Workplace reviews and discussion: 鼎基先進材料股份有限公司

There are already quite a few online discussions, so I won't explain too much. However, since this hasn't been updated for quite a while, I thought I'd provide an update (technician position).

Very few people talk about the advantages (because there really aren't many advantages XD?).

The salary is a little higher than at other companies (for someone with no work experience), the working hours are normal with little overtime (8 hours), the drinks sold by the company's vending machine are much cheaper than those outside, and the work environment is fairly relaxed.

The base salary is low (really low... the monthly income mainly depends on shift allowances to bring it up, along with some bonuses, perfect-attendance bonuses, and so on).

It's very busy! Very demanding! When it's busy, it's really busy; when it's idle, it's very idle (once the day's basic work is finished and you're continuously servicing the same vehicle/machine). You often have to carry heavy things (free arm workouts).

The team-leader culture... well... some team leaders are nice and easy to get along with. Others put on an old-timer attitude, always looking sullen, don't really want to deal with you, and don't proactively teach you much. Even if you ask questions, they may not necessarily answer. Usually, they only teach you when a situation comes up, and then expect you to learn quickly. Dealing with this kind of situation is really frustrating. The work is already pretty demanding, and you also have to keep watching the team leader's mood while working. If you don't know something, they won't scold you, but they will give you a sullen look; when you ask, they still don't want to teach you (do they actually want me to learn or not...?). Often, the team leader is busy over there while you don't know what to do or are just working aimlessly. You follow them around and can only wait for the team leader to tell you what to do, like a lackey (you can't do much—when you ask, they also can't be bothered to answer, so you can only wait for orders). This kind of work is exhausting! (Mentally exhausting; physical exhaustion would be enough, but you also have to deal with mental exhaustion.) And sometimes the team leader doesn't even really understand the work! (Things go wrong.)

That said, not every team leader is terrible; there are good ones too. They teach you what needs to be done in the workflow and also teach you work techniques. When they know you're busy, they help take on some of your workload. A terrible team leader, however, knows you're busy or that you've been assigned to another vehicle today, but still leaves your original workload waiting for you to handle when you return (just thinking about it makes me furious... Would it kill the team leader to help out a little?! Even when they know time is tight, they just wait for me to deal with it).

Although the workday is short every day (you leave after 8 hours), there are no fixed break times. It's also shift work (three shifts, scheduled shifts), with six days on and two days off. For someone who isn't used to physically demanding work, the beginning can be a difficult adjustment period.

Well... that's roughly everything. I'll add more if I think of anything else (actually, there are just too many drawbacks and I don't feel like typing them all XD?).

However, for someone with no experience who is looking for a starting salary of 30K or more, it may be worth considering (if you don't mind demanding work).

P.S. The terrible team leader I encountered treated other people well (referring to fellow newcomers). Maybe I personally just didn't catch their eye. I don't really know how to chat casually with seniors or team leaders, and I prefer to face them with a serious attitude toward learning. So I suggest that anyone who goes there should be fairly good at chatting XD (or very good at flattering people?!).

That's all; this is merely a brief sharing of my personal experience and impressions.