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Read the community guidelinesAside from the supervisor and the Inspection Department, all the other employees should be quite nice.
I really can't think of any advantages...
I hope someone can add some pros.
Although the online reviews were very negative, I still thought that they were all from a long time ago and that maybe things had improved—or something along those lines—and joined the company. But just like the online reviews say, you really shouldn't try it... Don't waste your time.
1. Family-run business
2. Cameras throughout the entire building
3. The head of the Inspection Department cannot control their emotions (when getting water on the third floor, I often hear them yelling at people on the second floor)
4. High turnover rate
There are many more disadvantages. If you want to give it a try, feel free to discover them yourself.
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1. Working hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but there is no overtime pay from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (in violation of the Labor Standards Act)
2. A small company with no systems in place; they make grand promises during interviews.
They clearly said that someone from the same department would train you after you joined. Sorry, but the person training you is not your direct supervisor—it is someone from a different department.
3. They have another identity, but they have made no real effort to develop it, so many organizations may mistake it for a legitimate association.
4. Supervisors often speak without thinking and even brainwash employees by saying, “Our company does not treat anyone unfairly or yell at anyone. There’s no such thing. We’re just ‘showing concern’ for everyone”!
5. Communication is a major problem.
They often do not listen to others and will swear at you when they misunderstand something.
Regardless of whether you do your work well or not, they will lash out if they are unhappy.
Because yelling is the only way they know how to communicate, if you accidentally speak to them in an equally loud voice,
they will taunt you: “Are you the one paying my salary, or am I paying yours?”
Then they engage in completely circular reasoning.
6. The turnover rate is extremely high. Many new employees resign less than a week after joining.
Simply put:
They are always incredibly unreasonable.
You get subjected to verbal abuse.
They make baseless, aggressive retorts when they are in the wrong.
The supervisors have very poor emotional intelligence.
They recklessly show off their limited knowledge and create chaos.
There are no systems, and they are unwilling to listen.
They train people without caring about them.
They seem unable to understand the situation.
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1. Working hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but there is no overtime pay from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (in violation of the Labor Standards Act)
2. A small company with no systems in place that makes grand promises during interviews.
They clearly said that someone from the same department would train you after joining, but—sorry—the person training you is not your direct supervisor; it is someone from another department.
3. They have another identity, but they have not put any effort into managing it, so many organizations assume that it is actually a legitimate association.
4. Supervisors often speak without thinking and even brainwash employees by saying, “Our company has no unfair treatment or verbal abuse. That doesn’t happen here. We’re just ‘showing concern’ for everyone”!
5. There are major communication problems.
They often do not listen to what people say and will harshly berate you when they misunderstand something.
Regardless of whether you have done your work well, they will start shouting at you whenever they are unhappy.
Because yelling is the only way they know how to communicate, if you accidentally speak to them in an equally loud voice,
they will snap, “Are you the one paying my salary, or am I paying yours?”
Then they get stuck in circular, illogical arguments.
6. The turnover rate is extremely high. Many new employees resign within less than a week of joining.
Simply put:
It is always an absurd mess.
You get subjected to verbal abuse.
They hurl insults when they are in the wrong.
The supervisors have very poor emotional intelligence.
They are a chaotic mess, showing off without knowing what they are doing.
There are no systems, and they are unwilling to listen.
They train people without caring about them.
They seem unable to understand the situation at all.
The company absolutely will not lose money, because you’ll work yourself to death, while the company pinches every penny.
1. The average workday is at least 9–10 hours. That’s after deducting a one-hour lunch break and time for eating. At most……… if you don’t leave for 24 hours, they’ll be delighted and hope you do as much as possible, because it’s your salary they’re paying～ (It’s a family business, with luxury homes and children who studied abroad.)
2. There are eight surveillance cameras in an area of about eight ping, leaving nowhere people can avoid being watched.
3. Everything in the company introduction is a lie.
4. There are no employee outings.
5. The year-end party is terrible because everyone gets a prize; the voucher amounts make you feel like you’re not even attending a year-end party.
6. All activity bonuses and gift money are Carrefour vouchers—yes, all of them.
7. There is no good path for promotion because… there is only one supervisor position, and it’s already filled. All the others are employee positions.
8. Training… there is no training either, because the person teaching you might not…… know how to do it themselves.
9. The supervisors have terrible tempers. What kind of terrible? If a man is ugly, or a woman dresses up, and you happen to make a mistake, those conditions… are enough for them to pick on and make things difficult for you. If they don’t like you, they’ll keep berating you until you want to quit, or yell at you so loudly it feels like the roof is about to come off. (I’m genuinely not exaggerating—the sound can be heard from the first floor to the fourth floor.) Basically, it depends on your face or your actions.
