威潤科技股份有限公司

《Quality Work Environment》

After years of losses, the company sold off its ancestral assets and spent money renting a brand-new, imposing building invested in by the parent company.

《Expanding Your Network》

After new hires learn about the company’s situation, they soon resign. Since these people generally have good educational and professional backgrounds, the continuous cycle of new hires joining and then leaving provides opportunities to build quality interpersonal relationships.

《Good Promotion Environment》

After senior managers ran the company into continuous losses, they had no choice but to reduce staff. As subordinates dwindled and there was no longer room for managers to maneuver, they fled one after another, greatly increasing promotion opportunities.

《Salaries Better Than the Industry Average》

The company’s internal situation has already spread throughout the industry. Unable to find people, it can only offer salaries 20–30% above market rates or have the parent company transfer staff—unless you set your own salary too low.

《Balancing Family and Work》

There are no orders, so people leave work on time. However, those who want to earn overtime pay may chat during working hours and only clock overtime after work to begin working.

《Company Stability》

Although the parent company is famous for losing money on whatever it invests in, it is a matter of saving face: if you lack an office, the parent company rents one to you; if you cannot hire people, the parent company transfers staff to you; if you have no money, the parent company injects capital; if there are no orders……

《Irregular Activities》

A lung-capacity competition to see who can yell the loudest at the office, combat training in which people hoist someone onto a shelf because they are unhappy with them, and culinary training in passing the blame.

A publicly listed company: revenue, financial reports, and major decisions must all be disclosed.

Salaries are paid normally.

As long as you're an ADATA employee or were brought in through a recommendation from a senior manager, it's basically an incredibly cushy job.

Extremely high turnover — people who apply and get in on their own generally can't last a year.

Nepotism and personal connections — some employees were brought in by managers or transferred over from ADATA, so you have to be very careful about what you say.

Unequal resource allocation — some departments are staffed so generously that employees spend half their working hours chatting, while managers go around visiting other departments and telling them how to work; some departments are busy every day.

Complicated procedures — many people who don't want to take on extra trouble will tell you that you have to follow the procedures, and by the time the approval process is complete, several days have already passed. But an ADATA employee can settle it with one phone call.

Many people play dumb — when you ask whether something can be handled a certain way, they answer immediately that it probably can't be done without even thinking. But when you ask someone outside the company, they can handle it. Once you tell them that your friend said it could be done that way, they admit that it is possible. These people are either pretending to be dumb because they don't want to take on extra trouble, or they really are dumb.

Extremely poor performance — just look at the monthly revenue, which is practically abysmal. On top of the salaries paid to these connected employees, the company has been losing money for several years. Even with ADATA's backing, who knows how long the company can hold out.

The office space is large.

This was a North American business unit. I had done quite a bit of research and went to the interview with fairly high expectations.

The manager in the first interview was friendly and willing to share, but inadvertently revealed issues of management focusing on people rather than matters during meetings and on a frequent basis.

Before the second interview, I was asked to prepare a product- and market-related PowerPoint presentation to give directly to the general manager. During the meeting, I experienced firsthand what had been hinted at in the first interview: the boss was extremely impatient, clearly poor at managing emotions, and often interrupted before I had finished speaking. Overall, I felt disrespected throughout the conversation and interaction (which also gave me a sense of what the days ahead would be like if I joined).

Although the office was large, the atmosphere was very cold. After carefully observing the overall environment from downstairs to upstairs, I noticed that colleagues had almost no conversation or interaction with one another.

Oh, one more thing: the company requires employees to "bring their own laptop," without mentioning this in advance.

In the end, I received the offer I wanted from the general manager (52K), but I turned down the position when HR notified me the next day.

I later also learned indirectly that the company has a high turnover rate, and many positions are posted year-round.

I hope the experience above helps friends who are considering interviewing with this company.

Good luck, everyone!

Good company environment

The turnover rate is very high. The company calls itself a startup, but internally it is extremely feudal.

The space is very large

The interviewers can be very sharp in the way they speak, and the entire process—from the test to the interview—can feel uncomfortable. You need to handle it very carefully