Workplace reviews and discussion: 至寶光電股份有限公司

1. The work environment is clean, and the office desks have partitions. The workspaces are fairly spacious.

2. At 10 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m., ten minutes of music is played to help everyone relax.

(However, the music is often distorted, poor in quality, or too quiet—there are constant issues.)

3. Small, tiny snacks are given to employees from time to time.

(They are often cheap, soon-to-expire products or free samples provided by suppliers.)

4. Gifts and cash bonuses are provided for the three major holidays.

(Red envelopes are given at Lunar New Year; rice dumplings may be provided for the Dragon Boat Festival; and a mooncake gift box is given for the Mid-Autumn Festival.)

5. Although there are many unpleasant people, there are also quite a few good colleagues. I hope everyone gets to meet good colleagues.

1. This is a workplace where capable people are given more work, and the workload distribution is extremely uneven. Remember to obediently follow your supervisor’s instructions every day and avoid voicing any dissent. You don’t need to do the work particularly well—as long as it gets done, your days will be much easier.

2. Training is usually held 【after working hours】, with 【not a single cent of overtime pay】. Only training sessions lasting two hours or more come with one piece of bread (probably worth no more than NT$20) and one bottle of Pure Tea.

3. Employee trips are no longer held very often. If one is held, you have to take leave whether or not you participate, which means spending one or two days’ worth of your own salary to go on an employee trip.

(A friendly reminder: If you really want to participate in this company’s employee trip, it is best to wait until the full announcement is released before deciding. It is also best to ask how many years of service are required before you can participate without paying out of pocket.)

4. The children of upper management often suddenly run into the office after school or during winter and summer vacations, treating the office like a playground and running around everywhere—riding skateboards, simply running, circling the entire office on chairs, and so on. No one stops them, allowing them to play to their hearts’ content. (An office spectacle.)

5. During the one-hour lunch break, the company requires 【female indirect staff to take turns manning the switchboard】 and provides lunch for free (one boxed meal costing NT$60), while 【male indirect staff do not have to】. I wonder: if male indirect staff also took turns manning the switchboard, would that damage the company’s feng shui treasure spot?

6. The motorcycle parking lot has no rain shelter. On rainy days, you first have to make your way past potholes of all sizes scattered across the ground, praying as you go that no vehicle passes and splashes water onto you. Once you reach the parking lot, you then put on a raincoat in the rain. (Light rain is manageable, but heavy rain leaves you in quite a sorry state.)