Workplace reviews and discussion: 禾麟數碼科技股份有限公司

Let me start with an important point:

For the job postings whose contact person is Mr. Hsieh, they are all recruiting for another company—Shengxiang Technology (whose office is next door).

(Mr. Hsieh is the owner of Shengxiang.)

The following comments are all about Shengxiang.

1. The company buys drinks for everyone once every month or two.

2. The boss actually has little control over people, so if your presence can overpower the boss, things will be very easy.

3. They are quite willing to give newcomers opportunities (probably because newcomers still cannot tell the difference between being trained and being taken advantage of).

4. You can be exposed to work from a variety of positions. (See Con 5.)

This is subjective: some people consider the chance to learn more an advantage, while others consider having to do more work without a pay increase a disadvantage.

(E.g., someone hired for sales may be asked to do PM work as well, with sales being almost a one-stop operation, so they get exposure to every aspect.)

5. Close to the MRT station (about a 10-minute walk from Xihu MRT Station).

6. Newcomers probably get a three-month grace period; before that period ends, the boss is still fairly friendly.

1. The boss is disorganized and has no systematic way of doing things, but is also very controlling, so it is difficult to perform under him.

2. During the interview, they said there was a 30-minute flexible window for starting and ending work, but after joining, they said the 30-minute flexibility for starting work was only for colleagues who lived farther away and had long commutes. Of course, the flexibility for leaving work = no flexibility.

3. They really like calling people into meetings at 5:00 or 5:30 p.m. Unfortunately, the boss is also very unfocused when he talks, so the meetings always drag into the end of the workday.

4. There is no overtime pay. Also, the building turns off the air conditioning at 6:00 p.m. for everyone; if overtime requires air conditioning, the company has to apply for usage outside the regular hours. But the boss has never applied for it.

5. They do not consider which employees are suited to which tasks. As long as he thinks you can do something, he will dump it on you, resulting in extremely chaotic work assignments. Capable employees end up working themselves to death, while those who pretend to be busy often have nothing to do and spend their time scrolling on their phones.

6. The actual job responsibilities after officially starting may differ from what was described during the interview... (See Pro 4 and Con 5.)

7. As far as I understand, the salary range for the Overseas Sales position was around NT$28,000–33,000 (information from approximately one or two years ago). There was no performance bonus. (I have noticed that quite a lot of people apply for this position. If you have interviewed, I hope you can come back and share your experience, or report the inaccurate salary information to 104.)

8. Since Helin is a shareholder company, Boss Hsieh is accountable to Helin. Therefore, when he makes a mistake, he will shift the blame to employees during meetings to avoid being singled out, making employees take the fall...

9. The boss cannot manage the employees or get cooperating vendors to cooperate. You will need to build relationships with vendors yourself in order to get things done.

10. Employee turnover is very high. I remember that as many as eight people may have left within six months. The number of employees now seems to be about half what it was two years ago.

11. I will add more if I think of anything else. In short, if you want to stay long-term and develop in some way (whether personally or as a company), I personally do not recommend this company at all. But if you just want to pass through, gain experience in the electronics industry, and then leave, you could still give it a try.