Workplace reviews and discussion: 【研發替代役】-伺服驅動硬體工程師

Teaches you submissiveness

If you’re thinking of applying for the R&D alternative military service, think twice. If you’re thinking of applying for the R&D alternative military service, think twice. If you’re thinking of applying for the R&D alternative military service, think twice.

(It’s very important, so I’ll say it three times.)

Based on the job description:

1. Motor driver design (analog and digital circuits)

2. PCB layout

3. Responsible for safety regulations and production matters

4. Complete tasks assigned by supervisors

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In simple conclusion:

1. It feels like the motor itself isn’t the main focus; the hardware driver is.

2. PCB layout doesn’t involve any layout at all. They want you to develop hardware circuits instead. (If you’re looking for a layout position, you can leave now.)

3. Safety regulations and such were not discussed clearly in the interview. In short, they just want you to be careful not to make mistakes.

4. Train you to be submissive.

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Working hours: 8:30–18:00 (I don’t know why, but it’s simply longer than at other companies.) I heard it’s a responsibility-based system.

You only get a year-end bonus if you have achievements, so please work hard (?) (Probably just a few thousand dollars extra.) (Don’t expect to get several months’ worth.)

They won’t care much about your areas of expertise. They’ll simply tell you to come in and learn along the way.

You’d better be able to keep up; otherwise, you’ll be nailed to the wall. There’s one meeting every week.

I heard that most of the people there graduated from national universities (because they only mentioned national universities when comparing me with them), and there’s also a foreigner.

They emphasize that you need at least beginner-level English proficiency (a hidden requirement not mentioned on 104).

They emphasize that you need to have a motorcycle and a driver’s license (also not mentioned on 104).

Then they told me that an employee chose to walk to work.

So what’s the logic behind emphasizing the driver’s license above?

As long as I can get to work, whether I have a license should be secondary, right?

Then there was the back-and-forth about the salary.

At one point they asked whether I had interviews with other companies,

and then they asked whether I could come for a second interview.

They gave me absolutely no opportunity to consider it.

The impression they gave was, “You’re still comparing us with other companies? Then I don’t really want you.”

In the end, they offered around NT$40,000 (but that was my minimum; in Taipei, I could easily get more than this anywhere, without all the hassle).

Finally, the receptionist had a very unpleasant expression.

If I had to rate this company out of 10, I could only give it 1 point.

The questions in the interview were basically just looking for faults.

The salary was first said to require the supervisor’s decision, and then they said they didn’t know.

Simply put, this job is making fixtures (circuit boards) for motor drives.

They’re functional circuits used for testing, but they described them as something incredibly grandiose.

I was speechless. Just because others don’t know or aren’t familiar with something doesn’t mean you can treat them like idiots and tell them to their face that they have no ability and are a blank slate.

If a national university offers a curriculum covering fixtures, motor control, and related manufacturing processes during the study period,

please let me know. I’ll go take a look.

I don’t know what counts as qualified.

My own areas of expertise include PCB layout, power electronics, C programming, and motor control.

By the way, power electronics was not mentioned at all. Their company doesn’t use DXP either, and motor control isn’t really the focus.

That’s about it.

Oh, I still have to mention this: the receptionist had a very unpleasant expression.

That’s all for my review.