The camaraderie among colleagues is pretty good. Although team leaders and section-manager-level staff are often treated as scapegoats, they are also quite protective of frontline employees.
After working for two years, my salary was forcibly reduced by nearly NT$10,000 under the pretext of the “one fixed day off and one flexible rest day” policy.
In the second year, the NT$500 allowance was reduced to NT$350 on the grounds that “the night-shift allowance is better than elsewhere.”
Then they told us, “The NT$150 hasn’t disappeared; it will become part of your holiday bonuses.”
They’re using my money for my holiday bonuses???
Also, changes to the salary structure should be discussed in a labor-management meeting at least one month in advance.
Your company did not hold this meeting until the middle of the month in which the salary structure had already been changed.
Moreover, the consent form was disguised as an attendance sheet, and approximately 80% of people did not know that what they were signing was a consent form
(because attendance must be signed every time there is a group meeting or class).
At the time, someone questioned whether not signing meant they would not have to come to work the next day, and whether that would count as termination.
HR replied, “You’re the ones choosing not to sign, okay? ^_^”
The working environment is hot. Very hot. Extremely hot.
The benefits in the past were actually pretty good.
After the one fixed day off and one flexible rest day policy, things started going downhill and have gotten worse and worse.
I sincerely urge all job seekers:
Don’t waste your life.
Think twice.
The interviewer answered all my questions and explained the job responsibilities, so that I wouldn’t find the position unsuitable after starting and then resign, wasting both our time.
If there ultimately wasn’t a suitable position, they would still send an email to let me know. Thank you for the interview opportunity.
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Equipment maintenance: salary under 30K
The poor working environment would be bad enough, but the supervisor has absolutely no understanding of occupational safety. The power is not disconnected during machine adjustments and repairs, and there is no protection whatsoever for working at heights (people are sent up on a forklift). They only say, “Be a little more careful; safety is important,” making it feel like we are risking our lives every day.
Despite being located in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, they completely disregard occupational safety because “you get called in for a talk, pay a small fine, and it’s over—it's like this every year.” With this kind of attitude, it is no wonder accidents happen (an occupational safety accident resulted in one death).