Good for starters not for senior - Industrial Designer Daikin Employee Review

1.0
14 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Great Benefits -Great Team -Supportive Superior -Higher pay range for fresh graduates -A lots of trainings and events -They will listen to majority when comes to implementing rules (but don't expect they will act immediately, they will take about a year to implement) -Staggered working hour -Engineers get to travel a lot tho, but not for designers.

Cons

-Old school management (micromanage) -Extremely bad work life balance (message keep coming although you are on leave) -HR is the worst, treating everyone like a child (they are exactly like school prefects telling you what to do & what not to do. Don't waste your time to argue with them as they are too stubborn to listen. I've tried but it's wasting my time.) -Company implement policy without doing any market & employee study (Is like they woke up decided to immediately implement a policy then expect you to abide to it) -Is a BIG NO NO if you are a senior. I honestly advise you not to join this company as their pay is extremely low for senior but not for manager. -Steep career progression. -It says hybird work style but they will only give you a day (they frame it in a way saying that it's a benefit that the company give it to you, you'd better appreciate it we could've not give it to you even the company survey tell that majority prefer wfh) -The people in this company are used to listen to the orders, following the flow and play safe. Therefore if you are ambitious I wouldn't advise you to join this company either. -They never successfully retain any employee as their benefits only tailor for Gen X but not for Millennials and Gen Z and they can only afford fresh grads. -Certain department will not be able to go on business trips usually only superior will do the travelling but not subordinates.

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5.0
14 Feb 2026
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Pros

Work life balance great opportunities for career development

Cons

Remote work is not allowed, making it seem like employees aren't trusted at times

2.0
5 Mar 2026
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Pros

Its in a nice building

Cons

Insane lack of communication; left alone after 3 hours on my first day. Did the work they wanted but not fast enough and they had a backup waiting to take my place and were not coy or secretive about that whatsoever. Was told not to bring lunch my first day. So I didn't bring lunch my first day. They did not provide lunch on my first day. I went out and bought food and then came back and worked alone the rest of the day. My trainer had retired years prior from a different company and couldn't understand that a PDF could be opened more than one way. What a relief I did not stick around. Oh yeah and I got very sick when they called to lay me off, but they needed their stuff back. Do you think they sent a courier? Nah. I went in thd next day, still sick, and waited over 10 minutes until hopping the security gate because no one was there AND I WAS SICK. Yeah, shortly after I received my positive COVID results. Welp, that about sums up my short stint at this place. Legal dept was completely chaotic. Also the open floorplan was awful during covid.

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