Workplace reviews and discussion: 魔髮部屋_沃生國際企業有限公司

I applied for the position of salon hairstylist.

Before the interview, the store manager had me fill out a questionnaire.

It included a warning stating that if anything untrue was discovered during verification, there would be OOXX (I forget exactly what it said, but it carried a very serious warning).

Then there was a series of short-answer questions.

The more unusual ones were the questions someone mentioned previously:

* What do your family members (including your boyfriend) do for a living?

* Do you have any particular religious beliefs?

* What is your Chinese zodiac sign?

* Do you have any mid- or long-term plans?

The store manager who interviewed me was fairly friendly and approachable.

They patiently answered all of my questions.

Later, the store manager told me that upon joining the company, I would first have to sign a contract prohibiting me from resigning without authorization for five years.

The penalty for breach of contract would be NT$500,000.

The job listing on the employment website stated that the guaranteed base salary was NT$45,000.

They said this salary included the NT$2,000 perfect-attendance bonus and all overtime pay,

because the working hours for this position were 10:30–21:00.

(Although the listing stated that there were two hours of rest, in practice you had to find your own time to eat, and there was no fixed two-hour break.)

There were six days off per month.

So strictly speaking, the guaranteed minimum salary already included payment for all of this compulsory overtime.

You would also have to cooperate with their staffing arrangements.

You might be assigned to work in another county or city.

If an overnight stay was required, there would be an allowance.

In principle, performance was assessed based on the team’s results, but each person also had an individual performance target.

Also, if you accidentally damaged a wig,

you would have to cover the cost of the wig yourself (tens of thousands of New Taiwan dollars).

The year-end bonus would be paid based on “individual performance.”

Overall, the part that concerned me most was the five-year contract and the NT$500,000 penalty for breach.