Workplace reviews and discussion: 台灣三菱電機股份有限公司
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A company where you need to accumulate considerable experience before the compensation can be considered good.
The salary is nothing like Japanese-company standards. The hiring requirements are extensive, so suitable candidates are not easy to find.
As for holidays, it depends on the department. Although the company claims that its annual leave is more generous than required by the Labor Standards Act, and that there are additional designated rest days besides the two-day weekend (as of 2018, these depend on actual operating conditions and are not guaranteed), whether you can actually take leave depends on the workload. If there is too much work to finish, or if a major event or schedule in Japan coincides with a holiday in Taiwan, employees may still be required to work.
There is currently an unwritten rule that employees at the rank of associate manager or above are not paid overtime. This seriously affects employees’ willingness to pursue promotion, and it remains unknown whether the policy will be adjusted or revised in the future.
The one-fixed-day-off-and-one-flexible-rest-day policy means employees cannot be asked to work on Sundays, which is a “very heavy” cost for the company. There are rumors that this may eventually be reflected in employee bonuses.
Management prefers employees who are obedient, compliant with, and accepting of all company regulations, regardless of whether they are reasonable. Employees with too many ideas can therefore easily feel frustrated.
The company places great emphasis on strengthening management. Each department spends a great deal of time writing reports and negotiating internally, resulting in low work efficiency. Benefits have continuously declined compared with several years ago.
For people without many strong personal opinions, who can adapt to a bureaucratic culture, are willing to curry favor with superiors, are ambitious without opposing company decisions, have above-average Japanese ability, and are willing to treat work as a lifelong career, Mitsubishi Electric is a decent choice.