Super Micro Computer, Inc._美超微電腦股份有限公司

It feels like a fake American company... when in fact it is a Taiwanese company...

The manager (the manager surnamed Yeh from Hardware Department 4) really likes to taunt people. It feels like his abilities are not very strong, but he still has to act as though he is very capable....

He does not even read job applicants’ résumés carefully. This is the first time I have encountered a manager who makes people feel so uncomfortable.

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1. Daily report culture

2. Responsibility-based system, with an unwritten culture of working overtime

3. Those selected as having poor performance reviews mid-year do not receive a year-end bonus

4. A foreign company on the outside, but a Taiwanese company at its core

5. Decisions are primarily made by the U.S. headquarters; Taiwan is only responsible for execution.

Free afternoon tea snacks are provided every Wednesday and Friday.

Hardware R&D Department 4 (2nd floor, Zhonghe) is not recommended. The department atmosphere is dull and high-pressure, with the average time for leaving work being 8–9 p.m., sometimes as late as 10 p.m. Layoffs may happen at any time, so it is suitable for people with relatively little financial pressure.

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After one month, they notified me that I had passed to a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me, saying they were ready to make me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So, were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with an even more senior manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not subsequently give me the promised offer,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite negative.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with an even more senior supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor briefly asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward,

so was this just to obtain salary information under false pretenses?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later that they wanted a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even more senior manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but I had already found a job by then and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the U.S. contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with an even more senior manager in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so were they just trying to get salary information from me?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the U.S. contacted me and said they were preparing to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level manager in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the U.S. had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original manager asked me about the compensation of the offer I had currently received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward.

So were they trying to obtain salary information under false pretenses?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, they notified me about a second interview. However, I had already found a job by then and politely declined. Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer. They hoped I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States. We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day… The original supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then went offline. Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward. So, were they just trying to obtain salary information? It left me feeling quite bad.

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More than a month after the first interview, they notified me that they wanted a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, a manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and didn't show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation of the offer I had currently received and then signed off.

Afterward, of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised,

so was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, they notified me about a second interview.

However, I had already found a job by then and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with a higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then went offline.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So was this just a way to trick me into revealing salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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More than a month after the first interview, they notified me about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite dissatisfied.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but I had already found a job at that point and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they did not give me the offer they had promised afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but I had already found a job by then and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the terms of the offer I had currently received and then went offline.

Of course, they did not give me the offer they had promised afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, I was notified about a second interview. However, I had already found a job by then and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer. They hoped I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward.

So, were they just trying to trick me into revealing salary information?

It left me feeling quite upset.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with an even more senior manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the United States had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original manager briefly asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Naturally, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So, were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then went offline.

Afterward, of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised.

So was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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They notified me about a second interview one month after the first interview,

but I had already found a job by then and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Afterward, of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised,

so was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor briefly asked me about the terms of the offer I had currently received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information by deceiving me?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later that they wanted a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to trick me into revealing my salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, my supervisor in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the U.S. had something come up and didn't show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then went offline.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, they notified me that I had a second interview.

However, I had already found a job by then, so I politely declined.

Later, a manager in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer.

They hoped I could interview with an even more senior manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the United States had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never subsequently gave me the offer they had promised.

So was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, my supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even more senior supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior supervisor in the United States was unavailable that day and did not show up…

The original supervisor simply asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward.

So was this just an excuse to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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They notified me about a second interview one month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even higher-level manager in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the U.S. had something come up and didn’t show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then went offline.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So was this just an attempt to obtain salary information by deception?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, I was notified about a second interview. However, by then I had already found a job and politely declined. Later, the supervisor in the U.S. contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer. They hoped I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the U.S. We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day… The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off. Of course, they never provided the offer they had promised afterward. So was this just an attempt to obtain salary information? I had a pretty bad experience.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward.

So, were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the terms of the offer I had currently received and then went offline.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to trick me into revealing salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, I was notified that I would have a second interview.

However, I had already found a job by then, so I politely declined.

Later, the manager in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with a higher-level manager in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the promised offer afterward.

