Workplace reviews and discussion: MATTEL_台灣富號科技有限公司

Overall, the interview process was comfortable. The HR representative was very friendly and attentive to small details (for example, providing a bottle of water and waiting at the entrance to swipe the card and open the door for you when an interviewee went outside to use the restroom). The manager was also very courteous. Even if I might not have been the kind of talent they were looking for, they still listened carefully to my introduction without interrupting me directly, and let me ask questions until I didn’t know what else to ask XD

Work environment:

It is about a five-minute walk from the City Hall MRT station, in a fairly impressive office building. After arriving at the office, you can see at a glance that it has been designed; the office across from it should also belong to Fuhu. The office staff use Mac computers, and I also saw some people working while standing. The work environment feels quite flexible and unlike that of a typical office worker.

Company development:

Fuhu > Mattel > BabyTree

Fuhu initially specialized in children’s tablets, and was later acquired by Mattel. However, at that time the products were designed and developed by American designers, while Taiwan was only responsible for manufacturing. The products developed were ultimately not launched because of some legal issues in the United States. Recently, the business was transferred to the Chinese company BabyTree, and they are jointly developing products related to maternity, childcare, and family applications with BabyTree.

Job responsibilities:

I asked about the department or team for the position. The current product is already in its later stages, and the person in this position would mainly be responsible for designing the UI. There may be a second or third version after the product launches. There are about three or four other people in related positions, but based on the manager’s explanation, they lean more toward UX (with expertise in psychology and other fields). The company culture emphasizes persuading people with research data, so you have to be organized and logical, and logic is highly valued. The manager said they were looking for a partner who could grow together with the company.


At this point, I felt I probably had no chance, because the requirements for this position did not really match my background. It sounded like they were primarily looking for someone focused on UX with UI as a secondary skill, so things became a little awkward as I continued asking questions.

After HR arrived, they asked some common HR questions, such as which work had given me the greatest sense of accomplishment, which had been the most difficult, and why I wanted to do this job, among others. They also asked about my previous salary, but I directly declined to answer. When asked about my expected salary, I said that I was not very familiar with the industry’s market salary standards.