Workplace reviews and discussion: 財團法人台灣水資源與農業研究院教育基金會

First, after joining, most of the new hires throughout the research institute are inexperienced, and a culture of working overtime is widespread. Supervisors tell employees that they can come in on holidays to earn overtime pay.

Second, it has the mindset of an old-established organization: there is little need to do work exceptionally well, and most assigned tasks only need to meet the target. In summary, it is enough to do something—making grand promises is acceptable.

Third, it is quite peculiar that there are always projects available to work on. It is very different from working with businesses outside to seek government cooperation!

Fourth, it is suitable for polishing your résumé for about a year.

It is an organization run largely at personal discretion, and many things feel rather gray... It is not convenient to say much about the internal operations. There seems to be some use of employees’ external connections; I suggest not wasting your own network. As for the shortcomings, everyone has seen the online reviews, so I will not further criticize them with negative comments.

Additional note: I came into contact with a former employee who said that after submitting their resignation, they cooperated with the institute by attending classes outside. The subsidized amount had to be paid back...