The colleagues are pretty good,
but the overall quality varies greatly, and the higher-ups are even worse.
If you want to work in the tech industry, don’t come here.
If you want to work at a contract manufacturing company, definitely don’t come here.
All the good ones have left.
Those who want to leave but are stuck can’t get out.
The colleagues are pretty good,
but the quality varies greatly, and the higher-ups are even worse.
If you want to work in the tech industry, don't come here.
If you want to work for an OEM manufacturer, definitely don't come here.
All the good ones have left.
The bad ones want to leave but can't.
1. Most frontline colleagues are easy to get along with
2. The company environment overall is clean and quite good
3. There are commuter shuttles for getting to and from work, which is convenient
1. Long working hours; you need to be able to endure hardship. Working more than 46 hours of overtime is commonplace
2. The factory across from headquarters is a mess. Very few managers at the department-head level or above actually know how to do the work. They shift blame, avoid responsibility, and flatter others. It makes no difference if you cannot do the work, as long as you know how to put on an act
3. The managers of the Engineering, Production, Production Control, and MPM departments are terrible. Engineering has an extremely high turnover rate; they turn against you at the drop of a hat. When manufacturing managers encounter problems, they hide while those below them take the hit. The production lines are in complete chaos, their communication lacks focus, and there is an endless stream of messes to clean up. The production control manager is even more prone to shifting blame and often verbally berates people, in ways that constitute public insult. They also frequently harass women, and turnover is very high
4. If you want a good quality of life, think carefully before joining. If you end up under any of the managers described above, working here will only waste your youth
That interview was the most absurd beginning of my entire career.
I applied for an engineering position at X Fan Company, but ended up being interviewed by HR Lynn in the very first round.
They called it an interview, but it was more like firing questions at random—the interviewer spent less than three minutes looking at my résumé, and the questions made no sense. One moment they asked whether I could write firmware; the next, whether I understood antenna design. Finally, they even asked whether I could accept “supporting any department whenever necessary.” At the time, I thought it was just a large company with a chaotic process. I had no idea that was the most normal part.
Only after I was hired did I learn that I was actually “double-outsourced”: nominally employed by X Fan Staffing Company, then assigned to Vendor B, which sent me to Company S. Three layers of relationships—each one claimed it wasn’t my employer, yet each one gave me orders.
On my first day, there wasn’t even a seat for me. I was assigned a hastily added desk in a corner, next to broken antenna samples and outdated documents. My supervisor patted me on the shoulder and said, “Get familiar with things first, then help test this batch of antennas.” I didn’t even have a system account, yet I was thrown into production-line support.
The work itself made no sense. I wrote code today, soldered circuit boards tomorrow, and was told to move equipment the day after that. Most outrageous of all, at two in the morning, LINE would pop up with a notification: “There’s a problem on the client side. Check it remotely right away.” That kind of “always on call” wasn’t an exaggeration—it was meant literally.
Things were even worse during peak season. The company would order pizza, supposedly to “show appreciation,” but in reality it was an announcement that no one was going home that night. Everyone would chew on cold pizza while staring at test data. Someone joked that it was “all-you-can-eat,” because you would stay until the next day, and even the fried rice for breakfast was ordered for delivery by the company.
The overtime policy sounded great: “The overtime rate is better than what the Labor Standards Act requires.” In reality, you might work more than 12 hours straight, then continue handling issues remotely after getting home—and none of that time counted as overtime.
Sleeping less than four hours a day became normal. My brain often felt like an antenna that had lost its connection, unable to lock onto a signal no matter what.
What hurt most wasn’t the exhaustion. It was the unfairness.
Bonuses were entirely determined by “the inner circle.” The few people around the boss could receive generous bonuses even when their projects went wrong; people like us, the outsourced workers, would only get a “That’s what you’re supposed to do” even after rescuing a failing project. We were even publicly criticized, in a tone so vicious it genuinely felt like they were insulting your entire family.
