大江生醫股份有限公司(TCI CO., Ltd)

During the interview, I toured the entire factory’s operational process, which gave me a clear understanding of the job duties and the work environment.

Regarding overtime hours and wage calculations, HR only said that the company would not treat hardworking operators unfairly, but could not clearly explain the salary structure or how overtime would be paid. They just kept repeating, “Can you accept working 12 hours a day, Monday through Saturday, under these conditions?”

When the supervisor interviewed us, they also repeatedly emphasized that if production were to increase unexpectedly, we might be called back to work even while on leave.

After evaluating everything, I felt that your company does not regard its employees as important assets, leaving the impression that they are simply used and discarded.

There is yogurt and snacks, the manager is nice, there are learning opportunities, and the colleagues are all very dedicated.

The salary is 10% higher than the industry average.

There is no overtime pay (working until 9–12 p.m.); overtime does not come with compensatory leave—you still have to start work at 9 a.m., otherwise money will be deducted. Activities are sometimes held on holidays, and employees are required to participate. The turnover rate is extremely high; having been there for a year and a half counts as being a senior employee.

Many colleagues are interesting and easy to get along with. Perhaps because of the high work pressure, it is easy to develop a strong sense of camaraderie. When friends and family hear the company’s name, they think it has good prospects because it is publicly traded. The company places great emphasis on appearances; at least in areas visible to outsiders, it presents itself as very good, excellent, and impressive.

The working hours are extremely long. I have worked on holidays to assist with external exhibitions organized by the company, without receiving either compensatory leave or overtime pay. On regular workdays, it is also common to work past 8 p.m. (the scheduled hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but in reality, they are completely different), and apart from dinner when working overtime, there is absolutely no overtime pay or compensatory leave. This situation is widespread at the northern headquarters; over time, everyone starts to regard not working overtime as abnormal. In addition, some colleagues frequently have to travel to Pingtung for work. They usually have to get up in the early morning to catch the high-speed rail south, without receiving any business-trip allowance or meal allowance. Transportation expenses can be reimbursed based on actual receipts, and accommodation is provided in company-arranged dormitories, but employees have to bear the additional travel time caused by these temporary assignments themselves. Department transfers are very arbitrary. The stated purpose is to cultivate future managers and supervisors, but careful observation reveals that these frequent transfers create significant problems: project handovers are not completed in time, and employees being rotated must spend time adapting to the affairs of new departments. Not to mention that the employee’s expertise, background, and willingness are almost never taken into consideration when making transfers. This creates substantial internal personnel costs and may also be one reason for the high turnover rate. As for whether you will learn anything at this company, personally, I believe that if you already have a certain level of expertise or extensive education and work experience, you do not need to waste your time here. After joining, all kinds of miscellaneous tasks and strange responsibilities will crowd out the projects where you truly want to demonstrate your abilities. Even if a project is fortunate enough to achieve some results, it will quickly attract the attention of other managers, who will move projects with higher chances of success to their own departments or directly insert themselves into them. Then other cases unrelated to your area of expertise, or extremely difficult ones, will come in, and you will find yourself doing a lot of work, yet not a single task is directly related to your KPIs.

The environment is very clean and beautiful.

The interviewer has issues with self-awareness: they consider themselves upright, but are actually arrogant.

They are not a professional, nitpicking over technical terms and insisting on getting to the bottom of everything.

They interrupted the interviewee's introduction midway, despite not having finished reviewing the materials beforehand, and then proceeded to ask questions according to a set script.

(Note: This was not an interview; it was just about meeting KPIs.)

Their word choice and level of knowledge were inadequate. More accurately, there was a somewhat misleading quality to the way they spoke—anyone with experience could tell.

Partway through the interview, I began to feel uncomfortable.

Interviewed by ELSA, who claimed to be an executive assistant. Pretended to be quite polite.

I had a terrible experience interviewing with ELSA, who claimed to be an executive assistant!!!

She said: “I’m interviewing you, but I don’t know how to tell you about the job responsibilities.”

This is seriously damn ridiculous. What the hell did the company hire you as an executive assistant for???

I’m the interviewee. You’re the interviewer. If you don’t know, how the hell would I know?

What kind of company is this!!!

I’m completely dumbfounded!!!

Do you think interviewees have nothing else to do and just sit around waiting for your interview?

