Workplace reviews and discussion: 卡訊電子股份有限公司

Some experiences working in a traditional industry:

1. The chair is pretty good; even sitting for a long time isn’t too uncomfortable.

2. Working with dual monitors is very convenient and improves work efficiency.

3. The travel subsidy depends on seniority, but unfortunately, it does not cover the full amount.

The salary includes a meal allowance. The boss says this is for the employees’ benefit because it allows them to save on taxes. But for workers whose annual income falls below the NT$560,000 tax bracket, who exactly is benefiting from the tax savings?

Based on a monthly salary of NT$32,000, one month of year-end bonus each year, and NT$500 for each of the three traditional holiday bonuses, the annual income is calculated as follows:

NT$32,000 per month * 12 months + NT$32,000 year-end bonus + NT$500 traditional holiday bonus * 3 = NT$417,500

This annual income is nowhere near NT$560,000 and would not enter a high tax bracket where tax planning needs to be considered. Therefore, the tax savings mentioned by the boss do not provide any practical benefit to these workers.

In reality, this practice mainly allows the boss to save on taxes. Paying part of the salary as a meal allowance allows this expense to be included as a company operating expense, reducing the company’s taxable income. In other words, the person actually saving on taxes is the boss, not the employees.

You need to have a psychic constitution, because supervisors usually explain things only once. If you ask too many questions, you will be reminded, “Didn’t I already teach you this last time? Didn’t you take notes?” In addition, the supervisor places particular emphasis on a high-pressure environment, believing that people can only improve under pressure.

There are no standardized procedures (SOPs) here, and every salesperson does things differently. You need to be able to adapt flexibly, because Salesperson A’s approach is completely different from Salesperson B’s. If you accidentally do something incorrectly, you will also be reprimanded: “How could you do it that way?”

The boss’s appreciation: Here, even if the company might lose NT$20 million without you, you can receive the boss’s recognition and a NT$5,000 thank-you bonus. Meanwhile, a returning engineer who left the company can receive a NT$50,000 thank-you payment from the boss—even though the company would not lose NT$20 million without that engineer. The boss values everyone’s contributions; your efforts will definitely be noticed!