Pros

1. The work environment and atmosphere are excellent.

2. Flexible working hours. Once the work is done, you can leave work with peace of mind; there is no need to put on an act by sitting in the office pretending to be busy.

3. There are quite a few highly capable senior colleagues with whom you can exchange ideas and learn from one another.

Cons

1. The salary is very low. If you have less than five years of experience, it may even be lower than that of the Chunghwa Telecom Research Institute. Unless you get promoted, salary growth is very slow; even with a promotion, the salary adjustment is still not substantial. The amount of the adjustment is not necessarily positively correlated with the growth of the company’s or product’s performance.

2. The total of the profit-sharing and bonuses is less than one month’s salary. The company claims that this year’s performance is the highest in its history, but the profit-sharing and bonuses are still very meager.

3. The company originally did not quibble with employees over leave and offered various benefits exceeding the Labor Standards Act. After the one-fix-one-day-off policy was introduced, it aligned various policies with the Labor Standards Act to save money. Fully paid sick leave was originally 12 days but has now been reduced to only 3 days; new employees’ annual leave was originally 10 days but is now 7 days.

4. The complaint channels are very opaque. Think carefully before speaking up; some managers/HR personnel are not on the employees’ side.