Before joining this company, I also spent a lot of time reading online reviews.

The company’s reputation really seemed quite bad—there were long complaints about labor-law violations, issues involving foreign workers and local workers, overtime pay, and so on.

But since I was genuinely short of money recently, I had no choice and could only choose to give this company, which appeared to have a poor reputation, a try.

Maybe I was really lucky.

I didn’t encounter the troublesome things that other people had experienced.

I’ll share the things I experienced and thought were good with you.

This company has the Shilei site and the Qinghua site in Taoyuan.

As for which has better facilities, I think Shilei is better.

That doesn’t mean Qinghua is bad; it’s just somewhat less good by comparison.

There is a gym, basketball court, KTV, and other facilities on site, all of which employees can use.

There are two breaks in total: one is 75 minutes and the other is 80 minutes.

That’s plenty of time to rest, and you can also use the facilities mentioned above.

You can even go exercise on your days off—why not? 🤷‍♂️

The on-site 7-ELEVEN also offers additional discounts.

I’ve also seen someone complain that there is a meal allowance included in the salary, worth NT$40 per meal.

If you don’t use it all, the remainder doesn’t become part of your wages and is simply wasted.

I have to speak fairly on the company’s behalf here.

This meal allowance has nothing to do with our salary;

it is an additional benefit provided by the company. 😑

Some companies may indeed provide free meals,

but every company naturally has different policies.

The subsidy is NT$40 per meal, and there are two meals a day, so that’s NT$80.

With a four-days-on, two-days-off schedule and an average of 20 working days per month,

that means you get NT$1,600 per month to spend for free.

Isn’t that a great deal?

There is one thing I consider a drawback:

the company cafeteria is rather expensive.

In other words, if you aren’t careful, once that NT$1,600 is used up,

the excess will be deducted from your salary.

However, personally, I think that after it runs out,

the worst you can do is buy food outside.

There are places selling food outside too. 😑

Besides, there are also fruit and coffee shops inside the company.

That NT$1,600 doesn’t necessarily have to be spent at the cafeteria;

you can use it to buy fruit or coffee instead.

How you use it is a matter of personal preference.

As for the process department where I work,

I think both my coworkers and supervisors are nice.

That’s my experience to share.

The cafeteria is rather expensive.

Shifts cannot be chosen freely.

The gym is closed during the overnight shift.

Everything else is pretty good. 🤷‍♂️