10. As mentioned in point 9, employee turnover is high—extremely high. A department has no more than 12 people, and employee seniority…… it’s just pitiful…
11. This company seems never to have paid severance, because if they think you’re unsuitable, they’ll berate you or make things so difficult that you’ll want to “voluntarily” resign as soon as possible. Staying one extra day is just wasting your life.
12. This is supposedly an inspection company………… right? It’s so fake. The inspections are fake too…… everything is fake. The karmic obstacles in my eyes are heavy!
13. It’s exhausting… overweight people can go there to lose weight; it’s very effective. Thin people are advised not to go, in case you can’t hold out. If you work out…… they’ll turn you into excess fat and then back into a thin person, unless you’re ill. You’ll just keep getting fatter and then become sick.
14. At first, they’ll help you raise the subject of performance evaluations, but after that……… it depends on your courage. Anyway, if they don’t like you… you won’t even dare to work overtime.
15. Inspection work is already difficult. It would be understandable if there were systems in place, but there are no systems here, just a pile of messes and holes. Once the honeymoon period is over, you’ll……… probably be preparing your own burial. (But this also depends on your face, haha.)
16. Someone in the earlier comments mentioned labor and health insurance… well, it’s true. This company operates on the edge of the law～
17. Your supervisors are all completely unreasonable. If they like you, everything is fine; if they don’t, even washing something becomes a problem.
18. The surveillance cameras in the company are the source of your supervisor’s ongoing TV drama. No matter what you do… she is watching. If she doesn’t like you, she’ll call you or come to find you directly.
19. At lunch, if you eat noodles with a spoon, she’ll tell you to eat them with a fork! You’re not allowed not to use a fork—the camera has already caught it. (The point here isn’t the fork and spoon… ahem.)
20. Don’t waste your time～
Honestly, none. See the cons for details.
I’m sharing my experience working here to help prevent more unsuspecting newcomers from being trampled. I’ll try to state the facts objectively and without negative emotion; please forgive any parts that may seem overly exaggerated.
First, understand the organizational structure:
1. This is a small company run by a family. Given that it has been established for 20 years, it isn’t exactly small, but this is as far as it goes, and there is no intention of expanding the business. (Speculation: After all, with the current business model, they’ve earned enough from their assets—why expand?)
2. As mentioned above, this company has no intention of cultivating talent, nor does it have a smooth promotion system. As a result, training is extremely poor. Since family members manage the company, there are often no proper systems at all; policies change from one day to the next, and there are many inexplicably inhumane rules.
3. The boss may run a surveillance-camera factory as a side business—there are cameras installed throughout the entire company. I don’t know whether they’re afraid things will be stolen, can’t find people, or are simply terrified that employees will slack off at work. My feeling is: it’s like the White Terror period—the boss doesn’t trust you, and your work is monitored. (It’s just like the tenants downstairs... creepy...)
4. The Inspection Department is the company’s most terrifying centralized dictatorship. Newcomers hoping to join, take note! The head of the Inspection Department speaks even more loudly than the boss, but he is the boss’s trusted confidant, so whatever you do, don’t offend him. Otherwise, you’ll suffer the consequences!
5. As mentioned above, there are several common situations in which you might offend a supervisor (in a typical company): first, you work inefficiently and frequently make mistakes; second, you are rude and disrespectful toward your supervisor; third, you often slack off at work and are difficult to manage. In these three respects, this supervisor is like supervisors you might encounter at other companies. However, his patience is extremely limited: if he has to teach you twice and you still don’t understand, he will start thinking you’re stupid; by the third time, he will start yelling and cursing at you. He is the boss’s “problem detector” and “problem creator.”
6. As mentioned above, the fourth reason you might offend him is: no one knows!! Maybe he simply dislikes the sight of you! This is the most terrifying part, because you will never know when you have accumulated enough factors to make him dislike you. Then, all of a sudden, he will start making an issue out of nothing and spend every workday watching the surveillance cameras to see what you’re doing... Congratulations if you get targeted.... If you like being watched, you can make sure to do everything perfectly, without a single mistake, and perhaps he will stop watching you. But if you make even one small mistake during that period... then wait to be summoned by the boss and wait for your supervisor to give you “training”!
7. What kind of people is this company suited for? You need to be hardworking and able to work overtime without overtime pay or complaining. Ideally, you should be able to eat grass and run fast, become capable of carrying out tasks independently within a month, be willing to ask questions about any problem, never make mistakes, ideally get everything right the first time, be able to draw inferences from one example, read people and situations, and preferably have a sweet tongue.