You simply don’t know how to conduct an interview!!!

What kind of executive assistant are you!!!

You can learn the entire project process, from receiving orders from clients, quoting, and manuscript design to legal review, payment collection, product registration, production scheduling, packaging design, product specifications, cost calculation, inspection documents, and shipping.

The company requires clocking in and out, but employees are held responsible for completing the work after hours, with no overtime pay.

This year, the company has already violated the Labor Standards Act twice; you can look it up yourself.

Project tracking: From the moment the sales team takes an order, it becomes your responsibility, and everything through shipment is your job. There is no such thing as prioritization—every task is described as urgent and required to be completed that day. However, one person is typically expected to handle the workload of two to three people, so working an extra two to three hours is the norm. There is no overtime pay, and even if there is a form to apply for it, supervisors will not approve it. Leaving at the regular end of the workday will make you seem like an outsider and cause supervisors and colleagues to regard you as a thorn in their side.

The company holds activities on all holidays, and attendance is mandatory. If you do not attend, you will be criticized and placed on a blacklist.

The company’s turnover rate is unusually high. From what I have seen, dozens of people can join and leave the company every month.

The company handles matters through personal discretion rather than the rule of law. Even when regulations clearly exist, they are completely ignored.

The company is severely understaffed. After the one-week honeymoon period, you will be forced to work excessive overtime and handle projects independently; supervisors do not want to help you and say it is your responsibility.

The company’s systems are chaotic, and the division of responsibilities is inadequate.

When overtime hours and workload are taken into account, you will find that the salary is actually not high.

HR explained the job clearly and seemed fairly familiar with the organization.

They said they would get back to me within a week, but two weeks passed without a word. What I found worst was that none of their contact methods worked—I couldn't even ask about the result. On top of that, they were late for the interview, which made me feel that they didn't really care about candidates.

No written test

For both the first and second interviews, HR was 5–20 minutes late. The interviews took place at a long table in the reception lobby, where the constant foot traffic made it easy to be disturbed. While waiting, I could also hear the questions and answers from the interview taking place next door (for a different position).

During the interviews, HR's phone and notification alerts kept ringing, and I could see the interviewer getting distracted and glancing at the message content.

Excellent and well-equipped hardware facilities/equipment

1. Job responsibilities are not clearly assigned, causing capable employees to be overworked

2. Both working hours and meeting times are extremely long, and the meetings provide little substantive value (20% discussion of issues + 80% listening to managers ramble and engage in indoctrination)

3. The meeting culture is similar to multi-level marketing, with unlimited admiration for senior managers (as mentioned above, people may have been too deeply indoctrinated)

4. Most people who have been there for a long time have already lost basic courtesy and manners

5. Employees have to do morning exercises

6. Holiday bonuses are not paid in New Taiwan dollars, but in Dajiang dollars

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The interview was scheduled for a specific time, and I joined on time. I waited for five minutes, but no one showed up, and no one informed me that the manager was in a meeting. I called, and was told to wait a little longer. Later, after HR joined the meeting and started hosting, the manager hurriedly came online and said that he had limited time and wanted to hear the key points, not anything else. Perhaps you were busy and had time constraints, which I can understand, but if you cannot maintain professionalism when interviewing candidates, I feel it would be better to reschedule and have a proper conversation than to handle it so hastily. I even felt that the manager had not carefully reviewed my résumé. The interview experience was extremely poor.

The HR department is only collecting applicants’ basic information. After you provide it, they will definitely cancel the interview the day before the scheduled interview, using various excuses. Everyone, please do not fall into this trap.

A very large company that is absolutely not short of people

Because this company is highly digitalized and internationally minded, the pace is fast. As a result, the skills you learn are all solid and practical.

I joined in 2014 and left in 2019. By the time I left, the whole company had gone off the rails. Receiving calls from colleagues at 3:00 a.m. asking about material status was considered normal. Treating people as disposable was also considered normal, so they were recruiting all 365 days of the year.

A bottle of sparkling water was provided to the job applicant.

The position I interviewed for was specifically an HR-related role.

During the interview, Dajiang's HR representative only asked me about my past work experience and asked me to share an impressive case. However, it was apparent that Dajiang's HR representative was very inexperienced. Not only were the questions and topics not explored in depth, but they also repeated questions I had already answered several times, seemingly without listening carefully. There was not even a senior manager present to conduct the interview with them, and in the end, the interview was hastily concluded after only half an hour.

