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Read the community guidelinesThey are really short-staffed.
The benefits are terrible, the starting salary is low, and raises are not handled straightforwardly. When I was previously working at an overseas plant, one position turned into having to take on another position as well. Two months later, instead of working at one plant, I had to cover two positions at another plant too. So one person was being used as four people, while my salary was only adjusted by NT$3,000 after the three-month probationary period. A year later, the promised raise was not given, and they added that I had agreed not to have my salary adjusted (I was completely dumbfounded???). I was there to earn money, not to do charity work. Would anyone agree to give up their own opportunity for a raise? Would anyone earning less than NT$50,000 and taking on so many positions give up the opportunity for a raise? On my resignation form, I wrote that I did not want to renew my contract after one year. The person in charge of the plant added: “The management trainee is unable to perform the duties; life and learning.” Seeing wording like that was undoubtedly like being stabbed a second time. In short, if you just want to pad your résumé, there is absolutely nothing wrong with going to this company. But if you want long-term development, forget it. The boss’s wife values price over value. Capable people can definitely get better待遇 elsewhere.
You can stay until retirement because the boss is unwilling to pay severance.
You likely won’t need to work much overtime; working hours are regular.
The office environment is fairly OK.
If you care about money, don’t come...
The year-end bonus is terrible: at most only one month, averaging 0.5 months, and sometimes nothing at all.
Starting salaries are all very low and cannot really be increased.
If you ask for too much, you’ll be rejected during the interview right away.
There are absolutely no parking spaces nearby; there isn’t even anywhere to park a scooter. The sidewalk opposite the office is ticketed...
No public transportation comes here either, so plan your commute carefully.
The boss’s wife only looks at money, not value.
If you really want to get in, just keep your salary expectations low.
There are many relatives and favored connections in the company....
Keep your eyes wide open after joining. Even if someone doesn’t know how to do the job, you absolutely must not offend them...
Otherwise, the boss’s wife will come after you later.
Last year, I interviewed for a sales position.
The company occupies an entire building and feels quite large-scale.
The HR representative and manager who interviewed me were both very friendly.
Unfortunately, I later received a rejection letter.....
The location is slightly remote.
Commuters need to take this into consideration...
It has a sufficiently strong reputation in the industry, but it is also notoriously exploitative.
The salary is stable because there is no raise after joining and passing the probationary period. You generally have to wait six or seven months for a raise of 2,000–4,000. I’ve heard that the mid-year bonus is never more than one month’s salary, regardless of seniority.
The department has a high turnover rate, and there has recently been another major internal reorganization. On average, the organization is reshuffled once a year. Each person is responsible for more than 20 vendors, and the work ranges from procurement and shipping inspections to accounting and closing. The work cannot be finished without working overtime, but even if you work yourself to death, there is no overtime pay. Managers require everyone to leave at 9:30, but because the workload is so heavy, employees still have to continue working after clocking out at 9:30. Working until ten or eleven o’clock is common. On top of that, managers threaten to deduct KPI points over everything, and when something goes wrong, they simply shift the blame back onto you.
A completely family-run company. Even if the royal relatives are utterly incompetent, nothing will happen to them. This is a great place to hone your skills, because you handle everything from big to small tasks, and it is also the best place to learn how to curry favor and spout nonsense. The salary and benefits are unbelievably terrible: you work overtime until you drop dead and then receive no overtime pay. The year-end bonus is only 0.x months’ salary; some factories that don’t provide a year-end bonus will give you company clothes as your year-end bonus instead~~~~
The supervisor only handles reports and deducts KPIs, but doesn’t help solve problems when something goes wrong. Their way of telling everyone not to work overtime is to clock out first and then go back to continue working overtime—without overtime pay.