The office atmosphere was warped too. People in the inner circle would lead the exclusion, deliberately leave you out of meetings, and then dump the blame on you when something went wrong. Once, a project was delayed because the requirements had changed three times, but at the final review meeting, the boss pointed directly at me and said, “This is the quality you get from outsourcing.”
That was when I finally understood: I wasn’t an engineer. I was just a replaceable part that could be swapped out at any time.
On the day I resigned, there was no handover meeting, and no one asked why I was leaving. My supervisor merely said, “The next peak season will be even busier. It’s probably good that you’re leaving now.” The tone was like talking about a batch of antennas that was about to be scrapped.
I walked out of the company and, for the first time, ate a hot plate of fried rice at a normal hour. No pizza, no on-call notifications, and no messages at two in the morning.
That job taught me not technology, but how to recognize just how bad a workplace can be.
There is an indoor motorcycle parking area, and the 10-dollar coffee is pretty good. Each person gets a locker, but you have to bring your own lock.
It’s clearly that the process hasn’t been sorted out, yet you keep nagging me for being idle and doing nothing, constantly yelling at me not to space out. I don’t want to either—I just started, so how would I know that your boards get stuck every morning? And weren’t we told not to wander off to other stations? 😡 It makes me extremely nervous: I’m afraid the boards won’t run smoothly, but if I wait too long, I’m also afraid of being scolded, so I can only take the initiative to find something to do. 😑 Yet I can’t just help out wherever, because I’ll get scolded. 😥 Isn’t an assembly line supposed to be kept neat and clean? I was reprimanded for organizing things on my own—who told me to do that…? Oh, so 6S depends on the circumstances? It’s obviously a problem with the materials, but you scold me when what I do isn’t right. Well, the materials are the problem—you couldn’t get it to work either if you tried it yourself. You haven’t even figured out what’s going on, yet you’re freaking out over there. Honestly, I really don’t want to argue with you over these trivial matters, but whenever something happens, you just launch into a tirade without distinguishing right from wrong. I don’t owe you any favors. The production line doesn’t even have an SOP; everything is just explained verbally. What do you expect me to do? Do you think I can read minds? Every company’s production line has different tasks, so what exactly are you freaking out about?
There is an indoor motorcycle parking lot. The NT$10 coffee is pretty good. Each person gets a locker, but you have to bring your own lock.
The problem is clearly that the process hasn't been properly organized, yet you keep criticizing me for being idle and doing nothing, constantly yelling at me not to zone out. I don't want to either—I just started, so how was I supposed to know that your boards get held up every morning? And didn't you say not to wander over to other stations? 😡 It made me extremely nervous. I was terrified that the boards wouldn't move smoothly, but I was also afraid of being scolded if I waited too long, so I had to take the initiative and quickly find something to do. 😑 And I can't just help out wherever I want, because I'll get scolded. 😥 Isn't an assembly line supposed to be kept neat and clean? When I organized things on my own, I was reprimanded again—who told me to do that...? Oh, so 6S depends on the situation? The materials clearly had a problem, but you criticized me again when you saw that I wasn't doing it right. The materials had a problem—you couldn't do it either when you tried it yourself. Without figuring out what was going on, you just stood there freaking out. Honestly, I really don't want to argue with you over these trivial matters, but whenever something happens, you just launch into a tirade without distinguishing right from wrong. I don't owe you anything. The production line doesn't even have an SOP; everything is just explained verbally. What exactly do you expect me to do? Do you think I can read minds? Every company's production line has different tasks to perform—what are you freaking out about?
The salary and benefits are both good.
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go to the factory side because overtime is not restricted, but you also can’t avoid working overtime. In my first full month as a newbie, I already worked about 50 hours of overtime.
Suitable for newcomers to gain experience.
The salary and benefits are both good
During the interview, be sure to check whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go to the factory side because there is no limit on overtime, but you also can’t avoid working overtime. As a newbie, I worked about 50 hours of overtime in my first full month.
A suitable place for newcomers to hone their skills
The salary and benefits are both good
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go to the factory side because overtime isn’t restricted, but you can’t avoid working overtime either. As a newbie, I worked around 50 hours of overtime in my first full month.