So, were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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A month after the first interview, they notified me that I had a second interview. However, I had already found a job by then, so I politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were prepared to make me an offer. They hoped I could interview with an even higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and didn’t show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the terms of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the promised offer afterward.

So were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite dissatisfied.

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A month after the first interview, they notified me that I had a second interview.

However, I had already found a job by then, so I politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with a higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original manager asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then went offline.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So, were they just trying to obtain salary information by deceiving me?

It left me feeling quite dissatisfied.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor simply asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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More than a month after the first interview, they notified me that I had a second interview.

However, I had already found a job by then and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me, saying that they were preparing to make me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Afterward, of course, they never gave me the promised offer.

So was this just to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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After the first interview, they notified me a month later that they wanted a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were prepared to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States as well.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original supervisor briefly asked me about the terms of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Afterward, of course, they never gave me the promised offer.

So was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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After the first interview, they notified me about a month later that they wanted a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the U.S. contacted me and said they were preparing to give me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with an even more senior manager in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original manager asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward.

So were they just trying to trick me into sharing salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

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After passing the first interview, they notified me a month later about a second interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to give me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the promised offer afterward.

So, was this just an attempt to get salary information from me?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with a higher-level manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Afterward, of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised,

so was this just an attempt to trick me into revealing my salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview one month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to give me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with a higher-level supervisor in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the U.S. had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I currently had and then logged off.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to get salary information from me?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the United States contacted me and said they were prepared to make me an offer,

and hoped that I could interview with an even more senior supervisor in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior supervisor in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original junior supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had currently received and then went offline.

Of course, they did not give me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information by deceiving me?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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A month after the first interview, I was notified about a second interview, but by then I had already found a job and politely declined. Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer, and hoped I could interview with an even more senior manager in the United States. We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the United States had something come up and did not show up that day… The original junior manager asked me about the compensation of the offer I had received and then logged off. Of course, they did not provide the offer they had promised afterward. So, was this just an attempt to obtain salary information? I had a very negative experience.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the U.S. contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with a higher-level manager in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level manager in the U.S. had something come up and didn't show up that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then logged off.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the manager in the United States contacted me and said they were preparing to make me an offer,

and hoped I could interview with a more senior manager in the United States.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the more senior manager in the United States had something come up and did not attend that day…

The original junior manager asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then signed off.

Of course, they never gave me the promised offer afterward,

so were they just trying to obtain salary information by deception?

It left me feeling quite bad.

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They notified me about a second interview more than a month after the first interview,

but by then I had already found a job and politely declined.

Later, the supervisor in the U.S. contacted me and said they were ready to make me an offer,

hoping that I could interview with an even higher-level supervisor in the U.S.

We scheduled it for Saturday morning, but the higher-level supervisor in the U.S. had something come up and did not show up that day…

The original supervisor asked me about the compensation package of the offer I had received and then went offline.

Of course, they never gave me the offer they had promised afterward,

so was this just an attempt to obtain salary information?

It left me feeling quite disappointed.

I thought about this question for 10 minutes, but still couldn't come up with anything.

The worst company I've ever worked for. It's a family business with a terrible culture/atmosphere, poor salary adjustments, no promotion system, no benefits, and make-up workdays. The employee meals are even worse than those in the military. I'm already preparing for interviews.

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There is a lot of infighting

American managers are more rational and focus more on the matter at hand.

Many departments in Taiwan have a poor work culture.

Shifting blame is perfectly normal at the company.

I suggest that capable people compare multiple options.

Punctual working hours?!

It’s best if you can work with a manager in the United States.

1. The salary is lower than the general market rate, but they say they make up for it with stock (the stock price depends on the price when you can buy or sell it).

2. You can’t claim overtime pay or compensatory time off, and it’s also quite strange that there are no records of violations of the Labor Standards Act.

3. Internal work assignments are extremely chaotic; each function has further functions within it.

4. There are many relatives and well-connected people, and many people who don’t understand the situation.

You can take the candy intended for the farewell ritual.

It would be better if you reported directly to a manager in the United States,

or worked under a manager who had been transferred back to Taiwan from the United States.

There is a fixed clock-in and clock-out schedule, and overtime pay must be “applied for.” So far, I have never heard of an application being approved.

It comes from a department with “RD” in its name.

