Workplace reviews and discussion: 啟源國際有限公司

Pros

1. The environment is fairly clean.

2. No need to waste time filling out forms or providing personal information.

3. A 90-minute lunch break.

4. For warehouse work, the environment is fairly clean, and having air conditioning is a plus.

5. The salary is straightforward, with no various bonuses or add-ons.

6. They claim that overtime is not frequent.

7. Working hours are 8:30–17:30, with a 90-minute break, so the actual working time is seven and a half hours.

8. The company kindly provides motorcycle parking spaces.

1. When salary negotiations reached the final stage, the company refused to discuss its benefits, detailed salary structure, or the salary range it was willing to offer.

Even when the conversation was repeatedly steered toward salary, they continued to avoid the topic.

The job bank listing stated a monthly salary of NT$30,000 or more, but when they offered NT$33,000, it was obvious that he hesitated.

NT$33,000 − NT$2,000 (labor and health insurance) = NT$31,000

Based on Taiwan’s 2024 minimum hourly wage: 183 × 8 × 22 = NT$32,208

If you offer NT$33,000, the actual amount received is even less than the minimum-wage equivalent. If you cannot afford to pay more, it is recommended that you do not write “monthly salary of NT$30,000 or more.”

2. They actually have no intention of hiring someone with experience because of the salary issue.

They would rather find a blank slate—an employee who is obedient and easy to control.

3. Two supervisors attended the interview: a senior executive and a sales manager.

The sales manager’s impatience was very apparent.

He basically asked no questions throughout the entire process. It was obvious that the senior executive had dragged him in to sit in, and since it had nothing to do with him, he appeared impatient.

At times he stared blankly to the side; at other times he picked at his fingers. He asked no questions, and he did not respond when the interviewee asked questions.

While I was speaking with the other senior executive, he even audibly passed gas. His presence significantly disrupted the interview.

4. If you are bold enough to push the salary down at the end, the company needs to be bold enough to make a satisfactory offer.

If a job seeker has extensive experience and can provide excellent solutions to every question, and you clearly appear satisfied,

do not then freeze when hearing a salary figure that is unbelievably basic. Rather than freezing at that point,

put the salary discussion at the beginning to avoid wasting the job seeker’s and the company’s time.

5. The working hours are supposedly seven and a half hours, but their wording implied that they hoped employees would not leave immediately when the workday ended.

It seems they try to get a little extra time out of employees indirectly.

Conclusion

1. The sales manager was completely unnecessary and directly lowered my evaluation of the company.

2. The company offers few benefits, with the main one seemingly being a longer lunch break.

3. There is no need to provide personal information unnecessarily.

4. The senior executive was very polite.

5. The benefits are offered as if they were not really benefits, while the company tries to take back a little time elsewhere, which feels rather inexplicable.

6. It is a small company, with approximately two to three people in each department. Employees need to take on additional duties.

Both the pros and cons are provided; job seekers who need the information can make their own judgment.

There are good and bad points, but I simply do not recommend it.