Suitable for newcomers to gain experience
The salary and benefits are both good.
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can work on the factory side because there is no shortage of overtime, but you also can't avoid working overtime. As a newbie, I worked about 50 hours of overtime in my first full month.
A good place for newcomers to gain experience.
The salary and benefits are both good.
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go for a factory-side position because overtime isn't restricted, but you also can't avoid working overtime. As a newcomer, I worked about 50 hours of overtime in my first full month.
Suitable for newcomers to gain experience.
The salary and benefits are both good.
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go to the factory side because overtime is not restricted, but you also can’t avoid working overtime. As a newbie, I worked about 50 hours of overtime in my first full month.
Suitable for newcomers to gain experience.
The salary and benefits are both good.
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go for a factory-side position because overtime isn’t restricted—but you also can’t avoid working overtime. As a newbie, I worked about 50 hours of overtime in my first full month.
A good place for newcomers to hone their skills.
The salary and benefits are both good.
During the interview, pay attention to whether the position is on the factory side. If you need money, you can go to the factory side because overtime is not restricted, but you also cannot avoid working overtime. As a newbie, I worked about 50 hours of overtime during my first full month.
Suitable for newcomers to gain experience.
1. The benefits at a top-100 company comply with government regulations.
2. At the factory, joining a good team can take you to heaven.
1. At the factory, only a minority of Taiwanese employees have a good attitude.
2. An ineffective team puts newcomers at a disadvantage.
3. Even when they know the system has problems, they have no intention of improving it.
They pay very generously, and it’s easy to take leave.
The factory operations are unstable, and the factory could be shut down at any time. Even the longest-tenured ones haven’t been there for ten years. There are a lot of foreign workers, Taiwanese employees are constantly fighting among themselves, and newcomers are treated unfriendly.
A fruit wearable product; during the interview, they kept going around in circles. Another chance, and another chance??
Managers with anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder who do not take their medication on time, endangering society.
The supervisor is pretty good; they help and answer questions when there are problems.
The colleagues and assistants are fucking difficult to get along with.
You can’t see “helping others is the source of happiness” in them.
The pay is quite good, and the employee benefits are much better than those at typical small and medium-sized enterprises.
At least 46 hours of overtime per month is the starting point. At the factory site, you often have to take on work outside your official responsibilities, even though the workload of your actual duties is already substantial. Also, remember to ask during the interview whether the position is based at the factory site. The factory-site environment is worse than the R&D environment; this refers to the hardware, regulations, and workplace culture.
Anyone who wants to come can just get in.
To put it bluntly:
Anyone who wants to do it should be mentally prepared.
There are problems with the higher-ups.
A salary that keeps you from starving
Working overtime until 10 p.m.; the team leader is incompetent, the manager is incompetent, the production line is inadequate, maintenance is inadequate, the instructors are also incompetent, and QC2 is incompetent
The Filipino colleagues are very kind, hardworking, and willing to teach others.
The company headquarters’ cafeteria offers a wide variety of food at low prices.
The cafeteria at Plant 2 can help you lose weight.
I work at Plant 2. The lockers for Plant 2 employees are on the basement level, yet we have to climb to the second floor to eat.
The company’s outsourced catering vendor’s food is not particularly tasty, and it is not filling.
The microwave ovens can only be used during lunchtime. If you want hot food during overtime, you can only eat instant noodles.
Regular employees are prohibited from bringing mobile phones into the factory, so after eating, we have to walk back down for three minutes to use our phones, spend about ten minutes using them, and then spend another three minutes walking back to the factory.
On the production line where I work, even supervisors do not appear on the line before 8:00 to hand over to the night shift.
Sometimes operators switch between three or four positions in a single day.
Our performance bonuses are calculated based on the amount of overtime worked.
Multi-skilled workers spend most of their time figuring out how to deal with upper management and calculating materials, so they can only do their best to keep the operators’ work running smoothly.
HR efficiently arranged the preparation of materials and the examination process
The SMT maintenance supervisor interview focused on key points and did not go off topic. The technical level was high.
The working hours are slightly long, making it more suitable for physically fit job seekers.
