艾佳清潔有限公司

The salary and bonus system is fairly transparent. If you achieve your targets, you receive the payout, so there isn't much room for ambiguity. There is also now a fixed budget for team dinners, and the restaurants are of a decent standard, which shows genuine thoughtfulness.

The company really moves quite fast, and the pressure can be greater when there is a lot going on, so you have to manage your own adjustment. However, management has been improving over the past two years, and at least communication is smoother than before.

During the interview, they painted a rosy picture, claiming there was a method that didn’t require client development and that achieving 400,000 would lead to a high salary. The interview itself felt like watching a college student read from a script without looking at the camera.

According to the above, you have to work hard from Monday to Saturday and push yourself to the limit, while money is deducted everywhere. They couldn’t explain how to achieve the promised 400,000, and based on the time required and the historical success rate, it is simply not achievable. Other posts share that the training lasts less than an hour and consists of lessons where people slack off, with deductions here and there. Suitable for those who enjoy accepting unreasonable working conditions.

It’s quite uncommon for sales-related positions to have two rounds of interviews, which is a good thing.

For someone like me who doesn’t live in Taipei City, it’s very convenient: I can have an initial online interview to learn more and then decide whether to go to the second interview.

It also didn’t take very long—half an hour was enough to get a general understanding of the job responsibilities and salary.

The interviewer’s responses were very detailed and transparent.

After getting a general understanding in the first interview, going to the second interview went quite smoothly.

The interviewing manager was very kind and answered everything in detail.

They kept checking whether I had any questions.

They didn’t keep talking only about themselves.

After the interview, it sounded like some of the rules and systems were different from the online reviews.

The interviewing manager said that many of the systems were being optimized, and explained the adjustments and improvements openly. However, they also said that the systems would not be changed repeatedly without careful consideration.

Still, I think you should make your own judgment.

Personal experience: I was a little hesitant at first after seeing the negative reviews, but things became pretty clear after just one online interview. The interview atmosphere was quite relaxed, and the manager directly laid out the salary structure and bonus system. I think it takes some courage to be this transparent and open about the salary structure XD

I really recommend that anyone interested in applying ask for themselves. The cost is very low, and there’s no harm in hearing it firsthand.

The interviewer spoke extremely quickly, but when I asked, they were still willing to explain it again, and spoke more slowly.

Learn to be a well-behaved, obedient worker, drink endless bowls of poisonous motivational soup, and enjoy endlessly negative positive energy

Remember the three prohibitions:

You must not discuss the manager privately, or the manager will fire you.

You must not go against the manager’s wishes, or your bonus will be deducted—at least NT$5,000.

You must not let the manager miss out on bonuses; he will do everything he can to keep you under control.

The company worships elementary-school-style management: even buying something or going to the restroom must be reported to the manager, or you will be punished. The punishment is copying textbook passages.

Every deputy manager is the same: whatever the manager says, they obediently do it, without an opinion of their own.

Also, no matter how good your performance is, there is no year-end bonus. I worked there for three years and never received one, because the boss said, “Salespeople have performance bonuses; they don’t get year-end bonuses, okay??? ” Are you trying to deceive fresh graduates? But sales managers do get year-end bonuses—and even enough to change cars. How wonderful.

Finally, for a cleaning services company, the chief operating officer actually said, “Maintenance specialists don’t earn much; as long as the cleaning gets done, that’s enough?” As long as it gets cleaned? As long as it gets cleaned?

I sincerely recommend that fresh graduates come here—it guarantees that your values will be warped.

People with work experience are also encouraged to come, so you can become even more servile.

Just how servile is it? Working five days a week isn’t enough. If you don’t visit clients on Saturdays and Sundays, you’re considered unmotivated and your supervisor will keep an eye on you. If you have time to sleep, you might as well go to work; if you have time to play video games, you might as well go to work.

Five-star review, sincerely recommended

1. During the interview, HR provided a cup of negative-ion mineral water.

1. I never had it again afterward, so I couldn't have it with the pie the executives were eating.

2. At the beginning of the interview, a senior manager said that the pre-employment training would last two weeks, after which we could develop through our own sales strengths once we had a solid foundation. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for a full eight hours a day, but the actual teaching took less than one hour; we spent the rest of the time wasting time on our own, which was extremely inefficient.

3. The initial training was fundamentally hollow. The results of rushing new hires into the job were fully reflected in the performance figures. The company would tell you to practice independently and discourage you from asking experienced senior colleagues for help. Then, if you failed to meet your targets, management would assess whether you were qualified to continue, making new employees feel that being allowed to stay was an opportunity granted by the company and that they needed to work even harder.

