Workplace reviews and discussion: 新光紡織股份有限公司

Let me start by talking about my experience. I worked at this company for more than eight years, joining right after graduation. I was in the Textile Division. I don’t know much about the other departments, so I’ll just talk about the Textile Division. I worked my way up from an assistant to a sales representative. To be honest, being an assistant was extremely tough. The physical exhaustion was even greater than in sales. However, although the work was tiring, I never felt unhappy because my colleagues were all easy to get along with. When I first joined, assistants couldn’t even apply for overtime. Now, I can confirm that overtime can be claimed.

Later, after becoming a sales representative, I don’t know whether it was because I’m good-looking, but I felt that everyone treated me very well. My colleagues would even make nourishing soup for me to drink, and I would help them with gua sha. Everyone got along harmoniously. The managers above us, such as the general manager and the vice presidents or assistant vice presidents of the various departments, also treated me very well. The handsome uncles at the factory were super nice too. The chairman was also very handsome (P.S. I was hired through my older brother). In addition, the colleagues were all very attractive—so attractive that I wanted to create a YouTube channel for them. Of course, there were also some unpleasant colleagues; that’s unavoidable. Some were manipulative, and some were clueless, but basically things never reached the point of people sabotaging one another. Everyone simply minded their own business. Even after I left, I still truly cherish the eight years I spent at Shin Kong. As for salary, sales compensation basically depends on performance. When business was good, I really had no hesitation about spending money; when business was bad, it felt like the money had been snatched away by ghosts.

The main drawback is that the first two toilet stalls need to be replaced. Also, assistants really have too many miscellaneous tasks. However, things have gradually been improving, and each team has also been adding more staff. Hopefully, it will continue to get better.

Overall, working in the textile industry is hard. If you don’t have the ability to withstand pressure or any interest in the field, I wouldn’t recommend applying. For an assistant position, you need to be clear-headed, work quickly, multitask, and have good time-management skills. I think that if you want to come and take on the challenge, after working for two or three years, you could probably train away what were originally symptoms of senility. I myself couldn’t even remember my boyfriend’s phone number and often got it wrong, but later, if you asked me for a fabric number, I could recite it for you from memory.

For the sales side, the stressful part is having to travel frequently. You still have to reply to emails while traveling. Of course, this isn’t mandatory, but if you want to be a responsible sales representative, many things—such as business development—are handled solely by sales. It’s like running your own company: when the business gets big, you still need to stay in touch with people here and there even when you’re abroad. It’s also a pretty good form of training. Of course, traveling abroad is both the part I liked and the part I disliked. What I disliked was what I just mentioned: even when you’re on a business trip, you still have to do the work that needs to be done. Coming back to two hundred emails after returning home is normal. What I liked was being able to visit many different places and meet different people. At first, your body feels completely worn out, but humans are highly adaptable, and after a while, you get used to it.