Workplace reviews and discussion: 賞霖創藝股份有限公司

1. Even people with absolutely no experience are accepted, so you can hone your skills there and treat it as a beginner’s village.

2. The supervisors are extremely capable, and you can learn a lot from them.

3. Comprehensive, end-to-end training covering modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and compositing (Fusion).

1. Long working hours, averaging 10–12 hours a day.

2. New employees have to sweep the floor (arrive at the company half an hour early), buy meals (some senior employees and supervisors ask them to buy food, making it feel as though they owe them money), and take out the trash until the next batch of new employees arrives.

3. You have to come in every Saturday for the first three months, meaning you effectively get only four days off per month.

4. New employees earn around NT$22,000–26,000 per month, with a small NT$2,000 raise after three months.

5. The top-down atmosphere is very pronounced; people who have served in the military may feel as though they have returned to the barracks.

6. Asking about overtime pay or related rights may get you blacklisted by management.

7. The 3D team uses Softimage, which almost no one uses anymore except at Shanglin Taiwan; when changing jobs, you will have to relearn other software.

8. No bonuses for the three major holidays.

9. The year-end bonus is based on the supervisor’s evaluation; you may receive one month’s salary, or you may receive nothing at all.

10. Every other week is a day off, and there is no overtime pay.

11. Employee turnover among new hires is high; 80% leave before completing one year.