Hong Kong Jockey Club Reviews

Pros

Large org to learn s lot of biz acumen

Cons

not very effective and efficient

Pros

In Hkjc, they provide good salary

Cons

The career path is very slow

Pros

Good view at Happy Valley racecourse

Cons

Bad department head who is emotional

Pros

no pressure at all, very supportive full time team

Cons

limited break and lunch time

Pros

Good pay, benefit (only limited to FTE) and great exposure.

Cons

Patriarchy (especially in Racing Div), Tradition, Long working hours, bureaucratic and complicated office politics. The sense of hierarchy is deeply entrenched in HKJC. It is not a good working environment for the non-perm employee (specially temp staff). Long working hours under high pressure working environment without any medical benefit and pay sick leave. Some manager treat temp staff as dispensable machine without any empathy. Don't expect for work-life balance. There are no career prospect in most of the temp staff position. It is very rare for a temp staff convert to FTE within a year or two.

Pros

Good Pay & Bonus, Good Colleagues (subject to who's your boss, in my case, good boss)

Cons

If staying too long, your pay & bonus would stop you for seeking opportunity in other companies for the same skill set. However, it take at least 2 year for a promotion. Some would say it's better for you to leave HKJC and join back for a higher ranking. Full of tedious and old-fashioned procedure. Strong gate keeper mindsets. Lots of stakeholder management in daily work that may not help you to build new skill-set and sharpen your edge. You would stand out if you are good in stakeholder management.

Pros

Nothing special, just very stable

Cons

A very very old school company

Pros

Good employee benefits & work life balance

Cons

Location may be a little inconvenient

Pros

varied background and expertise due to high number of departments

Cons

very bureaucratic hard to change a lot of admin

Pros

the location is "convenient", near Causeway Bay MTR, many places to eat

Cons

1) no benefits for sub-contracted staff, zilth, not even internal small stuff to make works smooth -- no HKJC email account, hence can't print, can't photocopy, can't pay less for cafeteria food etc etc 2) crazy working time if WFH: 8am-3am