Workplace reviews and discussion: 保吉生化學股份有限公司

1. Salary is paid on the 5th of each month, or earlier if it falls on a holiday. Bonuses are provided for the three major festivals (NT$1,200 + two plain zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival, and NT$2,000 for the Mid-Autumn Festival).

2. The company is well-established, has many affiliated companies, and is considered well-known in the industry.

1. The salary is relatively low. Although the company is fairly large, its benefits are very poor. During my several years of employment, a welfare fee was deducted every month, but there was only one employee trip: a two-day, one-night domestic trip (Saturday and Sunday), held together with the year-end party. Employees with 20 years of service were fully subsidized for a trip to Hong Kong (the only time this happened, about eight years ago).

2. The workload is heavy and the time pressure is intense. Matters are busy, and the manager of the Administration Department is very emotional. You also have to guess what management wants, making the work mentally and physically exhausting. There is no overtime pay. When they see everyone leaving work on time, they mutter that everyone has been very idle lately.

3. The operating system is DOS, resulting in very poor work efficiency and twice the effort for half the results.

4. Employees are forced to perform at the year-end party as entertainment, and some employees must also serve as staff. There is basically no seating arrangement. The annual event meant to reward employees ends up entertaining the boss instead; for two years, the boss's children drew the grand prize.

5. There is not necessarily a salary adjustment every year, although during the interview they said there would be an annual salary increase and a 14-month year-end payment, which differs from reality.