At Bade, you need to “clock in” to eat in the cafeteria at noon; in the past, eating in the company cafeteria in Zhonghe required purchasing meal tickets.

There is no overtime pay. If you leave work after 7 p.m., your manager thinks you left too early.

They especially like to use roast chicken as a threat.

Managers all care about saving face, take on work indiscriminately, and directly shift the blame onto their subordinates.

Although the position is Engineer, it requires handling a great deal of miscellaneous work completely unrelated to the job: supporting HR, helping General Affairs, taking out the trash, going to work areas to organize things for others, and writing oversight reports for other departments so they can take credit. If you tell your manager that these are not your responsibilities, you will be scolded for being disrespectful and making them look bad.

They demand a 200% standard, but the salary is not even 20% of what the workload and professional knowledge warrant. They make grand promises and require you to do work several levels above your position, yet when it comes to salary and job grade, they say, “I can’t help you negotiate for it. It’s not something I can control. You should think about how good your future could be; don’t just think about your salary.”

Managers are best at talking about how things should be done while completely ignoring the workload below. After all, once someone leaves, there will always be someone else to replace them.

Promotion and salary increases are all question marks.

I hope this post can save someone from making the same mistake and encourage them to spend their time elsewhere.

1. The interviewer in the first round seemed like a really nice person, so I had a very good impression.

2. The salary offered was okay.

I went through four interviews, which wasted a full two months of my time waiting, only to be told afterward that the approval from the U.S. executive did not go through.

The HR representatives and managers in rounds 1–3 were fairly nice.

The senior executive in the fourth round asked a bunch of difficult, tricky questions and was very hard to deal with.

After the fourth round, they asked me for proof of salary and my graduation certificate. After waiting two weeks, they gave me a monthly salary figure and asked whether I could accept it. I said yes, thinking the process was almost over. They said they were waiting for the final formal offer to be issued and that I would receive an answer within a week. But after two weeks, there was still no response. I had to contact them and ask about it myself, only to be told afterward that I had not been selected.

Honestly, after interviewing with so many companies, this one left me the most speechless.

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Severe internal conflict within the board laboratory, an extremely poor atmosphere in the Bade District, be careful around the women who surround the manager, uneven workload, managers often set unattainable goals or handle matters according to their mood, managers with extremely long tenure who hold others back, a family-business atmosphere, officials protecting one another, managers taking credit in front of the United States for work completed by employees, and a tendency to form exclusive circles and ostracize others

Working hours are relatively stable. I recommend applying to system-level or above positions, or software-related departments; I genuinely do not recommend the other departments. There are fewer rigid rules and less of a complete structure, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It is suitable for young people who enjoy a culture of boldly venturing into the unknown.

The staff and managers in board-related departments tend to have more of a Taiwanese-manufacturing-company culture, and political issues are noticeably present, especially in the board verification departments in the Bade area. I recommend looking for managers who have studied or worked overseas; their thinking tends to be more like that of multinational companies, and the team atmosphere is usually better. The benefits are not particularly good compared with those at other companies, and promotions are not transparent. Every department, or every area under management, has entrenched long-time power holders who never seem to fade away… you know what I mean.

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The supervisor loves to provoke people and doesn't even read job applicants' résumés carefully. This is the first time I've encountered a supervisor who makes people feel so uncomfortable.

Fixed small perks, a monthly salary higher than that of typical Taiwanese companies, but at most 13 months’ pay. The gifts given for the three major holidays and the anniversary celebration are fairly good brand-name prizes.

A fake American company. Management operates in its own bubble, and people who have worked at large companies may find it difficult to adapt at first. The company has a one-person-dictatorship culture: management says to integrate and cooperate, while employees compete with one another below; everyone takes credit from each other just to curry favor with the emperor... Basically, everything is decided by the emperor. Taiwan is a colony of the U.S. headquarters. The level of organizational chaos is truly something I had never seen before joining... Each functional unit even develops different functions underneath it.

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1.

- Arrived at the office entrance on time as scheduled, but there was no one at the reception desk. The phone line to HR was constantly busy, so I could only wait helplessly outside.

- A reception staff member eventually appeared, let me in, and checked me in at the reception desk. I continued waiting for HR.