Ah... I suddenly understood at the moment the interview ended. Although it was called a recruitment interview, in reality, perhaps they were building a talent pool or conducting a market salary survey. Perhaps they also wanted to raise the company's visibility. In conclusion, it was simply an interview that wasted the job applicant's time! They had no intention of hiring at all; they merely wanted to find job applicants to conduct market research, give their HR staff more interviewing experience, or promote the company.

Sure enough, three or four days after the interview ended, I received a notification that I had not passed the initial screening. (I believe it should not have been because of poor performance on my part, since I have 12–14 years of relevant work experience and have also held a management position. I should not have been unable even to meet the HR manager.)

On this company's job bank page, there are five or six similar HR positions alone. So, does this company fail to recruit HR personnel over the long term? That seems unlikely! Is it fun to treat job applicants like fools and deceive them?

After the interview ended, my favorable impression of this company dropped below zero... because it took advantage of job applicants' desire to find a job and wasted their time.

Just take a look at the job postings on 104 and you'll understand: there are more than a hundred positions that are always being advertised. It is not because they cannot find suitable candidates; this company simply posts openings to raise its visibility and for various other reasons, but perhaps has no intention of hiring~~~ If you have extra time and want to fill out questionnaires or practice interviewing, give it a try! But it may be better not to have overly high hopes!

The environment is bright and clean, and the three-shift arrangement is acceptable.

The technicians work long hours, and you are required to work 46 hours of overtime every month.

A certain upstream process production-line supervisor is clearly biased and only favors the few employees who flatter them. Even if those employees slack off, the supervisor does nothing. Responsible employees who are willing to work but do not curry favor with the supervisor are invariably given low performance ratings, so they receive only a small year-end bonus and are excluded from salary increases. One of the people who became disheartened and left that department...

First interview: The interview was conducted online. HR A was very friendly and asked questions about my understanding of the job responsibilities, the company, and my career plans. They would then assess whether there would be an opportunity for a second interview and a conversation with the manager.

For the second interview at the company, HR provided sparkling water, and I waited in a very beautiful library.

Second interview: The location was the company library.

The interview process was confusing. I waited for over an hour, and by around 6:30 p.m., no one had come to conduct the interview with me.

HR B, who was responsible for receiving me, came over to ask whether I had already spoken with the executive assistant. I was very confused and then realized that I might have been overlooked. I said I was willing to wait a little longer and hoped to complete the interview, and that if the executive assistant became available later, I could interview then. HR B replied that it was not possible.

HR B sat down and interviewed me in the open library, which offered very little privacy and was extremely disrespectful to the candidate. I asked whether it was certain that the interview would take place there, and HR replied, “Yes, there are currently no meeting rooms available.” After inviting someone to come for an interview, is it really that difficult to reserve a meeting room for the candidate? Was there simply no sincerity?

HR B did not seem to understand graphic or web design. My work was all about conveying product propositions and brand concepts, yet they reached the unprofessional conclusion, “All of your work contains internal information.” These are all external-facing materials, okay...

I asked whether, since I had not met with the executive assistant, it was possible that I would need to return to the company for a third interview. HR replied, “It’s possible, but there will also be an internal assessment of whether you are suitable...”

Isn’t the second interview supposed to be a meeting with the executive assistant?

All I felt was that I had been overlooked, had an ineffective conversation (both interviews were with HR?), and had my time wasted. The explanations regarding the interview system and process were also inconsistent.

HR’s attitude was unfriendly. There are many online reviews mentioning HR’s arrogant attitude. After experiencing it firsthand, I deeply felt that there seemed to be problems with the interview system, management, and execution, and that candidates were shown no respect at all. It was an extremely poor experience.

Meals and activities are organized by General Affairs. If you have good activity ideas, you can suggest them to General Affairs. There are many snack options.

HR is very good at recruiting, but the turnover rate is extremely high—at least 3–5 people leave the head office every month. This is a company with a completely responsibility-based work system, so although the stated working hours are 9:00–18:00, it is impossible to leave on time. Oh, and by the way! This company does not provide overtime pay or compensatory leave. Leaving work after 21:00 every day is considered normal. The administrative manager also has to handle the switchboard and General Affairs duties. Attendance at company activities on holidays is mandatory, with no overtime pay, compensatory leave, or time off in lieu, because they are considered company activities.