4. Once you actually start working, you realize that the pay is very meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. If you are late or forget to report something, NT$5,000 is deducted from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate sales, without overtime pay. Even on ordinary days when no clients are scheduled, you still have to go to the office and role-play with yourself. This is quite a waste of time and completely restricts the sales staff's freedom. In practice, you only get two or three days off per month.

5. The company's senior managers like sycophants. Even if your sales figures are zero, as long as you spend all day in the office performing the act of practicing with yourself for them to see, they will protect you, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. Even high-performing salespeople can become targets of management's displeasure if they raise concerns or suggestions about the company's rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they tell you that you will have complete freedom and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later. All of that is false, because upper management wants to take a share of your sales. As a result, you can only work harder. If you slack off even a little or want to rest, you instead become an outsider. Many senior colleagues therefore gradually settle into doing only the minimum, which is far less positive than what was described during the interview.

Thoughts: If you do this as a short-term job, I personally recommend not staying for more than six months, because you do not learn much from the work itself, and most of your time is tied up in the office, exhausting yourself. For the long term, it is not worth considering at all: there is no year-end bonus or promotion system; it is purely physical labor. You can work overtime on holidays and evenings to earn sales, but there is no overtime pay. Each month, employees with good sales figures may be invited to a group meal, but listening to them share their experiences feels just like attending a direct-selling convention. The boss feeds you empty promises. I heard that one of the meals was at Costco, which is rather pathetic in its own way (fortunately, I did not push myself to hit the sales targets at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, yet the company has developed it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. I never got to drink it again afterward, so I couldn't have it with the pie that management served.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said there would be two weeks of pre-employment training, after which we could develop through our own strengths as salespeople once we had built a solid foundation. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for eight full hours a day, but less than one hour was actually spent teaching us; the rest of the time, we were left to kill time on our own. It was a huge waste of time.

3. The training at the beginning was fundamentally hollow. The results of rushing new hires into the job were fully reflected in the performance figures. The company would tell you to practice independently while discouraging you from asking experienced colleagues for advice. Then, if you failed to meet your targets, management would assess whether you were qualified to continue, making new hires feel that being allowed to stay was an opportunity granted by the company and that they needed to work harder.

4. Once you actually start working, you realize that the pay is extremely meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but sales staff receive only a small commission. On top of that, being late or forgetting to report something would result in NT$5,000 being deducted from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors would also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate sales, without overtime pay. Even on ordinary days when no client appointments were scheduled, you still had to go to the office and practice with yourself. This was quite a waste of time and completely restricted the sales staff's freedom. Calculated monthly, you only get two or three days off.

5. The company's senior managers like sycophants. Even if your sales figures are zero, as long as you spend all day in the office putting on a show of practicing by yourself for them to see, they will protect you, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. On the other hand, even high-performing salespeople will become targets in management's eyes if they raise concerns about company rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they tell you that you will have complete freedom and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later. All of that is false, because management will try to take a cut of your sales. As a result, you can only work harder. If you slack off even a little or want to take a break, you instead become an outsider. That is why many senior colleagues gradually just do the minimum and meet the basic standard. It is not nearly as positive as it was made out to be during the interview.

Personal thoughts: If you do this as a short-term job, I personally recommend not staying for more than six months, because you do not learn much from the work itself. Most of your time is tied up in the office, exhausting yourself. For the long term, it is not worth considering at all: there is no year-end bonus, no promotion system, and it is simply physical labor. You work overtime on holidays and evenings to earn sales, but there is no overtime pay. Each month, employees with good sales performance may get to attend a group meal, but based on what they share, it sounds like a direct-selling convention. The boss makes grand promises to entice you; I heard that one of the group meals was at Costco, which sounds rather pitiful as well (fortunately, I did not push myself to hit sales targets at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, but the company has developed it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. I never had it again afterward, so there was no way to have it with the pie provided by senior management.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said there would be two weeks of pre-employment training, after which we could develop through our own business strengths once we had built a solid foundation. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for eight full hours a day, but the actual teaching took less than one hour; the rest of the time was simply left for us to kill, which was a huge waste of time.