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Two people came to the interview, one young and one old.
The younger one was fairly polite and you could also tell that they had a stronger technical background.
The older one was very impolite, and it also seemed that their technical abilities were not very good. They spoke in a very sarcastic manner.
Additionally, Quanta has posted a bunch of seemingly perennial job openings on 104. I’ve seen the same positions listed there for almost two years. I really wonder whether they are actually hiring.
The following describes product engineers (PEs) at the QTMC factory (PU9):
1. Most colleagues are easy to get along with, and they are generally willing to teach you kindly when you ask questions.
2. The environment is clean, and the restrooms are clean too.
3. There are plenty of resources, and the hardware and software equipment is comprehensive.
4. Overtime pay is calculated according to the Labor Standards Act. Although there is a cap, a special approval can raise it to 70 hours per month or even more.
5. This is a good fit for people without professional skills who need money, and it is also suitable for recent graduates looking to build up their resumes.
6. Motorcycle parking is convenient and offers shelter from the sun and rain.
1. The job listing says the location is the headquarters, but after reporting for work, you only find out that it is actually the factory across the street. Before showing up, you might think there is also a factory inside the headquarters. Basically, you can only stay at the factory and on the production line during work every day. If they said during the initial interview that the work location was the factory across the street, probably not many people would come.
2. There are many meetings. In addition to the half-hour morning meeting at 8:10 a.m. every day and the departmental meeting at 5 p.m., which lasts about one to two hours, the model you are responsible for may also have separate meetings from time to time. As a result, most employees usually do not leave work until after 8 p.m.
3. By the time the departmental meeting ends, the factory cafeteria is usually already closed. If you want to go across to the headquarters for dinner, the time you spend eating there will be monitored, and someone will wait for you in the access-control area. In addition to this, surveillance also includes assigning people to watch what you are doing; even after you come out of the restroom, someone monitors how long you were inside. The people doing the monitoring usually have little else to do—they only need to monitor people.
4. The quality of the departmental contacts for each product varies widely, and there are also many extremely problematic people. For example, one product team:
I. They invite you to a meeting just to use you as an endorsement and avoid taking responsibility themselves. If you try to ask the questions you need to ask, you will be interrupted and told to discuss them privately. As long as they confirm whatever they themselves need to confirm, that is all that matters.
II. When an abnormality appears in product testing, asking RD for advice will get you berated, but they will not provide a solution, and no one will help coordinate things. If you ask the MPM, the MPM will tell you to post your question in the group—but how is that any different from asking yourself?
III. To make things easier for themselves, the people below deliberately create the impression for upper management that most products have reached an FPY above the required standard. As a result, issues with their own products remain without solutions for a long time and cannot be HL'd to senior management; otherwise, they will face severe ostracism. For people with strong moral scruples, this can make it hard to sleep every day as they suffer pangs of conscience. Also, if they are unfortunately found out, the PE will be held responsible.
5. There is a famous saying in new-hire training: When you discover that you do not know whom to ask to handle something, just ask the PE.
Summary: This job is suitable for people who are highly submissive, have no specialized skill, and want to make money quickly.
The employee cafeteria may be just a little cheaper than outside.
What the IT department is expected to do differs greatly from what people generally imagine. Simply put, you have to be the principal, the one who locks up, and the security guard all at once. Besides maintaining and developing information systems, you are also expected to take responsibility for discussing requirements with several specific customers and the sales staff responsible for those customers’ products at the factory, and you have to be on call at all times. However, you only receive a security guard’s salary—unless you are lucky enough to be assigned to a certain fruit customer, in which case your performance may be a little better, but that is also because the customer tends to be more demanding.
In fact, the money is enough to get by, but if you want a promotion or to make a fortune, you would probably get there faster by continuing to dream. This is suitable for people who just want to muddle through.
P.S. Employees are expected to prepare a performance for the department’s annual spring banquet.
The company’s exterior looks nice
All that glitters is not gold; if you’re considering joining this company, it’s best to first check which business group you’ll be in. Then, your manager will determine your fate.
