皇瀚科技股份有限公司

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1. Also known as the “old PX Mart electronics factory,” it is extremely harsh and verbally abusive toward employees. It is notorious locally and is a sweatshop that everyone advises one another never to work at.

2. An unregulated responsibility-based system; an hourly wage of NT$90; perfect-attendance bonuses are calculated annually, with year-end bonuses of only NT$1,000–2,000 and start-of-work bonuses of a few hundred dollars; taking leave is extremely difficult (regardless of the number of days or reason, including illness, menstruation, caring for family members, etc.); the 10-minute break every two hours is reduced by half or eliminated, and the lunch break is also shorter than the stipulated 50 minutes.

3. Management is based on the “rule of men” of totalitarian countries. Regulations, work contracts, and everything else are decided by the factory, which can unilaterally change them at any time.

4. The factory does not like employees to have even the slightest opportunity to catch their breath while working (although during the interview, they said this was allowed). Even when speed and output targets are met, employees are not allowed even a few seconds to catch their breath or drink water. The factory will add more workstations so that employees have “no” opportunity to take a breather.

5. They shout and make a fuss for no reason, frequently breaking into furious tirades. Insults resound throughout the factory, after which they blame employees for being incompetent and making them angry.

6. Mistakes made by the factory itself do not matter; deficiencies are treated as collective responsibility. But when an employee makes a mistake, they are publicly berated mercilessly.

7. Work procedures change from morning to night, contradicting what was said before and leaving employees at a loss. Ask a question and you are scolded: “Why do you need to ask about something so simple?” Don’t ask and you are also scolded: “Why didn’t you ask if you didn’t understand?” Employees are wrong no matter what they do.

8. Basic tools are insufficient. They are repeatedly repaired and remain perpetually scarce, never plentiful. When there are not enough, everyone fights to use them; the ones that are available are cobbled-together makeshift tools.

9. New employees have no training period. Before they are familiar with the work, they are expected to be “fast” and “never make a mistake.” When a large group of newcomers reports for work, they usually all leave. Even those who want to stay are overwhelmed by the enormous workload and pressure. Experienced workers are unwilling to accept the low pay and poor environment, and leave as soon as they have another option.

10. Employees are treated as expendable materials. People are managed without genuine care, and turnover among production-line workers is extremely high. New hires are far fewer than departing employees, so vacancies continue to grow and there is no continuity. The excess work must be distributed “unconditionally” among current employees, becoming part of their regular duties and increasing their burden.

11. Employees are angry but afraid or unable to speak up about the environment and senior management. Accumulated dissatisfaction often spreads throughout the factory, causing employees to become hostile and attack one another. This leads to poor relationships among frontline workers and affects production-line operations.

12. Personal property is not protected and can easily disappear without a trace.