It is a company with fairly good employee benefits; overall, it is a reasonably good company.
The company does have benefits, but its management system is very Japanese in style, down to details such as how to wear indoor shoes and how to wear your name badge.
There is also no refrigerator or microwave, possibly because they think that providing meals makes such things unnecessary. Sales staff are frequently replaced. There are often problems at the factory. The sales department particularly favors people who like chatting rather than working; those who work seriously but do not like chatting are at a considerable disadvantage. Overall, it is probably a company where one can coast until retirement.
Capable people have enough of a stage here to showcase their talents, but their hard-earned achievements will definitely be taken by others to claim credit.
Working hard guarantees endless blame to shoulder and meetings that never end.
The capable are overworked while the incompetent coast into retirement. This is how many people’s initial passion and expectations are completely drained away. When you raise an issue, they will always placate you briefly, then carry on as if nothing happened. All they know is how to cooperate with the boss in putting on a show and going through the motions; as long as you know how to talk, you can stir up trouble. Even when the work is clearly flawed, they push all the blame onto those further down the line, claim the credit for themselves, and shift the blame to others. When they are unhappy, they even use resigning as leverage for a promotion. Every day they cling to the executives’ side and spread rumors, saying that whoever they target is doomed. Pray that those who continue working can survive here safely.
Everything is carried out in accordance with the Labor Standards Act, including overtime pay.
1. The boss has the final say on bonuses. If one is given, great; if not, don't expect one.
2. When the boss paints a rosy picture, just listen and don't take it too seriously. Usually, I've only heard about it and never seen it happen.
3. Learn how to coast. Don't proactively take on too many tasks. The capable get overworked while the incapable coast. Learn to play dumb, and life will be easier.
4. The same few people are always the ones doing the work. The people who work are always the ones being watched, while those who do nothing never have any problems.
5. The overseas plants have a high turnover rate and are basically training grounds for newcomers. You often have to travel abroad to provide support, but the travel allowance is only USD 8 per day, even though the workload is crushing.
6. As long as you don't rank at the bottom in the performance evaluation, you're fine. But don't aim for first place either—just be an ordinary person.
7. The boss gets emotional in meetings and is often unreasonable and authoritarian. Just go along with it.
8. Senior managers actually have no decision-making power either. They simply carry out the boss's instructions, whether reasonable or not, effectively forcing the people below them to work themselves to death.
9. There are an enormous number of meetings—they're basically just a bunch of managers putting on a show. Afterward, everything gets dumped on the capable people to handle.
10. The managers all make decisions based solely on reports, so reports have to be written strategically. With some matters, whoever reports them is the one who gets into trouble.
The company benefits are good, and the boss is genuinely kind and places great importance on employees. The benefits are excellent.
Choose your department carefully. Managers are frequently transferred around. The boss is fairly good, but unfortunately there is a second-level manager underneath who is self-important yet incompetent. They often give incorrect instructions for the poor employees below them to carry out, and then refuse to take responsibility. The atmosphere in the entire department is extremely bad. The manager also argues with people from other departments; meetings are not really meetings at all, but constant shouting matches. This makes cross-department communication very awkward for the people below them. Everything is done according to this manager’s emotions. As long as you can argue and fight, you can survive in this department. Having someone with extremely poor emotional management in a managerial position is a recipe for disaster. Not long after taking office, several people had already left because of them, as it was completely impossible to stay. The work atmosphere is truly very bleak. No amount of benefits can make up for someone with such poor emotional intelligence.
1. Good employee benefits, with various family activities often held, making it clear that the boss values employees.
2. Relatively little overtime culture.
1. Most of the core production is overseas; Taiwan is responsible only for R&D and pilot production. However, the overall standards at the overseas plants are generally low, and the number of production-line and product abnormalities is extremely high. Issues can almost only be resolved remotely by relying on the Taiwan plant, requiring strong technical and communication skills. However, the salary is only average, resulting in a relatively high turnover rate in the relevant departments (those with insufficient ability cannot handle the work, while those with strong abilities have better options).
2. You can sense the boss's ambition, but most of the senior managers below have a retirement-minded attitude. There are often many lengthy, meaningless meetings and various projects carried out merely for show.
Interviewed position
Product R&D Engineer (I)
Situation
1. During the interview, the company manager asked whether I was good at debugging, whether I understood ISO XXXX, and whether I knew how to use ERP or PDM systems. I work as an R&D engineer at a system manufacturer, and aside from PDM/ERP, I really have not used the other systems.
2. The manager asked me to identify the aspects of work that I care about most (e.g., work atmosphere, number of overtime hours, salary, etc.) and hoped that I would clarify any questions before joining.
3. I asked the manager whether the department often requires overtime. They said it does not, and that the latest I would usually leave is around 7 p.m. Overtime is paid, and regarding benefits, the manager said that the basic benefits listed on the website would all be provided.
Salary
1. Despite having four years of experience as a laptop mechanical engineer at a system manufacturer, it was difficult to negotiate the salary. (Requested NT$46K.)
2. The manager asked about the starting salary at my previous job and my salary when I left.
None at present.
It can be considered a company with a fairly good benefits system. Overall, it is a pretty good company, but there are always pros and cons: here, long-serving employees can hinder the advancement of new employees. The evaluation information would be better if it were more transparent.