Initially, due to family circumstances, I had planned to return to southern Taiwan for work. However, I later received an interview invitation from the company, and after the interview, I felt that the compensation and benefits were far beyond my expectations, so I decided to stay.

I once worked with my supervisor and colleagues to take on a major project. We were so busy that we worked around the clock, but it felt great that everyone was working hard together.

Because I had other plans, I left the company earlier this year. I am no longer working in the biomedical field, but that period remains a memorable experience.

Occasionally, business trips are required, so you need to manage your time well.

Great benefits

The year-end and performance bonuses are very generous

The company environment is excellent

When you encounter difficulties at work,

your supervisor immediately provides helpful advice

Any communication difficulties between departments can be coordinated

Here, you can focus on doing what you’re good at

The team is full of highly skilled colleagues

But everyone supports and covers for one another

There’s a strong sense of belonging

I’ve just completed my first year here

and so far, everything has been pretty good

When carrying out important projects, you need to respond to messages at any time, and meetings and discussions are very frequent

First, let me mention the environment: as soon as I checked in, HR gave me a bottle of sparkling water, otherwise the interview plus waiting time would have left me really thirsty XD

Also, the interviewing manager seemed very approachable. They asked questions carefully based on my résumé and explained the job responsibilities and the company’s development plans in detail. On top of that, the salary and benefits were truly excellent.

Based on the interview, I got the impression that this position requires someone who can get up to speed as quickly as possible.

This is my first job after graduating in life sciences. I was recommended to join because a senior schoolmate has been here for a long time. I currently work in project management. The pace is fast, and whenever the boss comes into the office, they check in on the work progress and whether everyone is adapting to the company environment, which feels quite heartwarming. The salary and benefits are better than those at the companies I applied to before. In addition, projects may offer bonuses. For recent graduates who care about salary, I recommend giving it a try.

To be honest, it was a little difficult at first, and I was worried that I would not be able to keep up with my colleagues’ work progress. However, colleagues also help one another. Overall, you need to challenge and develop yourself, but there is no need to worry about not learning anything.

A company with very strong execution

Good ideas are put into action immediately without having to wait

The boss is also quite approachable

Really likes employees who ask questions

Communication among colleagues is smooth and direct; there is no need to go through layer upon layer of gatekeepers to communicate

The company’s competitors are all well-known, formidable players

Competition is intense, so you should be mentally prepared to work overtime

The company has a good environment in Neihu and is within walking distance of an MRT station.

The interviewer was very courteous and shared a lot about the company's future vision and plans.

It feels like the company has good prospects for future development, and the starting salary for fresh graduates is quite attractive.

I have not received an offer yet, and the interview process was somewhat demanding.

The manager places great emphasis on logical thinking and personal opinions. It is recommended to review more information about the company before the interview.

Everyone said it was very tiring and demanding, so I was really afraid that I wouldn’t be able to adapt before joining. At least for now, my efforts have received a corresponding return. In addition, the benefits are genuinely excellent. There are extra allowances for getting married and having children, and the boss even takes us to Michelin restaurants to enjoy good food. We also went to sing karaoke with the boss once before. The company culture and atmosphere are quite different from those at my previous company.

Because the working hours are relatively long, and the company’s snack bar has an incredible variety of snacks, plus meals are provided when working overtime, I’ve gained quite a bit of weight without even realizing it…

The company is growing rapidly, but it doesn’t just make empty promises. It has plenty of resources and is bold in taking action. As long as you’re willing to work hard, the boss is also very generous with profit-sharing bonuses. If you dare to try, nothing is impossible!!

Problem-solving and communication skills are very important!! However, newcomers may find things more tiring at first because they are unfamiliar with the company’s pace. Once you get the hang of it, things become much easier to manage!!

1. Short-term employee accommodation

Since I’m not from Taipei, it was great that the company offered short-term accommodation. I didn’t need to prepare anything—just bring a suitcase and move in. It saved me the hassle of finding a place to rent on short notice, and I could also save on rent initially. This is very rare in Taipei.

2. Skincare and health supplements are available to use and consume for free.

3. Paid annual leave is provided in advance

Vacation time is very flexible.

