Workplace reviews and discussion: 安捷新科技股份有限公司

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1. At first, I interviewed with Anjiexin, but when I was notified by phone that I had been hired, it turned out to be Aisuo Technology.

2. It is a family business: the chairman and HR at Anjiexin are from the same family, along with two daughters. The older daughter can have a bit of a spoiled-princess attitude, while the chairman of Aisuo is a middle-aged, stereotypically macho Taiwanese man (not part of the family).

3. Anjiexin and Aisuo are competitors, and the colleagues at the two companies do not get along well.

4. People in sales and administration are frequently given “politeness” lessons by the middle-aged Taiwanese man. They will expose you to a brand-new worldview, including contradictions, inexplicable behavior, irritation, and other side effects; in severe cases, it may make you not want to go to work.

5. Although they claim that politeness is important, the people there speak in ways that are very unpleasant. They will use an annoying tone to say things like, “That’s very dangerous.”

6. As mentioned above, these are family businesses, so information is shared between the two companies and they discuss things with each other.

7. There are no trash cans in the building, and no dish soap or scrubbers.

My experience:

Case 1: On the day I signed the contract, HR gave me a flyer and asked me to study the company’s target customers and main products. Since I was not from the relevant field and the products were specialized, I still needed someone to explain them. Later, HR came in to introduce and explain the products, while waiting for a manager from the other company to come and take over. In the meantime, HR asked me to read the material aloud to her. The conversation went as follows (as I remember it):

HR said: “Read it silently once in your mind, and then when you read it aloud, you can think about it again. So later, when you go to the other company, you can also find an empty room and read it aloud, which may help you think. Could you read it aloud for me?”

I replied: “Sure!”

HR said: “Our company sells products to highly educated engineers. You represent the company, and saying ‘sure!’ in that tone can make people feel that you are frivolous—‘that’s very dangerous.’ So here, when we train employees to speak, we hope they can slow down their speech and lower the pitch at the end. Could you say it to me again? Can you read it aloud for me?”

Me, stunned: “Sure.”

Case 2:

After the old Taiwanese man took me to the other company that day, I had not yet been assigned any work, so I was forced to attend the so-called “politeness class.” Later, I saw another job posting on 104 that was more closely related to my field. Coincidentally, the old Taiwanese man asked me about my expected future development, so I replied (roughly): “I hope I can switch to OO, because that is also my original area of expertise.” After discussing this area of expertise for a while, it was almost time to leave work, and the old Taiwanese man asked me, “How did your interview with HR go?” I replied, “?? It should have gone fairly well, I guess?”

Thinking the matter was over, I went to another “politeness class” the next day, this time with another colleague. The old Taiwanese man suddenly brought it up:

Old Taiwanese man: “(Pointing to the other colleague) You are someone who does what you say and is willing to do things. (Pointing to me) You, on the other hand, are relatively direct (how did he know after only two days?). I asked HR, and she said your manners were unacceptable (because of one ‘sure!’?). The way you are is ‘very dangerous.’ I kept thinking about how to tell you without making you angry, and I thought of many ways. It was very difficult (??).”

Case 3:

The dismissal was extremely sudden. Although I had expected to leave and had almost resigned before entering the office, it really was that sudden: they simply told me to work until that day. So if you are willing to argue that this violated the Labor Standards Act during the probationary period and that the required advance notice was not provided, you would probably win the argument. But I wanted to rush out of the meeting room immediately, so I let them have it! They will directly give you a voluntary resignation agreement to sign.

If you are interested in joining either of these companies, whether Anjiexin or Aisuo, please be sure to pay attention to your “politeness,” or it will be very “dangerous”!

Wishing everyone success in their job search.