A terrible but helpful experience While I would not want to repeat the experience, it was a useful eye opener
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
It paid my salary on time
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
For the first time in my life, I felt discriminated against in my place of work.
- treats employees differently based on their nationality
- no training or onboarding
- lack of professionalism
-no consideration for different opinions or views
- no home office
- the constant denigration of European values. In training for Chinese nationals, it was the norm to constantly denigrate and vilify the US, Europe, and local employees, usually defined as less capable, less committed or professional on no factual basis.
As mentioned above - while it was the worst work experience I had, I am actually glad I did it as it opened my eyes not only about the company but also about a side of China I did not get to experience before.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
The employer should try to really create an accepting and genuinely international culture.
Please remember this is Huawei of Europe not Europe of Huawei.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
No genuine team spirit - very strong separation between local and Chinese employees. Even between the Chinese, there is a divide between those hired locally and those sent from China.
Kommunikation
A lot of propaganda, a lot of smoke - no honest info if you are not part of a privileged group of people - mainly Chinese nationals
Work-Life-Balance
Non-existent - the expectation is that you live in the office, even if you are just sitting there and not really doing much.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Poor - only chasing some obscure matrix and guidelines received from Mainland China.
Interessante Aufgaben
From time to time, you could find something interesting, but in my experience, you rarely manage to implement anything.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The office is nice - you have to ask to get a monitor. Minimum distance for fire emergency is often not respected
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
pay is ok - but nothing so special - definitely not worth the amount of bureaucracy that you have to deal with
Image
Non-transparent, not trustworthy
Karriere/Weiterbildung
there is none of that here