You don’t have to wait until you’ve worked for six full months before using your annual leave.

Frequent internal communication is very necessary, so this workplace is suitable for responsible people.

The salary package is very, very good, and you get annual leave as soon as you join. Just as mentioned above, the benefits are genuinely generous and comprehensive.

There is occasional overtime, but it is not the norm.

There are no barriers between colleagues and supervisors, and it feels great that everyone is working toward a common goal. There are bonuses for the three major holidays, year-end bonuses, and profit sharing!

When work gets too exhausting, there are also regular weekly massages, and the company even rents out entire theaters for movie premieres. The work is tiring, but for young people, there is a lot of room to make an impact here, and the development prospects are also very good.

Those with low stress tolerance should not apply.

Just finished the interview. The year-end bonus is guaranteed to be 2 months’ salary, with two bonus payouts every year. The salary is very good.

At my previous company, the year-end bonus was only 0.2 months’ salary...

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Are there any pros?

I hope everyone can take a look at people’s experiences. Basically, what was previously said online is all true. If you want to give it a try, you can accept the offer first and then use it to negotiate another offer. But if you really plan to come work at TCI, you should think it over carefully. Even if they can offer you a high salary, will you be able to stay long?

A bunch of HR employees resigned last year. HR staff themselves were running away even faster than the people they recruited. After working here for a month, you’re considered a veteran. Their mindset is: Since I’m giving you two or three times the salary, your workload should also be two or three times that of others. So during interviews, they will even ask whether you’ve looked up the company’s reviews online and what you think of them. They’ll ask about your impressions, and what you would think if there were no overtime pay, and whether you could accept that.

Previously, too many people quit as soon as they received their pay, so the company even specially convened an employee meeting to ask everyone for suggestions on areas for improvement, benefits, and ways to make money. The company’s senior management (those heads of the major centers and so on) still live in outer space. Some senior managers are also quite self-important, and the quality of their projects is inferior to others’.

TCI coins, huh~ Cash would be more practical! The Mid-Autumn Festival gift was even changed to TCI coins. I was speechless.

There is no overtime pay. If you dare ask for overtime pay, you won’t get a bonus. I think reporting this to the labor bureau would be the quickest way to come save the employees here.

They kept preaching before that insider trading was prohibited. Then the stock price fell, and they were still hunting down internal employees and making them leave, while continuing to talk about it at the monthly meetings. They watch the market every day (one office has a huge screen displaying a chart of the company’s own stock price) and are extremely concerned about the stock’s performance.

Every day, the groups keep posting business results and performance figures to reassure everyone, but with poor results and unrealistic policies, can this really go far?

I’ve also heard that some departments are afraid new employees will take away their workload, so they refuse to teach them anything. That is simply part of the company culture. There is a mechanism for weeding out the weak, which makes you afraid that one day, once the company no longer considers you valuable, it will ask you to leave.

It’s important to follow the right manager. A good manager takes you to heaven; with a bad manager, you can’t even hug the boss’s thigh tightly enough—let alone expect them to care about you.

Many newly appointed parachuted-in managers have little ability to get things done, but possess a very strong will to survive and cling tightly to those in power.

If you are in a technical role, you must be able to handle tasks from the ground up through completion; otherwise, please do not try it lightly.

But please don’t assume the company will value expertise!!! Expertise is no match for being good at talking!!!

Good colleagues will help you, but the company’s stock price is currently plummeting. Most of its past revenue came from overseas, so the impact is severe.

The chairman makes all the decisions, and the chairman’s office has a very large organizational structure.

Good hardware environment

Probiotic Yakult every Wednesday

The product is safe and effective, so you can keep some for personal use

The Dajiang virtual currency is quite useful for buying brunch

Twelve people left the frontline sales unit in five months; the situation in other departments is unknown (probably about the same?). The company itself doesn’t know what everyone is doing, so there are no KPIs. Some experienced employees want to train newcomers, but because turnover is so high, everyone ends up going around in circles looking for answers. Then there is a personnel “metabolism” mechanism (a battle royale?), so all I can say is that simply surviving is already impressive.

The interview said that passing the probationary-period assessment only required taking an order, but you can still be eliminated through other means. Why would you be eliminated? Because you don’t fit the company’s mold. Although the company promotes biologically diverse sources of raw materials, its approach to talent is the opposite.

