Workplace reviews and discussion: 國高紙品股份有限公司

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At the beginning of the interview, two female HR representatives first explained the company’s benefits and regulations. Later, when I asked about the job responsibilities for the publishing graphic design position, they had no idea at all and could not answer my questions. They did not even know how to turn on the air conditioning in the interview room, so I had to wait for the graphic design manager to arrive and was almost suffocated in there. After waiting for quite a while, the manager came and gave a fairly vague explanation as well. Later, the two HR representatives and one graphic design manager left, saying they needed to contact the executive assistant and asking me to wait a little longer. The interview had been scheduled several days in advance, but on the day itself, it felt as though no one at the company took it seriously. In the end, they informed me that the executive assistant would not be coming to interview me, so the interview ended. The graphic designers at this company are under a responsibility-based system, with no overtime pay. There is only a NT$60 missed-meal allowance (bento meals now cost over NT$100—what can you eat for NT$60?). The year-end bonus is fixed at one month’s salary and will not change. There are gifts or bonuses for the three major festivals and birthdays, but they did not say how much. It feels like a very traditional and closed-off industry.