1. Can leave and arrive on time: 08:00–16:30

2. Some partner vendors offer special discounted prices (hotels/restaurants/luggage, etc.)

3. In accordance with Catholic customs and holidays, there are many days off, such as Teachers’ Day, Christmas, Good Friday, Chinese New Year, annual leave, and a shared summer vacation. During the winter and summer breaks, you only need to work four days a week, with Fridays fixed as days off.

4. The year-end bonus is a fixed 1.5 months of base salary.

5. There are often campus activities, most of which are free and include souvenirs.

1. The school has begun implementing the retirement of permanent employees (hereinafter referred to as “old-timers”). Vacancies are not filled, and neither teachers nor staff are hired as permanent employees. Teachers are hired as project-based teachers, while staff are hired on fixed-term contracts; after subsequent internal adjustments, their contracts may not be renewed. As a result, most people are merely passing through, and turnover is considered high for a school. After all, most people feel that there is no long-term security or future here.

2. There is only fixed pay, with no salary adjustments. Actual compensation is determined by the recruitment announcement; it is currently NT$32,155 before labor and health insurance deductions.

3. There are basically no opportunities for promotion. You may simply be transferred from Department A to Department B or C. Your salary will not change, while your workload may increase.

4. Contract employees and old-timers may do the same work in the same unit with similar responsibilities, yet their salaries differ by 1.5–2.5 times. Contract employees currently earn around NT$32,000, while most old-timers earn NT$45,000–70,000.

5. There are also “white tower” office-politics dynamics on campus, so be careful not to offend people affiliated with particular factions.

6. Many old-timers will try to make simple tasks complicated. After finishing, they may loudly complain in front of supervisors that they are exhausted and have worked extremely hard—in other words, they split one task into three, making it look as though there is more work.

7. As the saying goes, “Connections mean there are no problems; without connections, there are problems.” Many staff members are related by blood or are friends, so the chances of mutual cover-ups and using back doors increase significantly. Desirable positions often disappear quickly, while undesirable jobs are always waiting for you.

8. The third type of recruitment position—project assistant—is an even more peculiar presence in this workplace. Project assistants do not receive the same benefits as staff, are not issued staff IDs, and cannot apply for parking permits. The only small perk is that their salary may be adjusted; for the adjustment range, refer to the National Science and Technology Council salary table. However, it seems that this has recently also been changed to fixed pay, making salary adjustments impossible.

9. In the eyes of private companies and businesses, experience at a school is simply general clerical and administrative experience, so it does not necessarily enhance your résumé.

10. Old-timers are covered by public-service insurance, while contract employees are covered by labor insurance. The coverage and benefits differ considerably, and laborers cannot take Labor Day off.