A bottle of sparkling water.

If fresh graduates apply for a full-time position, they will call and tell you that because you lack experience, you should first work as an “intern.” They have impressive training and a management trainee program. The company’s standards are very high, so you cannot start directly as a full-time employee; you must first work as an intern, after which there is supposedly a high chance of being converted to a full-time position.

I have to tell all capable candidates: Don’t be fooled!!!

The company has recently been operating at a loss and wants to save money. Under no circumstances should you join and work yourself to the bone for a daily wage of 1,500.

Senior management seems to think that its company is important enough to hire top university master’s students or recruit outstanding talent from laboratories by phone to work as miscellaneous assistants for a daily wage of 1,500, deceiving them by saying they can become full-time employees. You may think you can learn something there, but everyone, you cannot. You will learn nothing. This is a hollow company. It is unclear whether senior management does not understand the company’s actual standing and is too detached from reality, is exploiting people under the guise of saving money, or both.

Senior management expects you to contribute and work hard, but the tasks you do are merely administrative chores.

You cannot get involved in what the department actually does, and they “do not intend to convert you to a full-time employee.” All the sales talk is simply aimed at getting high-level part-time workers and saving money.

In particular, if you join as a project intern, you have almost no chance at all. The work consists of miscellaneous part-time-worker chores and large amounts of ad hoc administrative work that suddenly needs to be handled across the company, which they call “projects.” You will learn absolutely nothing.

HR is very good at recruiting people, but the environment is not okay. Capable candidates should go directly to other companies to look for full-time positions.

Moreover, only the fresh graduates here can be considered somewhat talented and numerous. The full-time employees and managers are really nothing special. Do not be deceived by the job listings filling the careers page or by the high salaries.

Good environment

There are face masks and juice

People who aren’t in the third category can come in and benefit a little

If you have the ability, you can negotiate a higher salary

If you don’t meet performance targets, you’ll be laid off

Only people who can work independently should join

The boss said in person: It’s only right that new employees get bullied

The boss seems to no longer be young—it’s quite a pity

The company has recently been on a downward slope

Also, department transfers are handled very casually, with little job security

Fast-paced

Publicly listed company

Colleagues are generally lively

Some small perks

You need to be able to handle pressure

Working hours after the regular workday are unpredictable; you may be chased for work at night

The salary is quite good—for someone like me, a fresh graduate with a master’s degree from a national university, 46K is fairly conscientious. The company occasionally organizes activities such as massage or meals using Jiangzi coins. The relationships among colleagues are pretty good, especially in the department I work in. Although my supervisor is often very busy and travels frequently, when they are in Taipei, they are quite willing to listen and solve problems, and they also stay late working with us XD

It is really tiring and strenuous. I have been here for less than four months, and the pace is extremely fast, with a great deal to learn, so I work overtime almost every day. In my department, I have to learn about raw materials, packaging materials, products, manuscripts, production processes, and quotations. Even when learning from senior colleagues in product design, I still need to understand quotations. There are also many documents for the areas I am responsible for. This job is really unsuitable for people who want fixed working hours. If you want to accumulate wealth or grow quickly, this is considered the right place, but it is genuinely very demanding, and you need strong mental resilience because some of the long-time employees can also be really difficult. My family background is average, and I have over 200,000 in student loans; this is a place where you can quickly pay off your student loans. Dividends were just distributed last week. It is a very special system: we can see in the system how much money we will receive. Apparently, people who complete projects can receive virtual shares, which can then be redeemed for cash when dividends are distributed. Good performance can lead to rapid income growth.

I have interviewed with and also worked for this company.

In fact, the company left quite a deep impression on me!

To be honest, I think it is a good thing when HR or a manager directly explains during the interview that the work is stressful and the pace is very fast.

This lets me clearly understand whether the job is a good fit for me and make the right decision—and I did join the company.

After joining, I actually found that what they said during the interview was already a conservative estimate.

The actual pace and challenges are truly incredibly fast-paced.

But so far, I am still enjoying it quite a lot because of the constant changes and assignments.

Whenever I bravely take on a challenge and successfully complete it, I feel that I have grown even more!

As for bullying newcomers, I do not know, because I have never been treated that way.

I can only say that this company is better suited to people who are independent and self-motivated.

Also, perceptions like this are subjective, so it is difficult to say definitively whether it happens or not.

