Very tiring and demanding, but time passes quickly. I tough it out during class and collapse on the bed as soon as I get home.

I used to work here. The conditions were mostly very harsh, yet the pay was very low. Other than lunch, there were practically no benefits. I almost never left work on time. I regularly worked overtime back then, and I couldn’t leave work on time to get to school for classes. I also couldn’t understand why I had to compete with coworkers for access to the bridge machine; honestly, there was no need to use a bridge outside.

Although you can learn technical skills from the job, the experience is of very little help when applying to systems manufacturers in the technology industry or networking-equipment manufacturers in the electronics industry. Moreover, due to price-cutting competition from mainland China, the relevant skills have already become highly saturated. What you learn there therefore offers very little competitiveness. After leaving, I worked as a mechanical engineer in consumer electronics. Getting hired had nothing to do with the experience from this job; instead, I took online courses and studied on my own after leaving, then passed the interview and exam.

Many senior engineers offer online courses, and what they teach is much deeper and more difficult than what you learn in this job. The experience is not very useful; taking online courses is more practical than figuring things out on the job. I regret having worked here before. It may be suitable as a part-time job while you are in school, but it is not suitable long term.