1. Salary is deposited on time at the beginning of each month.

2. Free lunch.

3. Salary adjustments are made every year in Q3 based on supervisors’ performance ratings.

4. Employee stock ownership is available (but there are strict restrictions on selling the shares).

5. Basically, all factories provide dormitories.

1. Non-shift workers are subject to a responsibility-based work system with no overtime pay; unused overtime hours automatically expire after six months.

2. The group meal budget is fixed, so there is no choice of dishes. If you do not eat the boxed lunch, the meal allowance is not refunded.

3. As in the technology industry, starting salaries are differentiated by educational background, with salary ceilings based on degrees. It is possible for a bachelor’s degree holder with 4–5 years of experience to earn the same salary as the starting salary of a newly hired master’s degree holder.

4. The factory environment is hot, humid, and noisy, with numerous areas posing risks of missteps or entanglement/crushing accidents. On average, each factory experiences 3–4 occupational accidents per year.

5. Some factory dormitories house two people per room, leaving no personal privacy.