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I suggest that fresh graduates think twice before taking a sales position.
You have to deliver the goods yourself and drive a company vehicle. Every day is just taking orders and delivering them.
And even if you maintain your clients well, it’s useless how much merchandise you deliver to them.
The company will simply say, “Those were clients handled by the previous person. Only the ones you personally develop count.”
LOL, hurry up and get moving.
Taiwanese managers assigned to mainland China (sales supervisor)
1. High degree of autonomy at work, with freedom to arrange one’s time
2. The company has name recognition locally in mainland China, so promotion is not particularly difficult
1. Family-owned business, with extremely serious infighting among members; the same applies to the Taiwanese managers assigned there. Department heads and regional managers all have their own factions and people
2. No labor insurance, health insurance, or housing provident fund
3. Sales managers have a low base salary, while the performance threshold is too high; the performance-based portion is basically unattainable, and failing to meet targets even results in salary deductions
4. The company is managed according to the people in charge, with no basic systems in place; everything is decided by one’s superiors
5. Policies change constantly, and can even change depending on who is involved
6. The chairman has a strong grassroots background
7. Many regional managers have been there for a long time; their style is to talk without taking action and blame others
8. People do not like doing work or taking responsibility; they pass the buck whenever possible
9. New-hire turnover is extremely high, and long-serving employees use every possible method to force newcomers out
10. Low pay, poor benefits, and a strong tendency to deduct pay under various pretexts
1. The brand is very well-known, and the work is quite flexible.
2. It is quite suitable as a first job after entering the workforce. The company has a strong brand, and you can meet many people with diverse experience. For Changhua, a starting salary of NT$32,000 for a new employee is fairly good! However, it is somewhat of a waste of time.
1. The boss talks a lot; you just need to say more of what he likes to hear. He is very good at scolding people and telling stories, and has a strong grassroots style.
The company's focus is on mainland China, while there are power struggles among the boss's family members and among long-serving employees internally.
Because of performance pressure and fear of the boss's criticism, long-serving employees are very wary of new employees.
People working in Taiwan need to align themselves with the right person; otherwise, it is very easy to be sidelined (a high EQ is needed).
2. During the interview, the general manager promises a salary increase after three months, but this is false. They deduct pay using arbitrary excuses.
3. When taking leave, sometimes too much salary is deducted and sometimes too little; there is no sound management system.
4. The supervisors and everyone in the company are very afraid of being scolded by the boss, resulting in a lack of decisiveness and an unwillingness to take responsibility.
5. Employees are dismissed in violation of regulations and transferred to Company B, apparently to evade large severance payments.