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 rules. Later, when I asked about the job duties for the publishing graphic designer position, they had no idea and could not answer any of my questions. They did not even know how to turn on the air conditioning in the interview room, so I nearly suffocated while waiting inside for the other graphic design manager. After waiting a long time, the manager came and gave a fairly vague explanation. The two HR representatives and one graphic design manager then left, saying they needed to contact the assistant to the manager and asking me to wait a little longer. The interview had been scheduled several days in advance, but the interview that day made me feel that no one at this company took it seriously. In the end, they informed me that the assistant to the manager would not be coming to interview me, and it ended there. Graphic designers at this company are on a responsibility-based system, with no overtime pay—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 cash bonuses for the three major holidays and birthdays, but they did not say how much. It feels like a very traditional and closed-off industry.