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Read the community guidelinesThe office space is clean and bright, and the interviewer had a good attitude 👍
People considering an interview are advised to ask upfront whether labor and health insurance coverage is based on their actual salary, especially women, for whom benefits related to having children are a particularly important consideration. To promote a better working environment for women in Kaohsiung, I hope everyone will consider their own benefits first before deciding whether to devote themselves to this company. If a company cannot even provide the most basic protections, what is there to discuss about better compensation and benefits planning?
The interviewer's speech and attitude were above standard, and they were also very friendly.
A traditional industry company that operates on the edge of the Labor Standards Act.
Apart from the interview process being extremely lengthy, there was also a baffling and extremely lengthy numerical addition test (I forgot to ask about its purpose, so those who go for an interview are kindly asked to help find out!).
Labor and health insurance are reported at the minimum standard, while salaries above the minimum standard are paid in US dollars, helping the company evade scrutiny from the Labor Bureau and avoid taxes.
The company basically has no benefits to speak of. The company also divides employees into two groups, with half of them staying at the office on alternating weeks (in other words, Saturdays are off every other week). Most amusingly, despite already dividing employees into alternating-week groups, the company still insists that “if a month has a fifth weekend, everyone has to work,” because “otherwise it would be unfair to decide which people get the day off.” !!!!? Since the weeks simply alternate continuously each month, I completely fail to understand where the dispute comes from.
I don't know whether it's because the company's system is so poor that explaining it would be embarrassing, but even the interviewer didn't want to explain the compensation and benefits system personally, and instead went out to the office to find an employee (HR?) to introduce it. During the interview, the interviewer also complained somewhat that the Labor Standards Act limits industry development. All of this made me think of the stereotypical exploitative boss. The compensation was unclear; it was not mentioned at all during the nearly three-hour interview, with only the statement that they would contact me by email later. Since I did not receive any subsequent notification, I assume the company did not consider me.
Finally, perhaps an important point, or perhaps not: as soon as you enter the office, a huge map of the “People's Republic of China” is prominently displayed. Everyone should understand what territories it includes, so I won't say more.