Overall, I think my experience at this company has been pretty good.

I want more opportunities for development and a higher income.

It is indeed busy, but it also meets my needs.

If you want a stable and predictable work style, then this place would indeed not be a good fit.

However, if you want to work hard, make a contribution, and advance quickly,

then this is a pretty good environment for development.

It is truly full of challenges and assignments at all times.

Sometimes I am really exhausted, but I still cannot let up.

However, everyone makes different choices,

so I am sharing this for your reference.

The interview lobby is quite impressive and comfortable.

The HR representative conducting the interview was professional and friendly, and would continue to be very considerate and supportive afterward.

(But everyone they hired was driven away by internal issues.)

Why do so many people leave a company after working there for only one or two months?

It isn't because they were eliminated or lacked resilience.

It's because capable people realize what the company is really like after being lured in and then leave.

Because it truly isn't worth it. Many managers are very incompetent; the salary and job descriptions on 104 simply sound good, and many positions are posted just to look good (to maintain a good image and attract people to buy the stock).

Only some department managers are willing to show goodwill; others engage in infighting and target people.

So those of you from top universities or who have studied overseas, don't be fooled again.

The working hours are very long because many people make mistakes that affect others, but if they are good at talking, they can continue to survive in front of the boss.

As for fresh graduates,

this company also deceives young people from top universities who are "applying for full-time positions" into joining by giving them a nominal title of intern, so it only has to pay a daily wage. The observation period is three to six months.

Then you see some handsome, accomplished young people being deceived by the lie that they will be made permanent, spending their mental energy and effort on the company.

It is truly astonishing. There is also not much room for growth.

Then, after a little while, the smart people leave.

Those who remain have merely stayed longer, and eventually leave in anger.

So I suggest that everyone avoid wasting their time.

In addition, the overtime hours are very long; people do not get off work until eight or nine o'clock. This is not a matter of efficiency—if you do not work overtime, you will face pressure from superiors and colleagues in your department. Overtime is part of the culture at this company and is also a sign of agreement with it.

HR is very friendly and places great importance on talent, but departments bully newcomers (new employees from two or three departments have discussed this privately).

The R&D department receives comparatively more attention, has stronger capabilities, and is more normal.

The managers in other departments may not have particularly impressive educational or professional backgrounds, so you may not learn much after joining, nor encounter much that generates new ideas; they may not be friendly either.

You need to negotiate the salary, or it will still be pushed down.

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A totally useless stock-trading company

People leave in a flash

The address being in Neihu is about the only thing that sounds good.

The lobby looks nice; the hardware is average to slightly above average.

A company that is all appearance and no substance.

Only the wording on 104 looks good.

The people there are of mediocre ability.

Truly capable people should go elsewhere to make the most of their talents.

There are quite a lot of people there who are good at putting on a superficial show.

Moreover, the boss, Vincent, can't see what's happening below and only indulges himself.

Arbitrary.

It is a very hierarchical, traditional company.

There is no pay for overtime. The people who stay here are those who can't find a job elsewhere and those who are timid.

Think twice, everyone.

They will also lure you in and exploit your best years for a while, that's all.

The boss does not value talent.

They value your labor and treat everyone like replaceable parts.

The space is spacious.

The interview results are communicated very quickly; they won’t leave you hanging without a response.

Position applied for: R&D Specialist (2017)

As of now (2019), the same position(s) (plural) can still be seen posted on 104. I don’t know whether the turnover rate is high or whether they’re just posted for show.

The second interview was with the general manager.

First of all, the interview did not start until 45 minutes late. While waiting, I saw the general manager walking around inside the company. Perhaps he had other things to attend to, but punctuality is something both parties should observe, rather than expecting it only of the interviewee.

Also, besides the general manager, there was an HR representative and a future supervisor present during the interview. For two-thirds of the entire interview, the general manager was scolding that supervisor. I didn’t even know whether I was attending my own interview or that supervisor’s public reprimand meeting.

After listening to the public reprimand meeting, there was also an interview with HR.

Then HR said: Actually, today is his last day at work!?

Your opinions will definitely be valued.

The staff turnover is extremely high. During the two months I worked there as an intern, two HR employees left.

