The starting salary for fresh graduates may not differ much, but after working for a few years, things may be acceptable if you are in central or southern Taiwan; however, compared with northern Taiwan, it is not very good. Bonuses depend on the department, but even the difference between performance ratings from A to C is only a few thousand dollars. As for the year-end bonus, in recent years management has only hinted at the annual banquet that everyone should weather difficult times together. In practice, even when the company was earning substantial profits, employees received only a small amount. The average over the past few years has been a little over one month’s salary.

The systems appear comprehensive, with numerous promotion mechanisms, but they feel designed to make things difficult for employees. Advancing from engineer to senior engineer is already not easy, while advancing from senior engineer to staff engineer requires a group interview and evaluation by managers from various other departments who may not necessarily understand what you do. There are also annual quota limits. Even after being promoted, the salary increase is not much—only 500, 1,000, or 1,500—but this was the system in recent years, and the promotion process was changed again this year.

This company is essentially focused on consulting services. Within the company culture, engineers are not a highly valued position, so new graduates typically leave after completing their training. As a result, the technologies used by the engineers are relatively outdated, and people who want to improve their technical skills may be disappointed. The company culture is quite bureaucratic, but if you are looking for relative stability and want to remain steadily at a large company, this company is worth considering.