Workplace reviews and discussion: 耀達電腦股份有限公司

1. Low interview threshold; you only need to practice writing the same old trigonometry problems by hand to pass.

- Input a float and output an unconditionally rounded-up integer (any programming language may be used; calling functions is not allowed).

- Input the lengths of three sides and output what type of triangle it is (not a triangle, equilateral triangle, right triangle, or other triangle).

1. The company atmosphere and culture are closed-off.

* You may only speak with members of your own department; talking to other departments is prohibited. Even if you encounter colleagues or supervisors in public, you are not allowed to greet them—confidentiality and counterespionage...

* Connecting to external websites that allow you to enter a username and password is prohibited, such as Gmail, Hotmail, Facebook, and so on.

* There does not seem to be an internal source-control system; everything is managed through a file server.

2. HR’s explanation is inconsistent with the supervisor’s.

* HR initially said the evaluation period would be three weeks, after which the salary would immediately be determined based on the results, ranging from 30,000 to 80,000. (After I passed, the senior manager said that this still wasn’t enough to assess my level, and that I would need to undergo another three-month test before the salary could be determined. What the hell—was the initial three-week period just for fun? = =)

3. Other unusual rules

* After officially starting work, I learned about the company’s rules: mobile phones must be locked in a cabinet, and access to them is allowed only during three ten-minute periods each day. It’s not like we’re doing military service...