If you unfortunately end up in BU11, all I can say is: you’re incredibly lucky. I recommend looking for another job as soon as possible.
The benefits package is pretty good
Think twice before working at the factory site.
1. A certain supervisor will be harsh toward colleagues in Grade 9 positions, speaking to them condescendingly and sarcastically, and even directly berating them.
2. Overtime is considered normal; 46 hours is the norm.
3. There have already been factual violations of the Labor Standards Act.
4. The supervisor likes to schedule overtime meetings at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The meeting covers what was done that day and lasts about two hours. If you cannot work overtime, you must ask the supervisor for leave and designate a substitute. The substitute must report the absent employee’s work for the day as well. If the supervisor is dissatisfied, both people will have their performance ratings reduced.
5. Performance score deductions are used as a threat.
6. Whether you are allowed to sign an overtime form depends on the supervisor’s mood. Even if you have not signed one, you will still be forced to stay for the meeting.
7. A certain supervisor is basically a child who needs to be coaxed :)
The above is based on my personal experience; not a single word is untrue.
The lobby is impressive.
I interviewed for a production control engineer position. It was raining heavily that day, and I rode all the way from Hsinchu. When I arrived, I went straight into an interview with the supervisor.
The supervisor asked me: “What is your understanding of the responsibilities of a production control engineer?” I gave a general description of what I knew.
She replied: “Actually, what we do isn’t quite the same as what you described. It does include the things you mentioned, but there’s also OOOXX. It seems this job probably isn’t what you’re looking for.”
I thought it was strange and felt as though she was trying to brush me off and get rid of me.
Then she said: “Actually, we already found someone last week. We just still wanted to have you come in so we could meet and chat.”
The interview ended in just over 10 minutes. I was completely dumbfounded. After I got home, I emailed the HR representative who had notified me about the interview: If you had already found someone, why ask me to come all the way there and waste my time?
The HR representative replied very “politely”: “Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention first instead of posting about it on PTT. If you had this problem but posted directly on PTT, we might put you on a blacklist and never hire you in the future!”
Although the supervisor had already found someone, she thought it would be worthwhile to talk with you, which is why she invited you in. You may feel that your time was wasted, but perhaps this could also lead to an opportunity to work together in the future... (followed by various other polished remarks)
Conclusion: They stood me up for an interview, and if I post about it on PTT, I might even be blacklisted?! I’m speechless.
During the interview, the manager was very friendly and did not make things difficult for me.
After I received a verbal offer from the manager and discussed the compensation, they decided not to hire me but did not proactively inform me.
When I felt that the wait had gone on too long and contacted HR myself, they told me that the manager had found another, more suitable candidate and that I would not be hired.
Do they think I’m an idiot?
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They made me wait over 20 minutes for the second interview, then sarcastically criticized me for not having experience dealing with customers. No wonder they can only be a third-rate contract manufacturer.
The HR reception and examination process were very efficient.
The manager had a straightforward personality.
I had been unemployed for a relatively long time, but I had explained on my résumé my plans for further study during my unemployment and the reasons for my previous departure.
The interview notification I received said that the manager wanted to invite me for an interview after reviewing my résumé. However, when the manager came to conduct the interview that day, he seemed to have no impression of my résumé at all and repeatedly questioned me about my departure and unemployment.
Perhaps I had not written my experience as completely on Quanta’s standardized résumé form as I had on my 104 profile or CV. I only listed my formal work experience, so I could understand this, and I answered patiently. (Next time, I should ask him to turn to the Chinese résumé I attached. The page after Quanta’s standardized résumé form was the English CV I had attached myself. Since HR said the manager placed great importance on English, I put the English CV on the first page, but he seemed unwilling to read it.)
After I finished answering a series of questions about my departure and unemployment, the manager briefly introduced the department’s divisions. He did not ask any questions about my personal experience, and I did not have an opportunity to ask questions either. He only said that he would think about it, and the interview ended.
One week later, I received an interview thank-you letter stating that there was no suitable position.
