The interview process was very pleasant, and the interviewer was very kind.

They carefully explained the actual responsibilities of the position in the future, making the job-related details very clear. They also mentioned possible adjustments to the position if it did not meet expectations.

In Keelung—or even in my many years working in the Taipei-Keelung area—this is one of the few companies willing to make further arrangements even when you do not meet expectations. As for the salary, the starting pay is about the same as the local level in Keelung, but there are definitely bonuses during the three major holidays. I heard that good performers can receive between half a month’s and one month’s salary.

To respond to comments from several people that I saw before the interview, I asked the interviewer whether everyone was required to do business development, since I personally did not really want to do it.

The interviewer said that many people had asked this question, and simply explaining it verbally would not be very convincing, so they took me to observe next to the seats of their coworkers. Not everyone was doing business development—at least, that was what I saw. Later, they mentioned that this was arranged through coordination because some job seekers lacked certain abilities and needed training. This was the position adjustment mentioned above. I think this is much better than the approach used by most companies, which is simply to replace people when things do not work out.

I also asked about comments saying that trainees had to sign a contract. The interviewer said that this referred to public courses the company holds externally for recruitment, which are classes for people from outside and have nothing to do with employees’ work.

Later, I became curious and directly asked whether they knew about the negative reviews online. The interviewer said they knew, and also knew who had written them. The company forgave the person because they were young and did not pursue the matter. They said it rather casually: it was up to job seekers to use their judgment—whether to believe someone who left negatively after less than three months of employment, or employees who were willing to stay with the company for 10 years. I personally chose to believe the 10-year employees. Also, I got the job.

The company is located at the top of a steep hill. You have to walk uphill after getting off the bus.