We’ve heard many “company from hell” stories from employees, like the daycare that forced its former employee to pay their bill or the restaurant owner who left his employees hanging after running away. Most recently, this employee at an undisclosed BYD dealership alleges that his boss is forcing employees to pay hundreds for ad boosting out of their pocket, on top of low wages.
According to Twitter user @/onlyyouperson, the company he works for requires him to pay RM700 for ad boosting on Facebook using his own money. The tweet also included a screenshot of a conversation between the employee and his employer regarding the boosting.
SOURCE: TWITTERThe employee explained that he could not pay for the ad because he only received RM600 in wages last month – but shockingly, the employer did not accept his reasoning.
In the Twitter thread, the man, who works at a BYD dealership as a sales associate, explained that his monthly salary is RM1,500. However, since he has only begun working since mid-November, he only received RM600 for the month.
The employee added that the boosting was still mandatory even though he had sold four units that month. He also revealed that the boss forced him to set up double the number of ads on Facebook the next month, which meant he would have to fork out RM1,400. In addition to being forced to pay for Facebook ads, the sales associate claimed that the dealership would also fine employees RM10 if they failed to send their daily reports before 7pm. He added that the sales associates can’t directly submit their clients’ loans to the bank, per company policy.
After complaining about his company, the sales associate received tons of comments from netizens. Many were surprised that the company would force the employees to pay for ads boosting with their own money. Some urge the employees to report the company to the Department of Labor or leave the company as working there does not seem to have any value, especially since he’s only getting RM1,500 per month.
What do you think about this issue? Do you think the dealership was justified? Or should the company be reported?
UPDATE (3rd January 2024):
After the initial Twitter thread went viral, another Twitter account, @/druglordfxdl, shared more information about the dealership from someone who claimed to have worked there. According to the messages, the dealership in question is the BYD Showroom, managed by Supreme Group, the largest car dealer in Batu Pahat, Johor.
The anonymous sender claimed that all sales associates under the dealerships get a basic salary of RM1,500. However, the company forces the employees to use RM700 of their salary on Facebook ads and would even demand proof from the sales associates that the money goes to ads.
In another tweet, the user shared a conversation with the BYD Showroom sales manager, Lynn Soh. The sales manager argued that the employee, believed to be named Reeza, was aware of the company policy of paying RM700 out of pocket for Facebook advertising. However, netizens were still unhappy with the argument, saying the dealership was still in the wrong for forcing an unfair policy onto its employees. Many even tagged the Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia, Steven Sim, to investigate the dealership for potentially violating labour laws.
