years.

Lunch is at your own expense, but the company also has an electric cooker for steaming packed lunches. At first, you learn the procedures. Once you are familiar with them, clients are gradually assigned to you. Normally, one person handles more than 100 clients. If a client you take over renews their contract, you receive a bonus. The supervisor particularly emphasized that the procedures themselves are not difficult; the real challenge lies in subsequent conversations with clients. Understanding what clients say and their needs is the main issue, so a certain level of communication ability and skill is required.

It was emphasized that most employees in the verification department join without prior experience, so the starting salary is not high; after the observation period, salary adjustments depend on learning progress. Although the supervisor said there is no overtime, during the interview the female interviewer mentioned that employees may still need to work overtime if they cannot finish their work, apparently without overtime pay. The turnover rate seems somewhat high.