Indoor work

The workplace is inside a building that has been converted from a residence into a satellite dispatch station for taxis, and the owner also lives there. I applied for a part-time position, but the interview was perfunctory: after asking my name, typing speed, and whether I was from Kaohsiung, it was over. There was no pre-job training. They simply told me to sit next to someone and watch them work. After watching for one morning, I was told to answer the phones the next day. New employees are inevitably flustered at first. The owner's wife would come out to help, but if you moved too slowly, she would scold you directly, and she would insist that she had taught you things she had never taught you. She kept saying, “Every new employee goes through a period of unfamiliarity,” while continuing to scold you⋯. The experienced senior staff were also extremely unpleasant! On my second day, I still hadn’t figured out the finer points of the job, but any mistake would get me chewed out (as if inexperienced people are supposed to be very capable). No meals, no lunch break, and no break time. You can bring your own food and eat while working (though many people didn’t eat). To save electricity, they didn’t turn on the air conditioning. With so many computers in one place, it was unbearably hot! There were only three electric fans. It felt like a very unfriendly environment for newcomers. If you can put up with an emotional owner's wife and nasty senior staff, you can give it a try.