和欣汽車客運股份有限公司

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The attitude was incredibly rude. I asked whether they were hiring bus drivers.

They told me there was another supervisor

and that I needed to already have a bus driver’s license.

I said, “That wasn’t how it was before. The company used to provide training.”

Then they got angry: “Then you don’t need to finish filling out the information. You can leave.”

What kind of thing is that? LOL

Is it not okay to ask questions?

Is it illegal? Is it discrimination? Really?

Pathetic

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving at the site, as expected, I was rejected and had made the trip for nothing.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. When I arrived, unsurprisingly, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank replied that they still hoped I would go and let the supervisor assess me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, and the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank replied that they still wanted me to go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After I arrived, as one would expect, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank replied that they still hoped I would go and let the supervisor assess me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after researching first, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the manager evaluate me. After I arrived, as expected, I was rejected and had made the trip for nothing.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I had a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, making the trip a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go in and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after researching the company beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving on site, as expected, I was rejected and had made the trip for nothing.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have tattoos on my fingers. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving at the site, unsurprisingly, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go in and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, unsurprisingly, I was rejected, and the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as one would expect, I was rejected, so it was a wasted trip.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank replied that they still hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. When I arrived, as expected, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as one would expect, I was rejected, making the trip a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department to inform them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank replied that they still hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as one would expect, I was rejected, resulting in a wasted trip.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank replied that they still hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as one would expect, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them I had a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, making the trip for nothing.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they wanted me to go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving at the site, as expected, I was rejected, and the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected and had made the trip for nothing.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected and had made the trip for nothing.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after doing some research beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company’s HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste of time.

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I received an interview invitation through a job bank, but after researching beforehand, I saw that tattoos were not allowed. I proactively called the company's HR department and told them that I have a tattoo on my finger. The job bank still replied that they hoped I would go and let the supervisor evaluate me. After arriving, as expected, I was rejected, so the trip was a waste. I would really like to ask: What are the criteria for being accepted?

1. The station duties at intermediate stops are simple and easy to learn; generally, you can work independently within about one month.

2. The workday includes an 8-hour meal break, unlike other companies where it is 8+1 hours.

3. Employees can ride buses on the company’s routes for free, provided that seats are still available.

4. The company provides a basic health examination free of charge every year.

1. The company has installed a large number of surveillance cameras at its stations, and the general management office has an audit team dedicated to catching employee mistakes. It is very easy to receive disciplinary reprimands or warnings.

2. Station duties at the terminal are troublesome: you must conduct breathalyzer tests for drivers, replace the headrest covers on every vehicle, print driving slips, and collect the driving record sheets that drivers submit at the end of their shifts.

3. Collecting passengers’ tickets must be done through a ticket validator, but the validator frequently malfunctions or behaves abnormally. As a result, even when the validator has already checked a ticket—or you have manually validated it on a computer—the head office may still call to say that you did not validate it.

4. Any incident that falls outside the work SOP must be entered in a work log, including delayed buses, drunk passengers, ticket-validator malfunctions, forgetting to disinfect, passengers vomiting on the bus, and so on. If it is not recorded immediately, you will be disciplined.

5. There are an enormous number of trivial rules. During training, they say that rewards and punishments are clearly defined, but in practice, disciplinary actions are common while commendations and minor merits are rare.

6. Days off require constant coordination. National holidays are effectively taken away and returned as compensatory leave, but it is usually difficult to get consecutive days off. Even traveling abroad requires reporting it to the head office.

7. Take-home pay is approximately NT$27,000 for the morning shift, NT$30,000–31,000 for the afternoon/evening shift, and NT$33,000–34,000 for the overnight shift; it depends on the individual.

8. When there are no passengers, you cannot use your phone, read newspapers, or study. You may only do cleaning work or stand at the counter; otherwise, you will be disciplined.

The position itself is for ticketing and station operations. I’ll be upfront so you know the rules of the game, and everything complies with the Labor Standards Act. Basically, applicants must be at least 18 years old, have graduated from senior high school or a vocational high school, and have normal verbal communication skills.

Employees may ride the routes operated by the company free of charge, but only if there is an available seat. If there are no seats, they may not board.

1. In addition to completing the standard application form, interviewees will also be asked to describe their own strengths and weaknesses.

2. Tattoos are not allowed unless they can be covered by short sleeves and long pants.

3. Hair may not be dyed or permed, and men’s hair may not be too long.

4. The job requires standing for up to eight hours.

5. Employees must pay for their uniforms—including summer and winter polo shirts, shirts, vests, jackets, dresses, suit trousers, and so on—with the cost deducted from their salary in installments each month. Dress shoes and belts are not included.

6. Men’s dress shoes and belts must be black. Women may wear sneakers when wearing a polo shirt.

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During the interview, you are required to fill out a great deal of private information that should probably not be requested, such as whether you have tattoos, information about your family, and so on.

Throughout the interview, the interviewer repeatedly emphasizes that, if hired, they do not want your personal matters to affect your work—for example, causing you to leave late (without overtime pay) or work on holidays. They do not want anything happening in your family to cause you to refuse overtime. The interviewer will also ask what your family does for a living and whether they need your help. It seems that you will often be required to work overtime and leave late, and the interviewer will repeatedly emphasize that they do not want anything to require you to rush home and prevent you from working overtime.

In short, they will tell you that you need to frequently work overtime and leave late, but there is no overtime pay. They will also tell you that you need to cooperate with working on holidays, and the interviewer will make it clear that they do not want you to refuse any overtime.

During the interview, applicants are required to sign an agreement—for example, stating that the leave system must follow their regulations. (I am not sure whether this complies with the Labor Standards Act, but the way it is presented makes you feel as though you are not being taken advantage of; in reality, it indirectly means you are not given the double pay or double leave that should apply on holidays such as Lunar New Year, the Qingming Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.)

Personally, although the interviewer repeatedly stated during the interview that everything complied with legal regulations, after thinking it over, I felt that the rules did not seem entirely compliant.