Workplace reviews and discussion: 葳橋資訊股份有限公司

All of the colleagues are quite young (because most of them were recruited shortly after entering the workforce).

1. During the interview, they mentioned that “overtime is not encouraged, but if necessary, you can apply to your supervisor.” In practice, however, when you need to apply for overtime, the supervisor will first turn around and question why you need to work overtime (most overtime is required to accommodate clients). They will also bargain with you, asking, “Can’t you just finish it earlier the next day?” (The client requires it to be completed before you can leave work.) They may also ask, “Didn’t you have time to handle it during working hours?” (The client assigns so much work that it cannot be completed, which is why you need to stay after work to continue working on it.)

2. When applying to use “annual leave,” you may be challenged about the reason for taking leave. Even after telling them that you have something to take care of, they will still ask, “What is it?” Taking a day off is very difficult.

3. Since many clients are government agencies, employees are informed in advance that working hours and holidays follow the government agencies’ schedules. However, there is not the same flexibility when applying for overtime. When clients had to work on May 1, International Workers’ Day, employees had to accommodate them but were not given a compensatory day off. Someone reported the issue, after which the day off was restored, giving the impression that the company applies two different standards.

4. As for benefits: the year-end bonus is basically one month’s salary, calculated based on the annual performance evaluation (along with a number of complicated criteria). Performance scores are usually just average, so you should not expect too much. The holiday gift money for the three major festivals is not much (approximately a few hundred [New Taiwan dollars]). Job seekers can weigh this aspect according to how much they personally value it.