There are many vacancies in Plexus.
Wondering is it going to expand or employee keep leaving?
Anyone of you can share more information of Plexus?
And, how is Plexus paid and benefit

Never ending OT... 4 hours for RM50.

Literally you are trading your private time with their money.

But 4 hours for RM50 is really LOW

Is it everyday also need OT or depends on project critical timeline?
Since there are many opening in engineering field, I guess not really all positions will be OT, right?
How about offer package for new hiring?

My past experience working in IT there...

Always understaffed for projects/daily support, same for the process engineers and QA/FA engineers.
Ended up your manager asked you to work OT to finish the tasks.

I quit after 1 year.

Oh ya, forget to tell you: they have 1 weird employee retention scheme like EPF where they deduct your money and Plexus contribute 1:3 ratio.

Hi Dothan, thanks a lot for your information.
I still looking for EE feedback such as analog and digital hardware, PCB design and PE engineer positions.
I heard Plexus has retention scheme and you can get back your contributed money after 2 years.
While the rest of years, u can get more if u still staying at there.
If I not mistaken, every employee need contribute ~RM150 to RM200 right?

Depends on your title, the amount may vary.

And you have only 2 windows in a year to leave the company because your contribution will be forfeited if you left in other time

This post has been edited by Dothan: Mar 14 2015, 11:42 AM

Are you mean, even first year I have contribute to the retention scheme, still able to get back the money?
Besides, how u think Plexus culture and environment?
Maybe u can describe more

The scheme like this:
1. Deduct your salary every month
2. You get 30% of total fund every 6 month (your contribution + employer contribution)
3. If you quit your contribution will for forfeited
4. Contribute for 3 years and you will not need to but employer contribution conties
5. This scheme will end at 5th years and you get the remain fund

So literally, you only have 2 windows to switch company in 1 year.

Thanks a lot bro!
How much the average increment wise?
How much the bonus if included 13th month?

Penang FTZ average is always 5%, so don't hope the increment gonna be good.
You gotta ask for high increment before accepting offer letter.

The 13th month is never written on offer letter, you just hope they gonna bank in end of December. So it means Plexus has no obligation to pay you the 13th month. The company profit sharing is not really significant, so can forget it.

Oh ya, 1 weird thing I hate is they always bank in your salary on the last day of the month regardless Saturday/Sunday or public holiday.

Sounds like not a great place to work 😑
I looking for those can sharing more details of job function in Plexus. Is a good place to expand your knowledge since handle different kind of project and fields?

Anyone can share on how much is Plexus paying fresh graduates, and how will the increment look like year on year?

I think Dothan has been said that increment is around 5% in this industry.
For fresh grad paid, I guess in range RM2800 - RM3200.

That is good and decent pay for fresh graduates.

Plexus work environment and working hour are nitemare. The company promote "depression" among workers.

This post has been edited by the7signals: Mar 17 2015, 12:18 AM

Which plant and which department you mean?

the so called retention scheme still applicable to all plexus employee?

Yes, to avoid employee jump within 1-2 years.

High pay high workload

I got the offer but they didnt mention about this. Btw, i just reject it.

Hi all,

Is the working hour flexible or non flexi? if non flexi, may i know when is the working hours? 8am-5pm?

Many thanks.

8am-5pm normal working hour, as I was told by the hiring manager last time.

Hi gsan,

Thanks a lot for the info. Appreciate your reply

anyone working as product engineer in plexus?

may i know whats car registration card?

product eng as in eng solution or manufacturing?

manufacturing, more on documentation work.

i'm completely baffled by the decision of choosing my first job as a Design Engineer at Sony Emcs Prai or QA at Plexus. Would be great if any advice is given :|

better go for design engineer if you like to think about something but if you like doing testing and documentations then go for QA.

Im a designer anyway

Why Plexus always no respond after few months of interview? I also have same complaint from my friends. What happened?

The company doesn’t practice the courtesy of informing those unsuccessful / KIV candidates even though they have attended their interviews.

They keep posting vacancies but no update news at all. Very disappointed.
At least update applicants so that no need wait for their news.

That’s their culture. Sad to note and to say for an mnc. Staff turnover is very high over there.

This post has been edited by the7signals: Jun 9 2019, 11:58 PM

Do you know what's the reason employee leaving?

Just to highlight a few, very high workload. Every time OT. Though the paid OT is quite lucrative, but ppl just cannot tahan the too high OT frequency. Disorganised SOP and work processes. Blur career path.

actually stress level of electronics manufacturing is similar everywhere. those plastic oem also similar.
fmcg have lesser stress. engineering sales also lesser workload.

Is it still the same now? i see a lot of vacancies there.

