台灣喜佳股份有限公司

Pros: The advantage is that the activities are repetitive. After working there for about a year, you’ll have seen through all the activities, and you could probably stay for ten years with your eyes closed without any problem.

Cons: It’s basically a place full of bizarre managers.

They lack ability themselves and like to tell the people below them to do the work.

They keep ordering people around, but there isn’t a single thing the managers can do themselves.

They like to paint rosy pictures and make grandiose statements, and push problems onto others when something happens.

They can announce on the morning of a meeting that they want to take compensatory leave that day, without explaining anything about the task or meeting.

Then, for no apparent reason, you get called into the meeting room that day to be the scapegoat who attends the meeting in their place.

After that, you end up responsible for everything.

The managers’ basic abilities are poor; they can’t even manage properly.

At most, your salary gets adjusted once, and there is no year-end bonus.

The entire company’s integration and communication skills are unbelievably bad.

I’ve never seen a company’s corporate image website be this terrible without being replaced.

I’ve also never seen a company split things across so many additional fan pages and then fail to manage them.

Oh, and even the online shopping center can have a different system.

That’s genuinely quite something.

My sincere advice: do not go there under any circumstances. Unless you’re fifty and preparing to retire—in that case, it’s probably OK.

But remember not to let yourself get forced out through office politics.

You can clock out on time.

With a large number of employees, you can order lunch together.

Most colleagues are easy to get along with.

There is a fixed birthday afternoon tea once a month.

This company is full of older employees. Young people are advised to steer clear. The salary is low, and after joining, the scope of work starts expanding indefinitely—you are expected to handle everything under the sun. The only thing that never changes is the salary.

The departments seem to be constantly at odds with one another, passing problems around whenever they arise. All the managers have a host of issues and outdated thinking. In particular, one department manager excels at making empty promises and pushing the limits of poor judgment, has poor logic and communication, lacks ability, and can only very obviously shirk responsibility. Their competence is low in every respect, seemingly without limit. There is nothing they cannot do—except perhaps meet your expectations; there is only what you cannot imagine. During the interview, talk things through extensively to make sure you can handle it before accepting the position.

Basic benefits are provided

Departments almost always leave work on time

A stable lifestyle

The software used is properly licensed

Managers take it easy while subordinates are busy

Company policies fail to keep up with changing times

The company demands performance, but in practice its overall operational direction is much the same as it was twenty years ago

They say they need young people to bring in new energy and ideas

But in reality, they only want to exploit young people

I have never seen young employees attend meetings and contribute their opinions

Salaries do not grow steadily

People in managerial positions have a very peculiar way of thinking

Headquarters and external organizations can never coordinate properly

Those old-timers are just waiting to retire

I strongly advise young people not to join unless they intend to follow along with the company’s rigid ways

Do not expect the company to adopt your opinions

And especially do not expect the company to develop or mentor you

There are power struggles among managers and between departments

There are struggles with external parties as well

The company does not know how to communicate

Managers are good at talking, while the people below them work themselves to death

If you join, you need to know how to defend your own rights

Nothing to do

There are too many condescending older women who use their seniority as an excuse, only putting down younger people. After learning just a superficial amount about product displays, they act as if they are teachers and mislead students by teaching them all sorts of wrong things. Even when they teach something incorrectly, they stubbornly argue that the handouts were written wrong??? They are constantly looking for faults and driving away new employees, making it impossible for the company to find staff. They are afraid of being replaced, and none of the colleagues ever reflect on themselves; they only blame the newcomers. The work atmosphere is extremely toxic.

You can use the sewing machine to make things you like while the supervisor is away.

I originally applied for the position of a talent instructor, thinking I could teach students many skills while pursuing a dream. But it turned out to be a disguised sales job. During training, at a certain point in the lessons, we were told to sell specific products. The company places greater emphasis on marketing, and we were also expected to constantly promote sewing machines. Every day, a performance report would be posted in the LINE group, and if sales were poor, we would be reprimanded! The supervisors were all long-time employees who had been there for 10 or 20 years, and they were often emotional. The salary was extremely low—NT$23,000—and bonuses were only available for selling sewing machines (there were no bonuses for other products).

The department store is very cool.

Labor and health insurance are provided in accordance with the Labor Standards Act.

The atmosphere with the students attending classes is good.

Clocking in and out online is convenient.

The base salary is relatively low, starting at NT$15,000, plus meal subsidies, for a total of approximately NT$23,000.

You need to be assigned to the right supervisor. A difficult supervisor with low emotional intelligence can create a poor work atmosphere and may easily lash out at people based on unfounded suspicions.

Meal times are not fixed, and your time may be taken away without compensation (you may be limited to a very short meal break and not allowed to take the full one-hour rest period). Standing for long periods often causes leg pain.

The seniority system is very strong. You must make sure the teachers and senior colleagues eat first. The company is made up mostly of older women, so a single mistake can quickly spread throughout the workplace, causing various forms of mental and physical exhaustion. Being inexplicably scolded is considered normal.

When it is busy, it feels very much like going into battle, so you need to be able to handle pressure.

The company assigns tasks from time to time, and it is best to complete and submit them the same day. The materials for the assignments usually require an application.

Under the “unspoken rules,” the tools and fabrics used must be those sold by the company.

The company may use appealing language to suggest that you can learn many things. In reality, when a teacher is teaching, you must not follow along with the lesson or even stand and listen; even if there are no other customers, you may be accused of slacking off and scolded.

It is best to remember instructions after hearing them once.

When trying to force employees to resign, the company may apply pressure or engage in rough behavior, such as throwing objects, to make them sign their own resignation forms. Once they know you are going to resign, they will not offer employees the 60% discount to settle the cost of purchasing materials.

You often need to use LINE to communicate about work matters, and you must pay attention both during and after work. There is no Internet expense subsidy.

The job operates under a “responsibility system,” meaning you are responsible for work beyond scheduled hours without additional pay.

Turnover is high. If you are young, students may easily question your professionalism.

Conclusion: It is recommended to maintain a humble attitude and, when something inexplicable happens, try to say that you will improve.