Workplace reviews and discussion: 喬山健康科技股份有限公司

1. Johnson Health Tech is already considered a top-tier, highly scaled publicly listed company in central Taiwan. Given the pitiful employment market in central Taiwan, where half of employers cannot even write down the requirements of the Labor Standards Act or the minimum wage, getting into Johnson Health Tech means that the salary level and benefits basically start at PR90.

2. The Lo family, which has been the company’s principal owner for two generations, consists of very pragmatic and courteous people. The family culture is down-to-earth and they are friendly, so you do not have to worry about suddenly running into arrogant, overbearing relatives of the imperial family at the company or suffering that kind of bad luck.

3. The company provides parking spaces and very inexpensive company meals, so it does take care of employees’ everyday living needs to some extent.

4. The company places a strong emphasis on 5S education. At first, you may not be used to the office being so quiet, but eventually you start to find it very comfortable. Everyone focuses on their own work without disturbing one another.

5. There is a lot of fitness equipment available for free in the company’s B1. You can go relieve stress after work before heading home, and save the money you would otherwise spend on a gym like World Gym.

6. The company has many long-serving employees with over 20 years of tenure. It is a stable, family-style business that takes good care of its employees—the kind of place where you can keep working until retirement.

7. The company’s international business is currently expanding extremely quickly, and talent is urgently needed in many areas. There are plenty of opportunities to demonstrate your abilities, and capable people advance very quickly.

8. The auditor who joined recently seems to be very capable and is also very courteous. I hope the company brings in more people like this to introduce a positive culture.

To some extent, this is an international group that is midway through a transformation. Unlike some high-tech companies that started out with the best talent and the most rigorous management systems, many parts of this company still retain historical traces that evolved from its days as a corrugated-metal factory. There is still quite a bit of hardware, software, and management thinking that has not kept up with the times, and the management departments need to work hard to modernize the company as soon as possible.

Another thing is that when I first joined the company, the senior colleague responsible for handing over my work could not wait until the very first day to dump a half-finished task on me and tell me to take over and complete it. I had not even finished my training yet, and I had not even found the restroom. Was it really that urgent? LOL. (Though this should probably count as a personal complaint rather than a complaint about the company.)