Shit-listed companies
30 reasons not to work at ACP Computer Training & Consultancy
I have been working at ACP Computer Training & Consultancy full-time (for more than a year).
Companies like this give foreigners a big incentive to begin their careers in Singapore because they typically hire them for lesser salary amounts. But here are 30 reasons why you should not join them:
1. Everything is messed up. No working plans. Everything depends on MD. He plans and involves folks in projects on a whim, and has no qualms changing existing plans at the very last minute. They begun operations as a computer repair shop and as such they do not possess basic software development knowledge.
2. Stupid management – they do not know IT & management.
3. Tight and unplanned tasks because plans are always changing.
4. High employee turn-over resulting in numerous projects being messed up. No proper documentation procedures in place.
5. NO increment awarded, NO bonus given either.
6. Verbally they agree to allowing employees take time off work as and when required, but often rescind their promises thereafter.
7. NO experienced developers and NO experience project managers on teams. Everyone is a fresh graduate with null development experience
8. No big projects. Just customising CMS and LMS, as such opportunities for practical development hardly come around.
9. MD and GM does not know about IT and Management- dealing with them is very difficult.
10. Quality of work produced is often less than 10%.
11. Your employment can be terminated at any moment without a valid reason offered.
12. More project managers than developers. Sometimes you will receive tasks from two or more PMs.
13. You may be tasked to clear the trash within the office if the pantry lady isn't present.
14. You can become a scapegoat anytime for the mistakes committed by the higher-ups.
15. Employee is requested to expend his annual leave quota when taken ill, obtaining MCs is discouraged.
16. You spend much more time and effort dealing with office politics compared to getting the job at hand done.
17. Most of the plans do not happen as previously articulated on the drawing board.
19. If they are made aware of your intention to quit the company, they will serve you a termination letter with notice instead of permitting you to tender a resignation letter.
20. You cannot plan your annual leave in advance because they can choose to cancel things altogether or simply provide disapproval at the very last minute.
21. Office hours begin at 8.30am and if you are late they will deduct your salary accordingly.
22. If you work overtime. you will not be compensated . If you are arrive late fallowing day they will still proceed to deduct your salary.
23. There is no team lunch, or team gathering organised by the company.
24. If you leave the company, expect no farewell meal.
25. Nobody leaves happily. In my 2 years’ working experience. I have witnessed nearly 15 people quitting the company.
26. Their Facebook fan page has garnered around 220 likes for the past 15 years and all of a sudden it shot up to 5500 likes in a single day. Clearly the company paid somebody to accumulate thousands of fake likes.
27. Most of the time you have to lie to clients on behalf of the company.
28. No taxi transport claims are permitted during the day. If anything take a bus instead.
29. There is minimal exposure to new technologies. Do not expect to learn much there.
30. Skills accumulated (if there are even any to begin with) will hardly be relevant in firms which demand genuine coding abilities.
http://www.transitioning.org/2017/07/23/30-reasons-not-to-work-in-acp-computer-training-consultancy/
Korean wedding studio’s S’pore outlet in limbo after staff say salaries unpaid, CASE seeking clarification on customers’ prepaid services
A Korean wedding photoshoot studio appears to have ceased operations after a notice pasted on its front door alleged that employees’ salaries had gone unpaid.
Its Taipei outlet reportedly went bankrupt and shuttered on Aug 10, just over a week before the notice appeared at its Singapore outlet.
A netizen shared a photo of the notice on the SingaporeRaw subreddit on Aug 18, which was pasted outside Artiz Studio Singapore, a photoshoot studio located along Bras Basah Road.
The notice alleged that the studio, a luxury Korean-style wedding photography brand founded in Busan, South Korea, had experienced internal operational issues.
“All employees have currently not received their outstanding salaries. At the same time, we have been unable to obtain any clear or formal response, update, or further arrangements from the company’s management,” the notice read.
The notice also informed customers that the company is “unable to confirm or guarantee” that scheduled services could proceed as planned, advising them to avoid visiting the studio.
It also extended an apology to customers for the inconvenience caused.
“As the company’s management has not yet provided us with any formal or clear response, until we receive further confirmation from the company, we are unable to provide customers with any unverified information, answers, or commitments.”
The Redditor who snapped a photo of the sign added: “There’s another notice on the door that their photo album supplier has some of the albums with them and is offering to give them back to the couples!”
The brand’s Instagram page and website remain accessible.
Based on Stomp’s checks, Korea Artiz Studio Pte Ltd can be found on Bizfile — Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)’s digital service portal for businesses — indicating the business status as “live”.
More than $271,000 in prepayment losses: CASE
In response to Stomp’s queries, Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) confirmed it has received 66 complaints against Korea Artiz Studio Pte Ltd from Aug 14 to 18.
CASE president, Melvin Yong, said consumers reported that they had reached out to the business for fulfilment of contracted services or refund of their prepayments, but did not receive a response.
The complaints involved more than $271,000 in prepayment losses.
Yong said CASE has reached out to Artiz Studio to understand whether scheduled photography sessions and services will proceed as planned, and sought clarifications on the remedies that will be offered to affected consumers if the services cannot be fulfilled.
The association advises consumers to carefully review bridal and wedding photography packages before committing to a purchase, obtain written confirmation of key terms and deliverables, and retain all relevant documentation, including contracts and proof of payment.
Where appropriate, consumers are also advised to negotiate to split the contractual amount into smaller progressive payments to be paid at various stages of service delivery.
Affected consumers can approach CASE for assistance via its website or hotline: 6277 5100.
Taiwan outlet shutters in August
Artiz Studio’s Taipei outlet has reportedly gone bankrupt and shuttered on Aug 10, according to Taiwanese news outlet FTV. One bride-to-be told the media that she spent NTD140,000 (S$5,600), but the closure hit before she could receive her pre-wedding photos.
The news outlet also cited a “major restructuring” as a factor that contributed to the closure.
On Lifestyle app Lemon8, another netizen said on Aug 16 that they had paid a “full amount” to the studio’s Singapore outlet, but was shocked to realise that the Taipei outlet had been shuttered.
Despite attempts to contact the studio, the customer said they did not receive a response, and noticed that the sign had been put up when they visited the studio.
Stomp has reached out to Artiz Studio and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for more information.
https://www.stomp.sg/trending-now/korean-wedding-studios-spore-outlet-limbo-after-staff-say-salaries-unpaid-case-seeking-clarification