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 publication design, 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 nearly suffocated while waiting for the other design supervisor to arrive. After waiting for quite a while, the supervisor came and gave a fairly vague explanation as well. Later, the two HR representatives and one design supervisor left, saying they needed to contact the 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 like no one at this company took it seriously. In the end, they notified me that the assistant would not be coming to interview me, and the interview ended. The company’s design staff are employed 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 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.