【The area I worked in was the central region; I’m not sure about the other regions.】

【The work content varies slightly by region and branch; the following is based on my experience.】

1. On-time start and finish times, with no overtime. (Some sales staff with performance targets may choose to work overtime, but not often, and the company does not force them to.)

2. Leave complies with the Labor Standards Act. (Almost always 8–10 days off per month.)

3. Sales staff also receive a basic salary, with bonuses calculated separately.

4. There is training, and supervisors are also very willing to teach their subordinates, so you can learn a lot.

5. The workplace atmosphere is good, and everyone helps one another.

6. Most of the customers are students, so the environment is relatively uncomplicated.

7. The company has a promotion system in place. Those who want to advance can register to take the relevant exams.

8. I don’t think the salary is particularly high, but it’s still acceptable. (The average is approximately NT$28,000–50,000, depending on performance.)

9. Since there are many branches, people planning to work there long term may also have opportunities for rotation.

10. The work is very diverse, so you can learn a lot and won’t be doing just one repetitive task. (Although some people consider this a drawback, haha.)

In short, I think the company operates fairly and properly and fully complies with the Labor Standards Act (which many companies do not). Because it is a large organization, its systems are generally well established. However, having well-established systems can sometimes also be a drawback, as I’ll explain below. Most of the supervisors are very good. Of course, there are also some supervisors whose work you never really know anything about, but those are matters at the very top levels. If you recently graduated, you can learn a lot here, so it can be a valuable experience. After working here for one or two years, you’ll grow a lot. Perhaps people have preconceived negative impressions of the cram-school industry, but I personally think this is a relatively uncomplicated work environment. If you want to try sales but don’t want to sell insurance, cars, or houses, sales in the cram-school industry is an option worth considering~

One additional note: Regarding the “year-end bonus” issue that many people mention, a year-end bonus is generally paid only when the branch makes a profit, so the situation may differ from branch to branch. As for me, though, I’ve received a year-end bonus every year.

1. There is definitely performance pressure.

2. You need to prepare reports. The amount depends on the branch, and each branch is somewhat different.

3. There are many administrative rules to follow (attendance, closing accounts, submitting reports, etc.).

4. If you fail to meet your performance targets, you won’t be fined, but you will need to submit a review report.

5. You need to keep learning and improving your abilities. (For people who want an easy, comfortable job, this is a drawback.)

6. Some systems, product packages, and so on may be changed from year to year, so you need to be willing to adapt and try different approaches.

7. Sales branches primarily evaluate employees based on performance. (That’s how sales departments work at pretty much every company, though.)

8. There are no bonuses for the three major holidays, but there is birthday money and a Mid-Autumn Festival gift box.

9. The boss isn’t particularly generous, but they provide what they’re supposed to provide and don’t give extra when it isn’t warranted.

10. If you are late more than three times in a month, your perfect-attendance bonus will be deducted. (This doesn’t matter if you’re not someone who is late.)

11. Toilet paper is not provided in the restrooms, so you need to bring your own.

12. There’s no way to make a lot of money here. (If you want to earn NT$100,000 a month, you don’t need to consider this job.)

Every company has good and bad points. Compared with some, it falls short; compared with others, it has advantages. What each person cares about is also different. Something one person considers a drawback may not be a drawback to someone else. It mainly depends on whether you can accept it. After all, it’s difficult to find a job where everything goes your way, the supervisors and coworkers are great, and the boss is also very generous. I’m mainly sharing my impressions from the time I worked there and trying to analyze the pros and cons as objectively as possible. Everyone can use this as a reference, but my experience doesn’t represent everyone’s experience~ Nor does it mean that every branch is like this. I’m mainly describing the branch in the region where I worked. However, I think this work environment is more suitable for recent graduates or people under 28, because if you’re over 30, you may have greater financial pressure and may not think the salary here is worth it XD. People who perform relatively well here probably earn around NT$45,000–60,000, though many people with poor performance only receive the base salary!