There are still some people who are easy to get along with, but they are in the minority....
I worked at the company for four years and learned a lot. What I am most dissatisfied with is Taiwanese people harming other Taiwanese people. In order to curry favor with their Japanese supervisors, they would assign Japanese people to come here who were genuinely third-rate, and who always blindly followed the Taiwanese HR department's instructions. A year after the company issued the employee travel subsidy, it decided to deduct the money from employees' salaries on the grounds that there had not been enough participants in the original trip. Employees had to sign a written undertaking and were even required to write letters of remorse..... As a frontline employee, I merely followed the arrangements made by the employee welfare committee, yet I was threatened because of the conflict between the company and the committee. The company even hired outside lawyers, and senior company managers personally came to the worksite to conduct one-on-many interviews. Anyone who refused to comply would be sued by the company for fraud. It was completely absurd! After conscientiously fulfilling my responsibilities to the company, I received this kind of heartless treatment. I was so distressed that I became unable to work normally, and although the company ultimately tried to retain me, I still chose to resign......
It is not easy for the company to find projects, and the economy is sluggish, so it cut employees' salaries and benefits. After that, it only recruited newcomers. The company's longtime employees were either fired or resigned......It is very sad.
At the client’s site at the time, they played 90.3 Good News Radio Network~♪ Although I was working remotely from headquarters, I unexpectedly made a good friend♥
Although I had heard that the company’s benefits were among the worst in the industry, it was actually the company with the best benefits I had ever worked for.
1. The job posting on the recruitment website was overly brief. It was only after I went for the interview that I learned it was a contract position.
2. No travel expenses were provided for interviewing in Taipei from another county or city.
3. The working hours were not explained in detail during the interview. Management naturally assumed they would follow the construction office’s schedule, while employees always assumed they would follow the Labor Standards Act, with Saturdays and Sundays off. The company even used this as one of the reasons for termination.
4. No training was provided.
5. The probationary period was unilaterally extended for an unreasonable reason. It was even extended twice in violation of the law.
6. The client was allowed to dictate the assignment and retention of construction office personnel.
7. The reason given for termination was Article 11, Paragraph 2 of the Labor Standards Act: “losses.” The company said it had been operating at a loss for more than five years, yet it hired new employees for new projects and then used losses as the reason to terminate those newly hired employees. This was clearly unreasonable.
8. I was terminated for being deemed unsuitable, but I was still required to hand over my work before leaving. I was even assigned new work several days before my departure.
9. The Taipei headquarters and the construction offices in various locations were completely disconnected. I don’t know whether headquarters was unable to keep up or simply unwilling to get involved. As a newcomer working for a demanding client, I felt helpless and alone. I received almost no assistance from headquarters.
10. Being assigned to a bad site manager really makes every day at work painful QQ
The actual working conditions are described in the casual chat section, so feel free to take a look~
The company is divided into Taiwan Obayashi (construction) and Japanese Obayashi (civil engineering). However, the Taipei offices are together. The vast majority of Taiwanese engineers are employed on contracts, which is standard in the construction industry. At site offices, the site director, deputy site director, and site manager are usually Japanese. Some Japanese employees speak excellent Chinese, so interpreters are unnecessary, and they are also more willing to accept Taiwan’s local customs and conditions. Conversely, cultural conflicts may arise more easily (the quality of the interpretation is very important). If a project site is in a rural area, the salary is negotiable (engineers may earn approximately NT$55,000–70,000, with potentially large differences). The year-end bonus is small—only one month. The main benefit is probably that severance pay is provided when the project is dissolved; overtime is paid, and everything complies with the Labor Standards Act. Japanese construction companies place great emphasis on workplace safety, and safety and health personnel are more likely to receive respect at a Japanese company. Taiwan’s construction industry is too corrupt; if possible, it is best to work for a Japanese company. It’s okay if you don’t speak Japanese.
The construction industry is sluggish, and the year-end bonus really isn’t much. The Japanese-company system also makes it more difficult to pocket illicit money (Taiwan’s construction industry is overflowing with people lining their pockets~)