8. In summary: If you hold lofty ideals about inspection, don’t come here.///If you want to make money, you could consider it, but basically the current salary-increase system isn’t very good, so I advise you to look elsewhere.////If you want to accumulate work experience, but don’t have the traits described in point 7 above, you may not even last a month before urgently wanting to leave~
That’s all. If there’s anything else I didn’t mention, please help add to it~
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The manager of the Inspection Department is very emotional and will directly berate people when they make mistakes. During the interview, be sure to ask which department you will be in. Working under that manager will really make you unhappy—they are like a ticking time bomb.
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Disadvantages
During the interview, the interviewer only asked about my expected salary and did not respond regarding approximately how much salary would actually be offered.
When reporting for duty, employees are only told the total salary and are not proactively informed of the salary structure; you have to ask yourself.
The contract provided when reporting for duty is not issued in two copies. After the employee signs it, it is also difficult to obtain a copy. Even requesting the information from HR requires asking the supervisor for approval.
New employees in the inspection department are no longer hired under a contract-based system. In the past, salaries under the contract system grew at a fixed rate. Now, when the time comes, you have to proactively request an evaluation. The evaluation is based entirely on your own performance, and passing is not guaranteed.
The salary offered to master’s degree holders is far below average. The salary structure is poor during the first three months; after three months, the salary structure changes, but the total amount remains unchanged.
The inspection department’s management is poor. For small subdepartments, people unfamiliar with the work lead those who are knowledgeable, and some managers are not even familiar with the operations of their own subdepartments. When problems arise in the company’s business, the employees responsible for mistakes are severely scrutinized regardless of seniority. When the department is short-staffed, they treat you well; when it is not, their moods fluctuate and they lose their temper easily.
There are no well-established rules for training new employees. Training depends on how the senior employees or frontline junior supervisors who happen to be employed at the time teach you. New-employee training is inadequate; when staffing is low, you are asked to start operating the equipment quickly, often resulting in incomplete training. If mistakes occur afterward, the employee is held fully responsible.
The working hours are long, and the likelihood of overtime is extremely high. Even after working overtime, you often may not be able to finish everything, leading to a high chance of overtime the following day as well. You trade a fresh liver for a small amount of pay.
I really dislike the work environment here.
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1. Be careful during the interview—they may ask you to sign a three-year contract, binding you to the company for three years, while the base salary is still only the minimum wage.
2. You are often asked to do odd jobs, such as handling kitchen waste, and sometimes even helping move things.
3. When I applied for a position in the inspection department, there was nowhere to eat lunch. I had to go to another floor, and occasionally that floor would need to hold a meeting, leaving employees with nowhere to eat.
4. The water dispenser is basically just a plastic heater; it does not even provide cold water. The water is often scalding hot.......
5. If you want to work here, you had better think twice. I really regret coming to work here!
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The labor and health insurance salaries will be underreported. The company has no systems whatsoever; standards often change according to the boss’s preferences and moods.
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The reported amounts for labor and health insurance will be understated. The company has absolutely no systems in place; standards frequently change according to the boss’s preferences and mood.
I was hired to work in sales during the interview.
A week later, I was reassigned to write experimental reports.
For a report that needs to be issued today, I can only get the data at around four or five in the afternoon.
If I follow up, I may even be given a hard time and have the phone hung up on me.
The laboratory deputy manager has very poor emotional control—their level of incompetence is something you encounter only once in a century.
I worked there for one month, and every day I got off work in the early hours of the morning, with no overtime pay whatsoever.
If you want to lose weight, you might consider it.
I was worked so hard that I lost seven kilograms in one month...
Be careful during the interview process. They may try to force you to sign a three-year contract. In my case, during the interview, the interviewer (the boss) said it was to “confirm that you had seen this benefit” and asked me to sign. After I signed, HR said that it meant I agreed to sign a three-year contract!
I applied for a precision instrument operator position, but the actual job duties were completely different. The laboratory deputy manager was terrible—he constantly changed instructions and had an extremely bad temper. If he targeted you, you would be in for a very difficult time. He would scold you regardless of whether you did your work well or poorly. The usual clock-out time was between 7:00 and 7:59 p.m. (so they wouldn’t have to pay you overtime). I don’t know whether things have improved since the implementation of the one fixed day off and one flexible rest day policy.
If you are someone who quietly puts up with things and tells people what they want to hear, you could consider it, but most people don’t last more than three months.