3. The training at the beginning was fundamentally hollow. The consequences of rushing new hires into the job were fully reflected in the performance results. The company would tell you to practice independently while discouraging you from asking experienced colleagues for advice. Then, if you failed to meet your targets, management would evaluate whether you were qualified to continue, making new hires feel that being allowed to stay was an opportunity granted by the company and that they needed to work even harder.

4. Once you really start working, you will find that the pay is very meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. In addition, being late or forgetting to report something will result in a NT$5,000 deduction from that week’s marketing bonus. Supervisors also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate results, without overtime pay. Even when you have no clients scheduled, you still have to go to the office to practice with yourself, which is quite a waste of time and completely restricts the sales staff’s freedom. Calculated out, you only get about two to three days off per month.

5. Senior company executives like sycophants. Even if their sales results are zero, as long as they spend all day in the office performing the act of practicing “with themselves” for management to see, management will protect them, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. Even high-performing salespeople will become targets of upper management if they raise concerns or suggestions about company rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they tell you that you will have plenty of freedom and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later. All of that is false, because management will want a share of your sales results, so you can only work harder. If you slack off even slightly or want to rest, you will instead become an outlier. As a result, many senior colleagues gradually just do the minimum, without the positive outlook presented during the interview.

Thoughts: If you are doing this short-term, I personally do not recommend staying for more than six months, because you do not learn much from the work itself. Most of your time is tied up in the office, exhausting yourself. For the long term, it is not worth considering at all: there is no year-end bonus, no promotion system, and it is purely physical labor. You use your evenings and holidays to work overtime and generate sales, but still receive no overtime pay. Each month, high-performing employees may get to go out for a meal, but based on what they share, it sounds like a direct-selling convention. The boss paints grand pictures for you; I heard that one of the meals was at Costco, which sounds rather pitiful as well (fortunately, I did not push myself to generate sales at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, yet the company has developed it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. After that, I never got to drink it again, so I couldn't have it with the pie the executives were serving.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said that the pre-employment training would last two weeks, and that once we had a solid foundation, we could develop through our own strengths as salespeople. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for the full eight hours each day, but the actual teaching took less than an hour; the rest of the time, we were left to occupy ourselves. It was an enormous waste of time.

3. What they taught at the beginning was fundamentally hollow. The results of rushing new hires into the job were fully reflected in the performance figures. The company would tell you to practice independently while discouraging you from asking experienced colleagues for advice. Then, if you failed to meet your targets, management would assess whether you were qualified to continue, making newcomers feel that being allowed to stay was an opportunity the company had given them and that they needed to work harder.

4. Once I actually started working, I found that the pay was very meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. On top of that, being late or forgetting to report something would result in a NT$5,000 deduction from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors would also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate sales, without overtime pay. Even when no clients were scheduled, you still had to go to the office and practice with yourself. This was quite a waste of time and completely restricted the sales staff's freedom. Calculated out, we only had two or three days off per month.

5. The company's senior executives like sycophants. Even if their sales figures were zero, as long as they performed the act of practicing by themselves in the office all day for the executives to watch, the executives would protect them, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. Even high-performing salespeople would become targets of senior management's disapproval if they raised opinions about the company's rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they say they will give you plenty of freedom, and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later on. All of that is a lie, because upper management wants to take a cut of your sales. As a result, you can only work harder. If you slack off even slightly or want to take a break, you instead become an outsider. That is why quite a few senior colleagues gradually slow down and just meet the minimum requirements. The job is nowhere near as positive as it was made out to be during the interview.

Thoughts: If you do this as a short-term job, personally, I don't think you should stay for more than six months, because you do not learn much from the work itself. Most of your time is tied up in the office, where you end up wearing yourself down. As a long-term job, it is completely not worth considering: there is no year-end bonus, no promotion system, and it is essentially manual labor. You work overtime on holidays and at night to earn sales, but receive no overtime pay. Each month, people with good sales figures may be invited to a group meal, but based on what they share, it is basically a direct-selling convention. The boss draws up enticing promises for you, and I heard that one of the group meals was at Costco. Even that sounds rather pathetic (fortunately, I did not push myself to chase sales at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, yet the company has managed to develop it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. I never had it again afterward, so there was no way to have it with the pie offered by senior management.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said that the pre-employment training would last two weeks, after which, once we had a solid foundation, we could develop through our own sales strengths. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for the full eight hours a day, but the actual teaching time was less than one hour; we had to spend the rest of the time by ourselves, which was a huge waste of time.