- HR appeared 15 minutes later and took me to a meeting room, where I continued waiting.

- After another 15 minutes, someone finally came to the meeting room, but they were not the interviewing manager. They said the manager had unexpectedly gone into a meeting and they did not know when it would end. They engaged the candidate in a distracted, intermittent conversation for about 20 minutes, then said HR would take over first and that I could interview with the manager once the manager’s meeting ended.

- I continued waiting alone in the meeting room for nearly an hour, but no one appeared. I decided to ask the receptionist to contact HR or the person who had just come by.

- HR still did not show up.

- More than ten minutes later, the person who had come by earlier finally returned and asked me to continue waiting.

- I decided to say goodbye and leave.

2.

- Two hours had passed, and throughout the entire process, I had only spoken with the person who came by for 20 minutes—and I had done the talking for 10 of those minutes.

- “Extremely disrespectful to the candidate.” The candidate spent time and energy preparing beforehand, as well as time and transportation costs on the interview day. Just because the interviewing manager said they had an unexpected meeting, the candidate who had been scheduled well in advance was simply left waiting: “As if it were only natural—you were supposed to wait. The candidate had no idea how long they would have to wait, and apparently the candidate’s time was worth very little.” I did not sense even the slightest embarrassment or apology.

- I received no follow-up or explanation from HR afterward.

The company gives out many small perks. Every other week, there are afternoon-tea snack boxes, drinks, and fruit left over from religious ceremonies. Each year, it gives out a gift, but they are all very difficult to get rid of! Past gifts have included frying pans, clothing, and branded briefcases, but all of these items have the company logo on them!

The American company is surprisingly very fond of religious ceremonies—American on the outside, Taiwanese at heart.

- The headquarters management is bureaucratic and rigid. When they return to Taiwan, they act more like feudal lords, swearing in the office, chatting with family members on the phone, and failing to distinguish between public and private matters! Headquarters managers cannot make decisions on their own and need others to provide opinions on everything.

- It was delisted after failing to submit its financial reports in the United States. There are many intercompany orders, which are used to make up the numbers.

- The boss emphasizes that the company is a Fortune 1000 company and should strive to become a Fortune 500 company. It is easy to paint a grand vision, but the stock has never been made available for employees to trade!

- A very poor internal culture. Forget cross-departmental collaboration—even cooperation within departments is difficult.

- Everything in the company is “Sara said” (Sara is the boss’s wife). Such a large company still relies on one person to make decisions, and people below her do not dare to make decisions themselves.

- There are currently more than 800 employees in Taiwan. The standard is 14 months’ pay, but the stock granted two years ago still cannot be traded! The restricted stock they say they will grant is best taken with a grain of salt—it is merely for show.

- For new hires in their first year, salary adjustments or bonuses are paid at half the usual amount, or there is no salary adjustment at all.

- They like sending Taiwanese employees to the United States for support, but do not like sending U.S. employees to Taiwan for support. Heavy or initial projects are all dumped on Taiwan.

- Mid-year bonuses are so small that employees barely notice them (this is the consensus among colleagues when chatting over meals).

- The company gives out a lot of small perks, including afternoon snack boxes every week, drinks, fruit left over from prayer ceremonies, and a gift each year—but they are all difficult to get rid of! They have given out frying pans, clothes, and branded briefcases, but all of these items have the company LOGO on them!

- The interview requires candidates to make many trips, and the area near the company is currently under construction for a metro line, causing chaotic and congested traffic. It is recommended that you leave early.

- Headquarters management is bureaucratic and rigid; when they return to Taiwan, they act more like feudal lords, swearing in the office and chatting with family members on the phone, with no distinction between public and private matters! Headquarters managers cannot make decisions on their own and need others to provide opinions on everything.

- The final round may involve a video interview with the U.S. headquarters.

- The company was delisted after failing to submit its financial reports in the United States. There are many intercompany orders, which are used to make up the numbers.

- The boss emphasizes that the company is a Fortune 1000 company and aims to become a Fortune 500 company. It is easy to paint a grand vision, but the stock has never been made available for employees to trade!

- The internal culture is very poor. Cross-departmental collaboration is difficult, and even cooperation within departments is challenging.