Joined plexus about 5 years ago. It was kinda laid back. Yes you have to work long hours if there are a lot of NPIs but pressure from your site management isn't that bad compared to now. Now plexus is cutting back the manpower, from operator all the way up to engineers. Managers, nope they still hiring or keeping. So suddenly a 3 man job becomes 2 man job and then suddenly you realize you're a junior engineer handling the workload of 3 engineers and one of it is a Sr. Engineer job. That's why you see so many vacancies. The workload is insane. And then management expects the same performance level even it's already down to one person. Benefits, if you want the money, go to Jabil or Flex. Plexus is just average compared to these 2 companies pay. the work style of management is "update". The more you spend time updating your boss and management, especially through whatsapp, the more they will like you. They see you as "on top of things" even though it is other engineers who are solving the problem. You want good benefits you go to those MNC OEMs. Plexus saves up all it's benefits for senior management. They cut back OTs which means you will be doing free work but you see manager and above rolling in brand new BMWs. Most managers at Plexus aren't where they are now because they are the best and brightest. They are the ones who pick the right team and earned a phd in ass kissing. Politics here is tough. Work here long enough and you will earn yourself a Phd in politics. Best benefits here is they pay for your car loan INTEREST. That's it. Increment is about 5 percent. And if you don't "wayang" enough for the bosses, expect to be where you are until kingdom comes. Sorry, hard work doesn't really get you far here. You need to someone above to "bring you up". But you live and die by them.

DO NOT JOIN THIS COMPANY

made the mistake of accepting their offer. Regretting everyday.

what other poster are saying is true. Facts.

What happened?

heard its as bad as intel but with worse benefit than intel. If you given both intel and plexus offer...go for intel instead as it having better benefit.

Very dirty workplace filled with unscrupulous people with no order or policing. bosses ignore feedback , complaints and continue to allow toxic culture to prevail

think twice before joining. people cant wait to leave this shit hole

How long notice period for permanent (and confirmed) Engineer?

not worth it and many are looking to leave.
only join if u have no other choice, i wouldn't recommend this place to my enemies put it this way

I see.

Heard from my friend who quit last year that it was damn stress working there. We always joke about engineers being "kuli2 sahaja" but in plexus, you truly do feel that way with how much they push you. The compensation also pretty average and not worth it when compare the ratio between pay and stress so might as well go jabil at that point, stress up but pay also quite up.

This post has been edited by lowyatjobseeking: Sep 12 2023, 07:34 PM

people are leaving on weekly basis. you have to backstab and play dirty to survive here

I was warned about this place by peers and there were many red flags raised by forumers in older threads, and I ignored them.

Just resigned together with another colleague.

u have to work during weekends and until late night everyday in toxic environment with backstabbers. they dont care about employee mental health or even your marriage. your life F up thats not their problem, they will replace you
one of my colleague's marriage is seriously impacted by this workplace because of non stop work


search back previous threads about this shit hole to get a clear idea

DO NOT JOIN THIS COMPANY.

It is a portal to HELL. and you lose your humanity. Look elsewhere

Don't make the same mistake as I did.

bumping this up more people need to be aware about this hellscape

what a dirty dirty company when people leave department managers straightaway condemn and cover up

is this where u want to earn your living unless of course u are a corrupt individual. Funnny thing is these people make fun of local politicians and do the same thing

a portal to HELL and unfortunately not known to many

Bro, which side were you in at plexus? heard some side are worst than others. Seaside I heard is quite bad.

If OT is paid at RM50 per hour with no cap, then can consider lah.

seaside, other sites are more or less the same. better options exist elsewhere


they do not have the capability to retain talents and so there are many bandits and thugs laying waste. horrendous management with no direction and backstabbers

penang is better than this. this shit hole is a portal to HELL

My friend was at plexus from few years back. Even back then he complained of unreasonable management and "useless" working culture where emailing is a wayang to show "youre on top of things".
As engineer you get tekan from all sides (management, production etc) which is standard for manufacturing but he said its bad even by that standard. Thought things have gotten better by now.

this shit hole has never improved, they are so dirty they have never bothered to address these issues. U leave they will just replace rinse wash repeat

what makes you think the depression is solely centered around engineering, other sections are also as messed up

Basterds have been terrorising staff for years

My friend who is working in Plexus seaside mentioned they are quite a bit of restrictions, including internet connectivity (i.e no Whatsapp web on working laptop).

Is this true?

pretty much..... this SHIT HOLE has many restrictions so all you can do is work

not recommended unless you want to lose your humanity to thugs and backstabbers ...so dirty

Probably their american branch work happily meanwhile the penang branch kena pressure like nothing.