I feel that if he was so concerned about this issue, they could have conducted a phone interview first instead of making me spend time and money traveling to the interview. People who are unemployed really do not have much budget even for transportation costs to an interview.
Cloud Application Server Sales Specialist/Administrator - J1466
The professionalism and thoughtfulness of the interview made for a very rare and funny experience. I’m sharing the entire interview below.
I dreamed I was at BU9 Servers, I guess~ A high-level interview with Ah-Hong Chen (Wu-Yue-Tian Ah-Xin has no side job, 35–40 years old, dark complexion, 175–180 cm tall, eyesight 2.0 in both eyes), for everyone’s reference and learning. SMAX gogogo
(1) Tell me what you did before!
***I spent five minutes at the beginning introducing my previous work experience and responsibilities. Ah-Hong then asked the second question...
(2) Why did you leave your previous company? I don’t understand! Wasn’t XX Company good?
Answer: Because collaboration and rapport within my previous team had reached their limit in the later stage, I felt it was time to change environments and take on a new challenge as part of my career planning. Two years in my previous position was sufficient, and I felt I had done right by myself and the team.
Ah-Hong: I don’t understand! I think two years isn’t enough! I don’t understand!
No matter how I explained or gave examples... Ah-Hong just kept endlessly repeating, “I don’t understand.”
(3) Draw one of the diagrams from Intel’s roadmap for me!
Answer: In the past, I would review Intel’s roadmap to gather information, but to be honest, I can’t draw the item you’re referring to. I really haven’t worked with that before. I’m sorry.
Ah-Hong: You can’t draw it? Every company’s PM can do that, right? I’ve done the PM work you did too! How am I supposed to continue this interview?
Answer: To be honest, drawing this diagram was not part of the division of responsibilities in my previous role. Perhaps PM responsibilities are divided somewhat differently at each company.
Ah-Hong: PMs are all the same! I’ve done the PM work you did too!
Answer: PM job descriptions are largely similar, but the teams at different companies should still have some differences.
Ah-Hong: Forget it! I don’t want to argue with you about this anymore! (shaking his head and looking into the distance)
***The position applied for was a “sales” role, and Ah-Hong clearly didn’t understand the situation.
(4) If you don’t explain why you left your previous company, I don’t know your personality traits, and I don’t know how to continue the interview!
Answer: I gave you quite a few examples and explanations during the five minutes just now. My answer is exactly what I just described. May I ask whether we can discuss some questions about this position at Quanta now?
Ah-Hong: No, because I don’t know how to continue asking questions!
(5) Which other companies are you currently interviewing with?
Answer: I’m also interviewing for similar companies and positions. Sorry, but I’d prefer to withhold the specific company names for now.
Ah-Hong: I don’t understand! What do you mean, withhold? I don’t know how to continue the interview!
Answer: I don’t think that has much to do with this position at Quanta, does it?
Ah-Hong: Of course it does! I think it’s related!
(6) I really don’t know how to continue this interview. I feel that your personality traits aren’t suitable for our company!
Answer: Sorry, may I ask which traits are unsuitable? I’d be interested to hear more. Could you explain a little?
Ah-Hong: Your personality traits aren’t suitable for our company... That concludes today’s interview!
(Preparing to get up and leave)
Question: May I ask a few questions about the position?
Ah-Hong: Oh!
Question: May I ask whether the responsibilities for this sales position are divided by customer or by product line?
Ah-Hong: Oh, both... That concludes today’s interview!
Question: Are you in a hurry? I still have some questions about the position I’d like to ask!
Ah-Hong: No, I’m not in a hurry! Okay, that’s it for today!
(He then picked up the laptop he had been staring at for ages, walked quickly toward the meeting-room door without looking back, and left in a huff~)
Twenty minutes, just like that~ Overall, it was a very relaxed and enjoyable interview experience. Those with aspirations can go talk with Chairman Hong!
Quanta Computer, very professional company, very funny! ^_^
Cloud Application Server Sales Specialist/Administrator - J1466
The professionalism and thoughtfulness shown during the interview made for a rare and funny experience. I’m sharing the entire interview below.
