特耐第國際有限公司

Most colleagues are kind people; only a few employees who think highly of themselves regularly make disrespectful and thoughtless remarks.

There’s probably nothing particularly wrong with the work itself; the main problem is the strange behavior of the people.

When I first joined the company, I was told that its culture was open and that everyone got along well. The office uses an open-plan, unassigned seating layout supposedly to facilitate communication, but I later found out it was all a lie.

It’s rare to see managers at a company be so authoritarian. They tell everyone that opinions can be raised for discussion, but in reality, having too many opinions only gets you labeled as difficult, after which you’re frozen out. There are countless such cases—I've seen more than ten myself. So if you like being controlled, you can come work here; I’m sure the boss and managers will like you very much.

The business department also really likes interfering in other departments’ projects and shows no respect for professional expertise. They often communicate in a commanding tone, as though they were your supervisor, despite not understanding anything when asked questions. I think people should know their own limitations.

Most nauseating of all is that certain groups are extremely enthusiastic about judging and commenting on others. Whether it’s colleagues, clients, or even people who have just finished an interview, they loudly discuss and mock them. They have essentially no respect for others, and even those who don’t join in the discussion are treated as oddities.

Actually, communication is the most important thing at work. But for some reason, this company’s communication culture seems to be very poor. As mentioned earlier, managers believe that if they tell you to do something, you should just do it and stop having so many opinions. I once heard a manager say, “Just do the work you’re assigned. Why do you need to know the principles and details?” This clearly shows that what they are looking for in recruits is obedience and a lack of independent opinions. If they are dissatisfied with someone, they do not say so directly; instead, they discuss it behind that person’s back and then do everything possible to force them out. Many former long-term employees couldn’t stand working there and left, only to be met with the comment, “They weren’t suited to working with us.”

They are also unfriendly toward new employees. The managers’ attitude is essentially, “If I still have to worry about his feelings, that means he isn’t suited to working here.” This clearly serves to rationalize their neglectful treatment. They do not actively help newcomers integrate into the group and even privately comment on what the newcomers are like. They are incredibly two-faced.

The boss sees all of this and does not think there is anything wrong with it. Instead, the boss gives even more support to this type of person. All I can say is that the rise of certain people is not without explanation.

It’s truly pitiful.

Maybe there aren't any.

I previously worked as a packer, so I don't know much about the office side. On Salary.com.tw, there are also people discussing operator positions, so you can look into that. This company is indeed a similar family-owned business. It mainly purchases externally or produces some automotive parts itself, then packages and exports them overseas. I worked in the logistics department—which is basically the packaging department. It was probably the company's largest department and also the most entry-level one, with around 30 people. The entire company had only about 60 employees. The supervisors didn't really manage people; for the most part, employees would agree outwardly but do the opposite in practice. In reality, there wasn't much difference between the shop floor and the office—there were also lots of cliques. Then they said people took too much leave. They didn't notice when you did extra work, and the annual salary increase was only NT$500. I took an average of just one or two days of leave per month. The funniest thing was that the supervisor and team leader required a certain packaging volume, but there were lots of people slacking off. Even when it was reported, nothing was done; you were simply treated as a snitch. Taiwanese employees get taken advantage of by foreign spouses—it's really pitiful. That's why the company is recruiting on 104 every day. You really can't stay in this kind of environment.

There is music to listen to at work.

The interview process went very smoothly. I interviewed with the general manager, and we had a very pleasant conversation, but little did I know it was all just an illusion.

The interview was for a position in the Shipping Department. The supervisor discriminates against people. I was unfamiliar with and unable to use many Excel formulas, so when I asked, they said, “You don’t even know this? Didn’t they teach you at school?” (Correct, they didn’t.) The department heads are incredibly fake. They say the office atmosphere is great, but in reality everyone is extremely scheming. If you want to join, be prepared to take the blame from the moment you arrive. Not only that, the supervisor also leads the discrimination against newcomers. When a colleague with a master’s degree joined, they kept saying, “So this is all a master’s degree amounts to? How did you get your master’s certificate? You clearly didn’t study, did you?”

During the interview, they said there would be no test and asked me to start work as soon as possible. Looking back, it gives me goosebumps. As soon as I started working, they said I was careless. Come on, ma’am, I had no experience. You didn’t even teach me, yet you said I had no ambition and wasn’t proactive enough (WHAT?). The coworkers were also difficult to get along with; they kept talking about other people’s shortcomings. How old are you people?

This hopeless company is suitable for people who just want to pad their résumés. HR was also a rookie who didn’t know the answer to anything. There was already a group of longtime employees, and HR was afraid of offending them, so they went out of their way to help get people pushed out. Apparently, that’s all perfectly normal. The shipping supervisor’s fake smile is unforgettable to this day.