- Everything in the company is “Sara said” (Sara is the boss’s wife). For such a large company to still rely on one person to make decisions, those below her do not dare make decisions themselves.

- There are currently more than 800 employees in Taiwan. The standard is 14 months of pay, but the shares granted two years ago still cannot be traded! The restricted stock they say they will grant should be taken with a grain of salt—it is merely there for appearances.

- For new hires in their first year, salary increases or bonuses are paid at half the amount, or there may be no salary increase at all.

- The company likes Taiwanese employees to go to the United States for support, but does not like U.S. employees to come to Taiwan for support. Heavy or initial projects are all assigned to Taiwan.

- The mid-year bonus is so small that it is barely noticeable (this is the consensus among colleagues when eating and chatting).

1. Drinks and fruit are provided.

2. It is, broadly speaking, a company that complies with regulations.

3. A Taiwanese-style multinational company; it’s okay if your spoken English isn’t very good.

For an information systems analyst role at this kind of hardware manufacturer:

1. Taiwan is merely a colony of the U.S. headquarters. Middle managers and IT engineers from the U.S. boss Taiwanese employees around. Although both sides are Chinese, they were hired in the U.S. simply because they couldn’t find good jobs there.

2. The company’s internal systems look very low-end (but they have all the necessary functions).

3. A very poor corporate culture.

4. What does this kind of hardware manufacturer need systems analysts for? Will joining meet your expectations, or will you merely be doing odd jobs for your manager? Think it through carefully.

Programming-related work here

1. Many small perks; there is a 15-minute grace period for arriving at work (arriving by 09:15 is not considered late)

2. Free drinks and fruit (or bread meal boxes) are sometimes provided each week

3. A consolation bonus is given if you do not win anything in the year-end party raffle

4. Travel subsidy bonuses are available

5. Depending on the supervisor, some departments can leave work on time

6. It still appears to be a medium-to-large company, although it is not publicly listed in Taiwan

7. The welfare committee provides sports subsidies (receipts or invoices are required)

8. The welfare committee organizes some health seminars that employees can attend

9. No red envelopes are given at the start of the year, but each employee receives one NT$50 coin

10. There are plenty of convenient dining options near the company

Programming-related work here

1. Taiwan is merely a colony of the U.S. headquarters

2. Much of the initial setup and heavy development work is assigned to the Taiwan team

3. Everything has to be developed in-house; it seems there is no IT procurement budget

4. Internal users are extremely difficult to deal with and wildly imaginative, while U.S. users are unrealistic and overambitious

5. The MRT near the company is still under construction, and traffic conditions are poor; it is best to leave early for work in the morning

6. For new hires in their first year, bonus calculations are strict: the amount is first divided by two, and then calculated proportionally!

7. The company name is very similar to AMD, so other people often ask about it, which is quite irritating

8. Much of it is merely a superficial facade; it looks very good on the surface... you will understand once you join

9. The total annual salary is equivalent to 14 months of pay

10. Any shares granted are also something you can see but not actually enjoy; there is first a lock-up period, and then they are distributed over several years... it is made very complicated, and HR has to explain a great deal

11. The company's stock price on Nasdaq fluctuates significantly, ranging from 15 to 25

12. Before leaving work, you have to clock out on the computer first and then swipe your access card at the entrance

13. Sometimes you have to travel to the Bade plant, and sometimes to the United States (this can also be considered a benefit)

I am responsible for firmware development.

1. A place that actively develops its own technologies

2. There are quite a few good talents here, so you can learn a lot of technical skills

3. The work environment is relatively free compared with other Taiwanese companies

4. Travel subsidies are provided

5. If you do not win a prize at the year-end party, a participation prize of over NT$10,000 is provided

1. Pretends to be an American company. There are extremely many projects; you clock in when you start work, but are responsible for yourself when you leave

2. You are forced to listen to the company owner's vision

3. In addition to the overtime and project volume, the salary is mediocre and relatively low

4. It's brutal

5. Management says they hope everyone will not work overtime too late, but it's just talk

6. The HR executive will XXX the salary

Opportunity to travel to the United States for business and experience a different lifestyle

Pretends to be an American company

Taiwanese-style management

Excessively long working hours

Average compensation

The boss is devious