I dreamed I was at BU9 Server—well, it was a high-level interview with Ah-Hong Chen (Wu Yue-Tian? Ah-Xin? No side job, 35–40 years old, dark complexion, 175–180 cm, 2.0 vision in both eyes). For everyone’s reference and learning. SMAX gogogo
(1) Tell me what you did before!
***In the opening five minutes, I introduced my previous work experience and responsibilities. Ah-Hong then asked the second question...
(2) Why did you leave your previous company? I don’t understand! Wasn’t Company XX good?
Answer: Toward the end, the collaboration and rapport within my previous team had reached their limit. I felt it was time to change environments and take on a new challenge as part of my career planning. Two years in my previous position was sufficient, and I felt I had done right by myself and the team.
Ah-Hong: I don’t understand! I think two years isn’t enough! I don’t understand!
No matter how I explained or gave examples... Ah-Hong just kept repeating “I don’t understand” in an endless loop.
(3) Draw one of the diagrams from Intel’s roadmap for me!
Answer: In the past, I would review Intel’s roadmap to gather information, but to be frank, I don’t know how to draw the item you’re referring to. I truly haven’t worked with this area before. I’m sorry.
Ah-Hong: You can’t draw it? Every company’s PM can, right? I’ve also done the PM work you did! How am I supposed to continue this interview?
Answer: Honestly, drawing this diagram was not part of the division of responsibilities in my previous role. The division of responsibilities for PMs may differ somewhat between companies.
Ah-Hong: PMs are all the same! I’ve also done the PM work you did!
Answer: PM job descriptions are broadly similar, but there should still be differences between teams at different companies!
Ah-Hong: Forget it! I don’t want to argue with you about this anymore! (shaking his head and looking into the distance)
***The position being applied for was a “sales” role, and Ah-Hong clearly didn’t understand the situation.
(4) If you don’t explain why you left your previous company, I don’t know your personality traits, and I don’t know how to continue the interview!
Answer: I gave you quite a few examples and explanations during the five minutes just now. My answer is exactly what I said earlier. May I ask whether we can discuss questions related to this position at Quanta now?
Ah-Hong: No, because I don’t know how to continue asking questions!
(5) Which other companies are you interviewing with?
Answer: I’m also interviewing for similar companies and positions. I’m sorry, but I’d prefer to withhold the specific company names for now.
Ah-Hong: I don’t understand! What do you mean, withhold? I don’t know how to continue the interview!
Answer: I don’t think that’s very related to this position at Quanta, is it?
Ah-Hong: Of course it is! I think it’s related!
(6) I really don’t know how to continue this interview. I feel that your personality traits aren’t suitable for our company!
Answer: I’m sorry, but which traits are unsuitable? I’d be interested to hear more. Could you explain a little?
Ah-Hong: Your personality traits aren’t suitable for our company... That concludes today’s interview!
(Preparing to get up and leave)
Question: May I ask a few questions about the position?
Ah-Hong: Oh!
Question: May I ask whether the responsibilities for this sales position are divided by customer or by product line?
Ah-Hong: Oh, both... That concludes today’s interview!
Question: Are you in a hurry? I still have some questions about the position I’d like to ask!
Ah-Hong: No, I’m not in a hurry! Okay, that’s it for today!
(He then picked up the laptop he had been staring at for quite a while and, without looking back, briskly walked out toward the meeting-room door, leaving in a huff.)
A 20-minute brush-off~ Overall, it was a very relaxed and pleasant interview experience. Those with ambition can go and chat with Chairman Hong!
Quanta Computer: very professional company, very funny! ^_^
The lobby looks impressive, the HR staff look presentable, and the overall appearance is quite good.
This was an interview experience from many years ago, so it may not be accurate now. At the time, I forgot whether I had applied myself or whether they had contacted me ... In any case, I originally applied for position A, but during the actual interview, they unexpectedly had a manager from department B come talk to me. We talked for half an hour before realizing that we were completely talking past each other ... I ended up making the trip for nothing. I had to go back again before they found the right manager to talk to me.