Such is the life of EMS or contract manufacturing in Semicond.

This post has been edited by yellowflashdude: Oct 17 2023, 12:39 PM

No this shit hole has no order or policing...other mnc ems are not as vile they try or at the very least pretend to keep things in check

over here is like a supermax prison without guards or a 3rd world country with a psycho warlord running it...if u are corrupt person who aces political game well this is where u thrive

DO NOT JOIN THIS COMPANY.

no order here and these backstabbers will throw you under the bus

don't make the same mistake

Save yourself from HELL

So to keep this topic going, what other semiconds are comparable to plexus in penang in terms of work environment? Jabil?

Does anyone know when is the performance review AKA appraisal period?

The company actually is not bad if you wanna gain experience to move on to next company.

Many things to learn here, not just goyang kaki lepak with new hire girls..

And the workload as mention is extremely exhausting, you need to multitask, attend multiple meeting, attend customer audit, attend ISO aerospace or automotive audit... all in all after the audit you need to reply the NC(non conformance) within a short period of time. If you ignore this your name will go up acknowledge by their respective MD...

Also the RM50 is not an OT... is just a incentive for you to work 4 hours = RM50.... you convert to USD will become cheap labor like bangla... anyway this is bolehland... for you to work until 9PM every night and Satuday & sunday during NPI.

this shithole is hiring after numerous resignations please safe yourself from hell

read all posts about this shithole. penang is better than this

keep your humanity and make a better decision do not make the same mistake

the worst kind of penangites are in this shithole
degenerates

only join if you licking from freshly mopped floors in extreme desperation

this shithole is like a hood with gangbangers....drive by shootings and getting jumped

no law and order


and the funny thing is criminals running the place are okay with high turnover, toxicity, depression

Curious what department you worked and what sort of "interesting" characters you worked with.

Used to work there, very busy ot no life

dirty company with corrupt practices
so many lies from management ..and backstabbing

this shithole has ongoing RETRENCHMENT i heard sooo many tortured souls

Bro, even if you hate Plexus so much you don't have to continuously spill hatred here

Mental illness

open vacancy are not real only for data gathering.

people need to know this shithole is corrupt and vile like the wild wild west, u can scream in HELL

Heard very bad review from friends whom worked before...

No life, No OT.. like slave only....

Really desperate only can join... Got others offer, better skip this 🙏

Same stories from my friends also. All the stress from a typical EMS (electronic manufacturing services) but the salary is standard only.

Malaysia standard like this...

All pay minimal only but work load to the maximum..

No wonder those knowledgeable & skilled one run to foreign countries.... Better pay & good working environment 👌

DO NOT JOIN THIS COMPANY


corrupt company with degenerates not worth your soul


PURE EVIL

do you know if you leave plexus degenerates will threaten to bad mouth you in ems sector

dont make same mistake

do you know this corrupt company pay shit salary and then step on you

some lowlife cowboys running this shithole

penang is better than this shithole. this corrupt hell will eat your soul

BURN IN HELL CORRUPT BASTERDS

do you know this shit company backstab staff DIRTY BASTERDS

lowlife criminals

do not join this company

many careers destroyed, lives ruined and yet criminals here happily take their paychecks

PURE EVIL

Walao really

do not step into this trap

shithole is looking for souls to torment after many resigned

do not make the same mistake. many suffered because of false promises.

this shithole will Consume your soul. Do not let that happen. better options exist

Bro, chill..
Hater will suffer more than the subject, have to let go and move on. Unless you are still there..

I have friends joined there and kena fired in 3 months for not able to meet competency. Crazy reason, but some Intel departments also practice this for senior roles.

But 3 months is rather short to prove your worth. That's more on the ramping up period

Luckily didn't join this sh*thole.. It's sketchy for me at interview phase, saying I dressed like scammer LMFAO and I'm not born in Penang.

Is it really that bad? Was referred for a position, but i decline as i already found other opporunity.

if you want to be abused go ahead

this corrupt company has no law. cowboys

full of corrupt individuals and no remorse. destroying people's career

PURE EVIL

this DIRTY DIRTY shithole

toxic culture with lowlifes ABUSING people. they will eat your soul

How about embedded software side? Please share

As an ex emp, i dont think its a bad comp, i learned alot, i was offered a role where i never had past exp. I was given a opportunity to show my skill, was promoted after 2 years. alot of benefits for senior positions. But alot of stress and nightmares too. Always cutomer focused. So you must know how to handle customer. Anyway i left the job and back to my Home town since not that young to take the pressure. 6 years was good for me. yesy i do had some sleepless night due to stress. But this is the work nature there.Overall i was happy. ( Engineering job)

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