Workplace reviews and discussion: 費米股份有限公司

1. The company does not grant leave even during major typhoons. Its policies are so “advanced” that they are just like Japan’s: even during a major typhoon, employees still have to use their own annual leave or personal leave. The company’s forward-thinking policies are astonishing.

2. People come and go quickly, so there are also many vacancies. If you are willing to stick it out, you do indeed have a better chance of getting a promotion.

1. Employees are often called in for one-on-one meetings, and the internal personnel climate is unpredictable, making people uneasy. Because management seems to take the attitude that even flat-structure supervisors are simply hired staff, they often fail to manage issues or mediate between parties, focusing only on managing upward. Other situations are truly difficult to describe.

2. The rules of the HR system and performance evaluations keep changing as policies are adjusted. How middle managers report your performance can indirectly affect the outcome, resulting in distorted evaluations. Overall, it often feels like a government agency, with everything repeatedly being adjusted back toward the average.

3. There is a significant information gap at the middle-management level, making it difficult for upper management to understand the real situation. Reports from middle managers are easily overly polished, so upper management has difficulty seeing what is actually happening, and problems encountered by frontline staff are often ignored.

4. The boss places greater emphasis on products and business operations, while contributions from engineering receive relatively little recognition. No matter how much you do, your work may still be put on the back burner, making it difficult to feel a sense of accomplishment.

5. The company considers itself a startup, but in practice its style is very traditional Taiwanese corporate, and even somewhat petty and stingy. It nitpicks over policies such as lunch breaks and typhoon leave, creating a major gap compared with the culture of genuine startups outside the company.

6. A single HR administrative order can arbitrarily transfer people from one position or team to another, showing complete disregard for people-centered management and lacking basic respect for employees’ dignity.

7. Changes in the company’s operational leadership feel somewhat suspicious. Many actions behind the scenes seem strange, as if they do not want employees to know what is happening. The signs are not good, so you should be prepared to leave at any time.

8. There is no guaranteed year-end bonus, only verbal promises.

9. The boss often appears to be a nice person, but when problems actually arise, they do not stand by the employees. The contrast is very noticeable.