However, regardless of which manager it was, they all seemed to speak with a sense of pride. It seemed that the company’s thank-you letters were sent automatically by the system, with the letters being sent out all at once at around one or two in the morning.
I interviewed N years ago but wasn’t hired, so I don’t know.
There are far more contract positions than I expected, and there are many interview stages. Even after receiving a verbal offer, I never received a start-date notification.
Also, the pay for contract positions is fairly average, while the compensation for full-time employees is actually not bad.
● Quanta’s lobby is very beautiful, and it gives a very good impression.
● The process is comprehensive: from a personality test to English, followed by a professional assessment, and then an interview with HR—about four hours in total. (Is that a positive?)
● It feels like having an academic degree is enough to get hired. (A positive?)
● It has the bureaucracy of a large company. If there is competition between teams, they can easily refuse to help each other, even when working on the same thing.
● Your manager may not necessarily be willing to let you participate in company activities.
● Your manager likes you to work long hours, even if you are just slacking off and pretending to work.
● Quanta is, after all, a hardware company, so it is actually not very friendly to software professionals, especially when the manager does not understand software.
● The salary is just average.
● I previously served as a substitute R&D serviceman at Quanta Research Institute (2010–2014) as a software engineer. I stayed for about three and a half years. The work atmosphere was quite good, and it was a relatively free department. The colleagues were all around the same age.
● Quanta treats its employees fairly well. The lunch is good, and life after work is quite fulfilling, with many club activities and occasional cultural and artistic performances.
● Large-company bureaucracy: if there is competition between teams, they are very likely to refuse to help each other, even when working on the same thing.
● Managers may not necessarily be willing to let you participate in company activities.
● Managers like you to work very long overtime hours, even if you are just slacking off.
● Quanta is ultimately still a hardware company and is not particularly friendly toward software engineers, especially when the manager does not understand software.
● The pay is mediocre.
The HR woman at the reception desk was very friendly, and the company environment was good.
When I went to interview at this company, everything went fairly smoothly. About a week later, I received a call from HR confirming that I had been preliminarily accepted and informing me of the salary and benefits. HR said that they would only start the process once I confirmed that I would report for work. After I confirmed my interest, I again confirmed the salary during our subsequent phone conversations. (To be honest, Quanta's offer was 3–4K lower than everything I had at hand at the time. I was interested purely because the job duties were more appealing.)
During the two weeks I waited for the offer, apart from confirming that the process on Quanta's side would go through, I had to turn down offers from two other companies because their deadlines were earlier. When Quanta's offer finally arrived, I was truly dumbfounded: the salary was another 4K lower than what had initially been discussed and confirmed more than twice! When I called to ask about it, the only answer I got was, "That's how it came out after going through our process." I also couldn't find the HR representative who had originally discussed the salary with me; instead, another person responded to me. Fortunately, I had recorded the relevant phone calls using my mobile phone, and luckily I had received another company's offer earlier that day, which was considerably higher, so I avoided being taken advantage of. I also didn't intend to pursue the matter further.
This is only my personal experience, and I don't know whether it is standard practice. Quanta is a well-known company, and I even have relatives working there in fairly senior positions. I never expected HR to play this kind of petty trick. I suggest that job seekers consider things carefully for themselves. HR wasn't concerned about wasting other people's time just to save its own. The company interviews job seekers, but job seekers are also interviewing the company. I wonder whether these HR representatives were treated the same way and then simply accepted the offer and joined after swallowing their frustration. This experience left me with a very poor impression, although I still hope your company finds the talent it is looking for.
About ten years ago, I worked in the Multimedia Business Group for nearly three years. From the company’s perspective, Quanta clearly takes good care of its employees, offering many benefits and a good working environment. However, it cannot change the fate of the contract manufacturing industry. It depends on the business unit and level of the position: if the customer has very high demands, entry-level employees may spend the entire month in mainland China, working seven days a week without a break. This may continue until the product enters mass production, after which they might have about a month with just a little more free time. Then they have to start working on the next product again.
The salary is actually not bad, but it becomes difficult to move up after reaching the first specialist level. For most people, simply reaching that level takes far too many years....