Workplace reviews and discussion: 利原股份有限公司

1. The two bosses are very nice. Whether during the interview or at work, you can tell that they genuinely want both the company and its employees to improve, and that they are seriously committed to developing the company’s理念.

2. The company offers good benefits and compensation, including benefits better than those required by the Labor Standards Act, as well as flexible working hours for full-time employees.

3. The company’s理念 is excellent and is the main reason people would want to join the team.

4. The atmosphere among colleagues is good.

1. The interview was very pleasant, but on your first official day, they do not treat you like a newcomer. They teach you a lot of things all at once, as if they expect you to get up to speed immediately.

2. The administrative position was originally handled by a part-time student, so after I started, the part-time student trained me on the job duties. This was somewhat uncomfortable for me because the part-time student was much younger than I was. It felt strange that someone so young was more senior than me.

3. Since the interview included a discussion that the job would involve arranging employee dinners or activities for the company, do not be too surprised if, on your first day, you are asked to arrange that month’s birthday celebration and welcome dinner. In other words, you are expected to organize your own welcome dinner. Do not be too surprised, because this is part of your job.

4. The part-time student is not good at training people and is not skilled at teaching. They follow the scheduled SOP when training you, but if you do not ask questions, they will not explain the background or reasons behind things. After explaining verbally, they immediately let you perform the task yourself. If you encounter something you do not know how to do, they may become impatient when you ask. Be mentally prepared: they may say things like, “Didn’t I just explain that?”, “Look for yourself and see where you made a mistake,” or “I really can’t understand why you did it that way.”

5. When the part-time student is in a good mood, they may ask whether you are doing okay. When they are in a bad mood, they will repeatedly take deep breaths and sigh while correcting your mistakes, use a serious tone to reprimand you, and tell you to find the mistake yourself. If you expect employees to make absolutely no mistakes within two days of starting work—even when they have been taught in such a rushed and superficial manner—please confirm during the interview whether the applicant has that ability.

6. Because I was unfamiliar with the job duties (the part-time student taught me too much all at once—I have to emphasize this again), and because the work is very demanding on the eyes and I was unfamiliar with the company’s keyboard (I had considered bringing my own keyboard to the office, but since things were still unstable right after starting, I had not brought it yet), my typing speed was relatively slow while I was still getting used to everything. When the supervisor asked about my work progress, they thought I was too slow. I know they meant no harm and were not trying to pressure me, but did anyone remember that I had only been at the company for three days???!!! How fast could I possibly be after only three days? Are they seriously not planning to develop a typing robot? The interview did not mention any typing-speed requirement either. My typing speed is a normal 60–70 characters per minute.

7. In light of all the points above, I resigned after working there for three days. The boss and supervisor seriously asked me why and said they hoped the company could identify areas for improvement, which is highly commendable and shows that the company genuinely cares. However, perhaps they had not trained a new employee for a long time and lacked experience and systems for doing so. I sincerely hope that the next person they hire will not have the same experience I did: finishing the interview full of anticipation, wanting to give up on the very first day of work, and only hearing the supervisor say they would teach gradually when I was about to resign. (The way they trained me from the first day did not seem like they intended to teach gradually; only after I was nearly scared away did they change their wording and say they would take things slowly.) To summarize: for me, this is a good company, but not a good job, because I was doing work that a part-time student could handle, which did not match my expectations.