全鋒汽車股份有限公司

The company selects attractive secretaries; they are young and beautiful. It hires quite a few secretaries, roughly the size of a department. They often issue orders to the heads of various departments on behalf of the boss, improving the company’s administrative efficiency and turnover rate. Secretaries sometimes attend social engagements after work, which also provides many opportunities to drink; those with a good alcohol tolerance can give it a try.

It is a good opportunity for young people to gain experience. Those who are good-looking have an advantage, and the boss will patiently train them to become capable secretaries.

A company with no shortcomings.

Convenient transportation

1. During the first interview, I first interviewed with the team leader. I got the feeling that she was evasive in the way she spoke, and no matter what questions I asked, she skillfully deflected them.

2. During the second interview, the department manager and another team leader who trains new employees interviewed me together. The department manager was the primary speaker and asked questions related to my previous work. Whenever she was met with skepticism, she looked very displeased and did not respond to me.

3. When giving relevant examples, they might insult a person’s previous profession or the other person’s intelligence (though this depends on how you interpret it).

4. Their attitude was actually very disrespectful. I felt that they expected employees who joined the company to put the company first.

5. As for whether there is overtime or business travel, whenever an unexpected situation occurs, these things cannot be avoided.

6. Although they provided a DM for candidates to look over so they could understand the company, the actual business is selling Formosa Plastics gas cards, with property insurance from various insurance companies as a supplementary product. It felt like the partner companies were all fairly large. They said they regularly revisit existing customers, but based on their explanation, it seemed that the job actually involves cold outreach. This is something to consider carefully.

7. They said there is a system where members can view company-published promotions and information, as well as information about members’ gas cards. However, the company does not have a backend system for handling problems online, which is extremely inadequate.

1 Basically, if you have thick skin, you can clock in and out on time.

1 At the fuel-card sales division, there are a ton of meetings that wear down your spirit and patience. You have to write reports from time to time, and even though your supervisor earns a different salary from you, you still have to listen to them complain about this and that—what a waste of life.

2 The supervisors and department managers are pretty much all the same. They follow the Labor Standards Act, but will also do everything they can to make things difficult for you. On average, one person quits every month.

3 If you fail to win the favor of upper management, prepare to leave. The company only needs obedient “dogs.”

4 You really don’t need to waste your life at this company. The same goes for the interview process—if you want to work in sales, there will definitely be other, better options.

A rule-by-person organization and a family business where you can rely on seniority and coast along; stay under the big tree long enough and the position is yours—a quasi-government organization where you can work until retirement. Never mention reform, innovation, or anything similar in front of the old guard; these are merely slogans in front of the boss and must never be put into practice, or you’ll step on a landmine!

1. There are many long-timers with 20–30 years of seniority who just want to coast comfortably into a civil-service-style position and do not want change, so the authenticity of all those innovation slogans is questionable.

2. There are many senior managers with a superiority complex. New hires or parachuted-in managers should be mentally prepared to be ostracized and get blasted by the business owner—unless, of course, they have exceptionally thick skin.

3. Although it is a family business, it operates internally under a two-systems arrangement, with the husband and wife managing differently. The second generation is also preparing to take over. This turbulent undercurrent has no impact on people already approaching retirement…but newcomers and career changers should think twice.

4. Its brand power is insufficient, though it has quite a few business units. As for whether they are profitable and what prospects the so-called innovations have…probably only the boss knows.

5. Although it still has a high market share in the towing industry, its quality is extremely poor. Google is full of customer complaints—where is the future?

6. At headquarters, there is a clear divide, with everyone doing their own thing. The couple unusually likes to repeatedly create departments and recruit staff, then blame each other’s people for not making money, and so on.

7. Anyone who wants to achieve something there should enter with caution: those who stand out get beaten down. As for things like smart technology and future potential…they are still basically handled manually, and the systems are decades behind.

8. The pace is very slow, and there are no good training programs. Then they talk about wanting to give young people opportunities…young people do not want to sit there watching the long-timers’ faces either. They might as well become their own bosses; they could probably sell things online better than on the company’s platform.

9. There are many secrets that cannot be discussed—so many that they hinder the execution of daily business. There are piles of taboos that are never explained, so everyone can only spend time playing “guess what I’m thinking.” During that time, the company is paying you, so you can take your time guessing.

1 There is not much overtime.

2 The Taipei customer service office has very new interior decor.

1 The company initially made its name in automotive roadside assistance, but competition has intensified in recent years and profits have declined. Its main business is selling fuel cards, and it also sells urea.

2 It has a group of salespeople primarily focused on cold calling. However, the base salary is below NT$30,000, and earning commissions is not particularly easy, resulting in high turnover among new hires. That said, some people have stayed for a long time.

3 You have to pay for a health examination yourself before starting work, and after joining, you may be dismissed at any time if you fail to meet the company's expectations.

4 Cross-departmental communication is poor. Departments with the same functions may even be established repeatedly, with different but very similar names.

5 There are many meetings, and daily reports are also required to explain the work.

6 Senior management is relatively old and likes to bring in experienced people from outside to drive innovation. Quite a few people who fail to adapt leave, while long-time employees hold on to the company's gradually declining traditional businesses and wait for retirement.

7 Its business model is threatened by electric vehicles.

8 The company has made many equity investments, but they have not generated synergies.

9 There are many secretaries—more than three. They make a mountain out of a molehill and treat minor matters as major directives.

The company’s colleagues are generally quite friendly, and they are willing to answer your questions openly. When you really need help, they usually manage to achieve a lot with very little effort.

The restrooms are cleaned by cleaning staff, and toilet paper is provided.

1. The equipment is usable but old, and the computers are very slow. Everything has to be requested through the system.

2. Rank matters a lot. Everyone is friendlier toward people at minister-level positions and above. When addressing someone with an official rank at the company, be sure to use their rank title.

3. The turnover rate in the Strategic Marketing Department is very high—people usually stay around 3–10 months.

4. It is a traditional family business: the chairman is the owner, the general manager is the owner’s wife, and the son manages the main business operations.

5. They keep talking about innovation, but in reality it is a traditional industry wrapped in an innovative exterior. Business development relies on manpower, and all the data is held by individuals.

6. The company has created several platforms, but their traffic is extremely low and they are no longer being optimized. There is no data when data is needed, and they fundamentally do not understand what SEO is.

7. There is a probationary period, and you must undergo an evaluation every month. However, if they are unhappy with you, they may simply tell you not to come in the next day, give you two hours to pack up your belongings, and tell you to leave. If you ask exactly what you did wrong, they cannot give a reason. HR will tell you that everything complies with the Labor Standards Act and that you will receive severance pay.

8. The company’s revenue comes from fuel cards. Maintaining old customers means being told that there is no money and that you need to transfer funds. In this business unit, you must constantly bring in new customers; the position is perpetually understaffed.

9. There are many long-serving employees, with lots of people who have worked there for over a decade. Young people are exceptionally rare, so be careful with what you say and do.