After reading many of the negative posts below, I wanted to set the record straight about a few things regarding the company.

Someone mentioned below that overseas trips are a scam. I think they may not have considered whether overseas travel was permitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Otherwise, the company really does offer both overseas and domestic trips every year.

I have been with the company for about five years. During that time, there was a generational succession and the senior HR executive was replaced. The changes have been quite noticeable.

Here is the company’s current situation:

1. Flexible working hours: 8:00–9:30.

2. Starting this year, the company is piloting a mid-year bonus, apparently based on mid-year performance.

3. The annual overseas trip has changed from being limited to group trips organized by the company’s employee welfare committee to allowing employees to travel independently and submit expense claims afterward. You can now take your family or travel with friends, which is quite family-friendly.

4. Improving entry-level employee salaries to levels above the industry average.

All of the above are new changes following the generational succession and the replacement of the senior HR executive.

Other benefits and current conditions include:

1. A guaranteed year-end bonus equivalent to two months’ salary. However, if your performance rating is B+ or above, you will almost always receive four to five months’ worth. Salaries are also adjusted every year—not just by a few hundred dollars, but generally by around 3–10%, depending on performance.

2. Overtime can always be claimed, but you must submit an online application in advance and obtain your supervisor’s approval. If you work past 10:30 p.m., you are also eligible for a transportation allowance, though I forget the amount.

3. The employee welfare committee organizes activities and decorations for holidays and festivals of all sizes, with food, drinks, and small gifts. Last Christmas, there was even an Instagram-worthy buffet on every floor of the company.

As for comments about veteran employees bullying newcomers or about the managers: I honestly cannot deny that there are such managers at this company. Which team or department you are assigned to depends heavily on luck. Both your immediate supervisor and senior manager will affect how you feel about working here, especially your direct supervisor. However, I think every company has bad managers; even companies with excellent reputations have them. So if you encounter a bad manager, it really depends on what you value and care about in this company and whether you can accept the situation.

In summary, the company’s benefits and salary levels are good compared with those of similar companies. You can feel that the company is trying to change the traditional-industry image, but its resources may be limited, so it cannot address everything at once. At least, there has been noticeable progress, so for now, I still have some expectations for the company.

The company’s procurement department is indeed very demanding. Procurement underwent a consolidation last year, apparently to optimize the processes, but so far we have not seen any results. Perhaps it is still in the incubation stage, but it is unclear how long that stage will last. As a result, turnover in procurement remains extremely high, and during periods when orders are being placed, employees compete over who works more overtime. Although the pay is there, it still leaves people exhausted. After all, you cannot get proper rest and then have to work again the next day—who can keep that up?

In addition, the company’s hardware is very outdated and frequently crashes, wasting time on forced shutdowns and restarts. The company has its own IT department, but perhaps it is understaffed, so when requests are submitted, it is often impossible to get a prompt response. This also makes the company feel rather inefficient.