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HR said the entire interview would be recorded, and that the video would be shown to the boss. I don't know if it was because of the recording, but throughout the whole interview, the interviewer kept talking about how hard they worked and how devoted they were to the company, and then praising the boss. They weren't interviewing me at all... Really awful.

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The HR interviewer was about 40 minutes late. She said she had suddenly been called into a meeting. I believe HR’s time management could be improved, and being that late also felt disrespectful toward the interview.

The company is in a period of rapid growth and has plenty of money.

You can propose and implement any ideas you have.

The chairman runs the company single-handedly, so what he says goes.

The working hours are extremely long, and frequent business trips are required.

Internal communication is fairly good; having the right direct supervisor is very important.

Job: administrative receptionist

I don't know the advantages yet; I directly declined the interview by phone.

HR said, “Can you work overtime every day?”

That became the reason I directly declined.

If the workload is heavy, staffing levels should be considered instead of making overtime routine. I asked and was told that overtime pay is provided, but working overtime every day would mean staying past seven or eight o’clock.

Why not state the conditions clearly in the job posting? (What does “9:00–18:00” actually involve?)

1. Provides young people with a platform and diverse learning opportunities

2. Regular free industry knowledge and English courses for professional development

3. Free genetic testing for 60 major diseases and ...

Because the company is growing very quickly, the workload is relatively heavy. However, it is actually like most companies with a responsibility-based work system: overtime is more a matter of personal time management, and many colleagues leave work on time~

1. The office environment is comfortable.

2. Communication channels are quite open and smooth, whether with colleagues or supervisors. You can talk about things directly without unnecessary formalities, so you won’t feel constrained when getting things done.

3. Colleagues are generally young and get along well. There are also colleagues from different countries, so you can make friends (the kind you even travel abroad with privately).

4. Personal development and growth are very fast. The company is fairly well-established, but it is willing to empower young people. Sometimes, the projects you handle may be larger than those handled by more senior or older employees at companies of a similar scale.

5. Colleagues are capable and easy to get along with.

6. Sometimes you need to do things beyond your core responsibilities, and at times you’ll need to learn about different fields. Whether you like this dynamic way of working depends on your personal preferences.

7. There are many internal training courses. Employees without a biology background can take biology courses, and there are also many courses on skincare, health care, and related topics. You can enroll in courses during lunch.

1. The pace is very fast, and the work is quite challenging and demanding~

2. You may need to work overtime during busy periods. If you’re worried about the workload, it’s worth considering carefully (although dinner is provided for overtime...).

3. You often need to think of your own solutions to problems. However, if you need help from other people or departments, everyone is generally willing to lend a hand.

The interview invitation was quick and clear. The interview process began with a conversation with HR, followed by one with the department manager. The company values the IT department and is currently expanding its staff to maintain and develop multiple internal systems. The office is very attractive, and the meeting rooms have Cisco video conferencing equipment. There is even a TV playing the news by the restroom sinks. It feels like a company that values the application of technology~~

Task-oriented, with project schedule pressure; this is not a job with strictly regular working hours~

Overall, the company environment is quite good. The general manager often proactively interacts with employees and doesn’t put on airs as the boss. The company is developing rapidly, the pace is very fast, the bonuses/profit sharing are good, and the company values work output. If you can solve problems, you’re considered good talent~

Slightly

The company operates well, is profitable, and has a high stock price, with good prospects for development.

The pace of work is very fast, there is room for development, and colleagues are united.

The salary and benefits are good, there are no factional struggles, and decisions are made quickly.

The company has a distinctive corporate culture; once you fit in, you can perform well.

The workload is heavy, and the working hours are long.

Not much oversight, so you can work freely

The company’s employees are young because the turnover rate is high.

The entire company treats the chairman’s opinion as its own.

The chairman has to get involved in everything.

They even once asked HR to investigate a job applicant’s Facebook profile.

As long as you’re not in sales, you’re not particularly important.

No expertise can compare with one of the chairman’s personal preferences.

Any professional can be harshly berated.

If you want dignity and opportunities for growth,

you really don’t need to come to this company.

1. The average age of colleagues is young

2. The company has development potential

1. Busy, with a large workload and many company activities

2. Overtime is routine. You must first submit an overtime application, and your supervisor must approve it before you can receive compensatory leave or overtime pay. Employees who apply for overtime pay are automatically excluded from bonus calculations.

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The attitude of a female HR manager is terrible