I previously worked at a gambling company in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and have now returned to share the real situation there, to prevent others from falling into the same trap.
I was hired as a Senior Golang Backend Developer, and they also recruited for PHP, Android, iOS, React, and other positions. However, I must tell you, all the job descriptions provided by this company are fake!
1. False promises, all pitfalls upon joining
During recruitment, they boasted:
✅ Salary increase of 1500U after three months ➝ False!
✅ Double salary at year-end ➝ False!
✅ 15 days of paid leave after working for six months ➝ False!
Even the CEO and CTO listed on their official website are fabricated, with randomly grabbed images and made-up names, with no way to verify any real information!
2. The office environment is outrageous, worse than a construction site
The modern office buildings and comfortable environments advertised on their official website are all fake. During video interviews with job seekers, they would say:
"We are building a new office, it will look just like the one in the pictures once it's finished."
But what's the reality?
Their so-called "new office" is just a seven-story brick building next to a ruin, with no elevator, almost like a pigsty.
The so-called swimming pool is as disgusting as a septic tank, no one dares to go in.
The so-called basketball court has turned into a mud field, the hoops are all broken, and no one fixes them.
You also have no time to use these facilities, working 996, exhausted to death.
3. Deep tricks in salary payment, ruthless exploitation
The agreed salary was 4000U, to be converted into US dollars in cash based on the exchange rate on the day of payment.
However, the actual situation is:
They exchange at the lowest rate, cheating you out of at least 500U to 800U.
Actual salary payments are often delayed, never on time.
Money deductions are arbitrary, the management is a bunch of beasts, deducting salaries for any reason they can find.
My salary, according to the normal exchange rate, should have been 4100U~4200U, but I only received 3200U! That's 900U less, and when I tried to argue, they were indifferent: "What can you do to me?"
4. No labor contract, everything relies on deceitful talk
You think you could have a contract when joining the company? Think again!
All promises are verbal, with no legal protection!
Think you can just leave? Impossible! Some who tried to leave had their salaries completely deducted, even threatened!
Always living in fear, worried about offending someone and getting double-crossed.
5. The only true promise from this company: four meals a day
The only thing you can be sure of in this company is indeed the four meals a day in Sihanoukville, Cambodia; everything else is a lie.
6. Why did I choose to run away?
Many might think, since the salary is high, endure the poor environment a bit, at least you can save some money.
But the problem is, you can't save money, and it's even hard to say if you can get it!
The management finds various reasons to deduct salaries, imposes fines at will, and the money never really reaches your hands.
You could be double-crossed at any moment, or internally sabotaged, becoming expendable at any minute.
There is no legal protection here, and no one cares if you get scammed.
So, after working there for a while, I realized this place is not fit for humans, and before getting completely trapped, I quickly figured out a way to run away.
Summary:
⚠️ Warning to all those considering going to the gambling industry in Sihanoukville, Cambodia! ⚠️
✅ All recruitment information, benefits, and salary promises from this company are fake!
✅ No contract, arbitrary salary deductions, difficult to leave, and easy to get double-crossed!
✅ The work environment is like a garbage dump, nothing like the beauty advertised on the official website!
✅ Earning money is just a dream; in reality, you're just working for the company for free, ending up hurt and exploited!
If you really get lured by such companies, find a way to run away as soon as possible, otherwise, you'll end up losing both money and peace of mind!
The name of this company, translated into Chinese, is: "How are you?" I'm afraid of retaliation, so I won't say more.
Beware! The gambling company in Sihanoukville is highly deceptive, offering fake salaries and benefits!
Cambodian Gossip Anecdotes
特别报道柬埔寨的热点，直击柬埔寨真实面貌
Comments0
Are all HRs the same? They all skimp on your salary, claiming that they can't get a good exchange rate, but in reality, the bosses pay directly in USD, there's no currency exchange process involved at all.
It's like this, you seem very familiar with that place.
Half of the companies in Xigang are shady, and the other half are on the verge of becoming shady.
Four meals a day + free workout (climbing seven floors), sounds good.
haha
Bro, if you have a grudge, I suggest you organize the information of this company and send it to the domestic anti-fraud center.
afraid of death
Hahaha, the four meals really cracked me up.
Honestly, the food is pretty good.
Now in Cambodia, these black platforms, PTE, credit plates, and agents are all backstabbing each other. If you can walk out alive, you've already won.
You already know their official website is fake, how can you still expect the salary to be paid on time?
Common Fake Official Website
Those who remain there are either scam schemes or shady second-hand companies; entering is like a lamb walking into a tiger's den.
Sihanoukville is no longer the Sihanoukville it used to be.
I must say, your company is quite good. No beating, no scolding, no kidnapping, and you even pay. That's enough, just look at the other guys.
So, am I wrong??
It seems that the original poster has a lot of resentment.
I used to work in Sihanoukville, where my salary was deducted, and they wouldn't give me my passport when I wanted to leave. In the end, I had to pretend to be sick and stay in the hospital before my friends could get me out.
The fact that they didn't make you pay is already a sign of a good company, referring to KK Park.
You're not bad, they even let you go. It's a legitimate company, haha.
I previously stayed in Sihanoukville for a year and saw too many people absconding. Some even lost their money for plane tickets and eventually had to sell their phones to pay for travel expenses.
Now that place is no longer suitable for engaging in the spinach business, with rampant black-on-black crime, scams, kidnappings, and shootings frequently making the news. Only the ruthless dare to go there.
