GaragePlay_車庫娛樂股份有限公司

There really are none.

I applied for an administrative assistant position. Because I like watching movies, I already knew about GaragePlay, and I had also been seeing job openings from the company on 104 for some time. However, after applying several times, I never received an interview invitation. When I received an invitation this time, I was initially very excited, but while searching online to prepare for the interview, I found that there were a lot of negative reviews about everything from the company’s owner and employees’ work experiences to the company’s systems and activities. I even found other job seekers asking whether things were still just as bad. As someone interviewing in 2024, my impression was that I would not want to work for this company.

After seeing all the negative reviews online, I decided to verify things for myself. After arriving at the company and filling out the forms, I waited for a while, and the person who eventually came in was the owner himself. The owner did not ask me to introduce myself. After looking through my résumé and asking about my work experience, he even confirmed which position I was applying for. When I asked about details of the job responsibilities, he only gave a general overview. He said the compensation would be discussed in the second interview, and then it ended—in less than 10 minutes. I could not feel any courtesy or respect from the owner toward the interviewee. My thought at the time was: everything written online was true.

The office decor is okay.

The senior managers are really two-faced.

Then when they want you to leave, they’ll say that you’re simply not a good fit for each other.

I really don’t understand the boss’s way of doing things, and the boss even swears openly at work.

Can't think of any.

Don't be fooled by the salary range posted on 104; false promises bring bad karma.

1. The company is very disorganized—small, stuffy, and with a heavy atmosphere and little energy.

2. The interviewer was 20 minutes late. Fortunately, the receptionist was quite polite.

3. The salary posted on 104 was NT$30,000–50,000, but in reality they were only willing to offer NT$31,000, with no room for negotiation (???).

In short, they kept emphasizing that the work was very easy and that they could only offer a little over NT$30,000. They said they didn't want to waste my time if I couldn't accept it (just going to the interview had already wasted my time). Then why post the position as NT$30,000–50,000 and mislead applicants? The interview ended in less than five minutes. Ah, I just thought of one advantage: at least I didn't have to join and be exploited. What a lousy place.

There really were none.

1. The HR interviewer’s questions were completely unprofessional. When determining my salary, they gave me a note and asked me to fill in my minimum expected salary, saying that once it was opened, it would be a take-it-or-leave-it deal (what a move).

2. The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was very tense.

3. For positions other than general affairs/administration, employees had to move the bottled water for the office themselves during work hours (provided for the entire office).

4. Senior management seemed very afraid that everyone would not know about past grudges and constantly gossiped about rival brands.

5. My direct supervisor liked handling work matters in the middle of the night.

The speed is very fast, which should count as an advantage?

When I arrived, I first filled out my résumé, which took about half an hour. The person who interviewed me afterward was probably the boss~

They didn't ask many questions about my résumé, so it was my turn to ask~

But I could vaguely sense that they were just looking for someone to do manual work... the kind of expendable labor they can use up and discard

Later, they said they would contact me, but there was no follow-up~

It definitely means goodbye.

1. Free movie tickets to Lux Cinema are provided to employees every month

1. The position applied for differs greatly from the actual job responsibilities, but the employer and supervisors will use spin to tell you that this is normal

2. Extremely high employee turnover

3. Relations between departments are poor, which affects collaboration

4. Senior management frequently attacks other agencies

Close to Chung Hsing Hospital, making it convenient to seek medical care.

This is a sweatshop-style company that violates the Labor Standards Act and operates under an all-inclusive salary system. Requiring employees to work unpaid overtime is standard practice. LINE messages are sent indiscriminately, even late at night and on holidays. If employees do not reply to LINE messages during holidays, the employer or supervisors may even lose their temper, causing employees tremendous psychological pressure. Employees are expected to work unpaid overtime over the long term and remain on call almost around the clock, seriously harming their quality of family life. Many employees have also resigned for health reasons.

The following is a list of the disadvantages:

1. Below-average salary and benefits (assistant position): NT$25,000

2. Frequent overtime, with no overtime pay or compensatory leave

3. Work assignments are chaotically reorganized every two months, making it difficult to steadily develop skills and experience

4. A lack of respect for professional expertise; staffing costs are cut wherever possible. Neither the business nor marketing staff have professional backgrounds; animators are assigned to do graphic design, and graphic designers are assigned to work as photographers

5. Work assignments are sent via LINE in the middle of the night. The employer pressures managers, managers pressure frontline staff, and everyone is pressured from above

6. There are many workaholics in the company who report to the employer that other employees are not sufficiently willing to submit

7. The employer wants to make art films but harbors strong hostility and prejudice toward arts-and-culture-minded people, resulting in editors who love art films being unable to stay for long

8. The office atmosphere is gloomy and hostile, and many people make sexist remarks, which is extremely difficult to tolerate

9. The employer is very good at making grand promises. According to senior employees, the year-end bonus and holiday banquet lottery only provoke derisive laughter; no one is satisfied

10. The company deliberately cultivates a hostile attitude toward other companies in the same industry and frequently brainwashes employees with malicious rumors that are difficult to distinguish from the truth