3. The training at the beginning was fundamentally very superficial. The results of rushing new employees into the job were fully reflected in the sales figures. The company would tell you to practice independently and discourage you from asking experienced colleagues for advice. Then, if you failed to meet your sales targets, management would assess whether you were qualified to continue, making newcomers feel that being allowed to stay was the company giving them an opportunity and that they needed to work harder.

4. Once you actually start working, you realize that the pay is very meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. In addition, being late or forgetting to report something would result in a NT$5,000 deduction from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors would also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate sales, without overtime pay. Even when no customer appointments were scheduled, you still had to go to the office to role-play with yourself, which was quite a waste of time. The job completely restricts salespeople's freedom, and calculated overall, you only get two or three days off per month.

5. The company's senior executives like sycophants. Even if your sales results are zero, as long as you spend all day in the office putting on a show of role-playing with yourself for them, they will protect you, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. Even high-performing salespeople will become targets of senior management if they raise objections or express opinions about the company's rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they say they will give you complete freedom and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can relax later on. All of that is false, because management wants to take a cut of your sales, so you can only work harder. If you slack off even slightly or want to rest, you instead become an outlier. As a result, many experienced colleagues gradually adopt a slower pace and do only the minimum, which is not nearly as positive as what was described during the interview.

Thoughts: If you are doing this short-term, personally I would not recommend staying for more than six months, because you do not learn much from the work itself, and most of your time is tied up in the office, exhausting yourself. Long term, it is not worth considering at all: there is no year-end bonus or promotion system, and it is simply physical labor. You work overtime on holidays and evenings to earn sales, but receive no overtime pay. Each month, high performers may get to go out for a meal, but based on what I heard them share, it is basically a direct-selling convention. The boss makes grand promises to you; I heard that one of these meals was at Costco, which sounds rather pitiful (fortunately, I did not push myself to hit the sales target at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, but the company has developed it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. After that, I never got to drink it again, so there was no way to have it with the pie the executives were offering.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said there would be two weeks of pre-employment training, after which we could develop through our own sales strengths once we had a solid foundation. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for eight full hours a day, but the actual teaching took less than one hour; we were left to kill time on our own for the rest of the day. It was a huge waste of time.

3. The initial training was fundamentally hollow. The consequences of rushing new hires into the job were fully reflected in the results. The company would tell you to practice independently and discourage you from asking experienced senior colleagues for advice. Then, when you failed to meet your targets, management would evaluate whether you were qualified to continue, making new hires feel that being allowed to stay was a favor from the company and that they needed to work harder.

4. Once you really start working, you will find that the pay is very meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. In addition, being late or forgetting to report something would result in NT$5,000 being deducted from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors would also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to achieve results, without overtime pay. Even on days when no clients were scheduled, you still had to go to the office and practice with yourself. This was quite a waste of time and completely restricted the sales staff's freedom. In practice, this worked out to only two or three days off per month.

5. The company's senior managers like sycophants. Even if their sales results were zero, as long as they performed the act of practicing with themselves in the office all day for the managers to watch, the managers would protect them, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. Even high-performing sales staff would become targets of management's resentment as soon as they raised opinions about the company's rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they tell you that you will have complete freedom, and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later. All of this is false, because management will want to take a cut of your results, so you can only work harder. If you slack off even a little or want to take a break, you will instead become an outcast. As a result, many senior employees gradually slow down and do only the minimum, and the job is nowhere near as positive as it was portrayed during the interview.

Thoughts: If you are doing this short-term, I personally would not recommend staying for more than half a year, because you do not learn much from the work itself. Most of your time is tied up in the office, exhausting yourself. For the long term, it is not worth considering at all: there is no year-end bonus and no promotion system. It is simply physical labor; you work overtime on holidays and at night to earn sales results, but there is no overtime pay. Each month, employees with good sales results may go out for a meal, but listening to them share their experiences feels like attending a direct-selling convention. The boss feeds you empty promises. I heard that one of the meals was at Costco, which is pretty pathetic in itself (fortunately, I did not push myself to hit sales targets at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, yet the company has managed to develop it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. After that, I never had any more. That made it impossible to have it with the cake from management.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said there would be two weeks of pre-employment training, after which we could develop through our own business strengths once we had built a solid foundation. However, during those first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for the full eight hours a day, but the actual teaching time was less than one hour; we were left to kill time for the rest of the day, which was a huge waste of time.

3. What was taught at the beginning was fundamentally hollow. The consequences of rushing new hires into the field were fully reflected in the performance results. The company would tell you to practice independently and discourage you from asking experienced colleagues for advice. Then, if you failed to meet your targets, management would assess whether you were qualified to continue, making new hires feel that being allowed to stay was the company giving them an opportunity and that they had to work even harder.

4. Once you actually start working, you will find that the pay is very meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. In addition, being late or forgetting to report something would result in NT$5,000 being deducted from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors would also encourage you to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate sales, without overtime pay. Even when no clients were scheduled, you still had to go to the office and practice with yourself. This was quite a waste of time and completely restricted the sales staff's freedom. Calculated out, you only get two or three days off per month.

5. The company's senior managers like sycophants. Even if your sales are zero, as long as you spend all day in the office performing the act of practicing with yourself for them to see, they will protect you, because the company needs people who are constantly improving. Even high-performing salespeople will become targets of upper management if they express opinions about the company's rules.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they say they will give you plenty of freedom and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later on. All of this is false, because upper management will want a share of your sales, so you can only work harder. If you slack off even a little or want to rest, you will instead become an outlier. As a result, many senior colleagues gradually slow down and do only the minimum, and the job is nowhere near as positive as it was described during the interview.

Thoughts: If you do this as a short-term job, I personally don't think you should stay for more than six months, because you don't learn much from the work itself. Most of your time is tied up in the office, wearing yourself down. For the long term, don't even consider it: there is no year-end bonus, no promotion system, and it is purely physical labor. You work overtime on holidays and evenings to earn sales, but there is no overtime pay. Every month, people with good sales results may have a group meal, but based on what they share, it is basically a direct-sales convention. The boss draws up grand promises for you to buy into. I heard that one of the meals was at Costco, which sounds rather pitiful as well (fortunately, I didn't push myself to generate sales at the time). It is clearly an industry with room for development, but the company has developed it into a complete mess ^_^

1. During the interview, HR provided a glass of negative-ion mineral water.

1. After that, I never got to drink it again, so I couldn't have it with the pie the executives were eating.

2. At the beginning of the interview, the senior manager said that the pre-employment training would last two weeks and that, once we had a solid foundation, we could develop through our own sales strengths. However, during the first two weeks, I found that it was all just sales scripts. We had to stay for eight full hours a day, but the actual teaching took less than one hour; we spent the rest of the time passing time on our own, which was a huge waste of time.

3. What they taught at the beginning was fundamentally hollow. The result of rushing new hires into the job was fully reflected in our performance. The company would tell us to practice independently and discourage us from asking experienced colleagues for advice. Once we failed to meet our targets, management would assess whether we were qualified to continue, making newcomers feel that being allowed to stay was an opportunity granted by the company and that they needed to work harder.

4. Once I really started working, I found that the pay was extremely meager. Basically, this is a highly profitable industry, but the sales commission is small. In addition, being late or forgetting to report something would result in a NT$5,000 deduction from that week's marketing bonus. Supervisors would also encourage us to work on weekday evenings and holidays to generate sales, without overtime pay. Even on ordinary days when no client appointments were scheduled, we still had to go to the office and role-play with ourselves, which was quite a waste of time. It completely restricted the sales staff's freedom, and in practice we only had two or three days off per month.

5. The company's senior managers like sycophants. Even if their sales were zero, as long as they performed the show of practicing with themselves in the office all day for management to see, management would protect them. The company supposedly needs people who are constantly improving, but even high-performing salespeople who voice opinions about company rules will become targets of resentment for upper management.

Overall company atmosphere:

At first, they say they will give you plenty of freedom and that if you work hard at the beginning of the month, you can rest later. All of that is false, because upper management wants to take a cut of your sales. As a result, you can only work harder. If you slack off even a little or want to rest, you instead become an outcast. Many experienced colleagues therefore gradually adopt a slow pace and do only the minimum, which is nowhere near as positive as it was made to sound during the interview.

Thoughts: If you are doing this short-term, personally I don't recommend staying for more than six months, because you don't really learn much from the work itself. Most of your time is tied up in the office, where you end up fighting with yourself. For the long term, don't even consider it: there is no year-end bonus or promotion system. It is purely physical labor; you work overtime on holidays and evenings to earn sales, but there is no overtime pay. Each month, high-performing employees may go out for a meal, but from what they share, it is basically a direct-sales convention. The boss sells you dreams and empty promises. I heard that one of the meals was at Costco, which sounds rather pitiful too (fortunately, I didn't push myself to generate sales at the time). This is clearly an industry with room for development, but the company has developed it into a complete mess ^_^