Meals provided, on-time departure
A certain senior colleague on the U.S. team is terrifying to work with. After teaching something once, she assumes you know it. When newcomers ask questions, she does not respond directly and instead tells them to look through their notes. She constantly goes in circles asking, “Are you sure? Did you check?” She may even ask, “What’s wrong with you?”
Her likes and dislikes are very clear. Every day when she orders drinks, if she doesn’t invite you, it means she dislikes you. She can come to work with a cold and cough, but if a colleague gets sick, she acts as though they are carrying a highly contagious deadly disease, spraying alcohol several times a day (like she’s performing some kind of ritual XD).
Actually, this is a company where you can stay; just hope you don’t have the bad luck of being in the same department as her—or be prepared to accept this kind of senior colleague. Welcome aboard~ The other colleagues are still very easy to get along with.
I feel that the work environment isn’t as bad as the other reviews made it sound~ (I was a little nervous when I joined after seeing the previous reviews.)
Pros:
(1) You can leave and arrive on time.
(2) Everyone actually interacts normally, and there aren’t any situations involving backstabbing or bullying.
(3) Sometimes people in the office place group orders together, and someone might treat everyone to drinks. There are also occasionally free drinks or snacks~
(4) The supervisors are all fairly young. They don’t really throw their authority around, and they interact normally with everyone else, just like other employees.
(5) The people in our group are all pretty nice. We chat a little sometimes, so the atmosphere isn’t really that rigid.
(6) The monthly meal fee is 600. There are eight dishes, including one or two meat dishes and six or seven different vegetable dishes. There are three types of soup (such as aiyu jelly, roselle tea, and pork rib or radish soup). On Mondays and Fridays, there are special meals (beef noodle soup and dumplings), haha. The food is what I look forward to most at work. It’s less likely to get boring~
(7) There are free drinks and coffee in the office.
(1) This isn’t exactly a drawback, but it’s better to understand the salary structure before joining and make sure you’re comfortable with it. The base salary is roughly two-thirds of the total salary; the remaining third consists of items such as perfect-attendance bonuses, transportation allowances, and meal allowances.
(2) There is a three-month probationary period at the beginning of employment, during which the salary is reduced by approximately 5–6% from the original salary. So, when joining, you might want to negotiate a slightly higher salary.
(3) Traffic jams are common when everyone leaves work at the same time. Hopefully, flexible start and end times—around 30 minutes of flexibility, for example—will be introduced in the future~
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The woman inside who checks the goods could have an even worse attitude; it wouldn’t matter.
You’re just checking goods. You don’t need to act so arrogantly, as if you’re so important.
I unloaded the items and placed them properly for you to check.
And I still had to be cursed at by you like a dog.
What’s your problem? Do you look down on delivery workers?
If there’s a next time, you’re finished.
I suggest that your company fire this terrible employee.
The somewhat heavyset woman with the sour face who curses at people at the slightest provocation.
1. The work environment is very quiet; basically, the only sounds you can hear all day are typing and quiet conversations.
2. The supervisor is very young, under 30, with several years still to go before turning 30.
3. Parking is very convenient. For lunch, you can either bring your own packed meal or eat at the company cafeteria for NT$600 per month.
4. The environment is very good, with cleaners tidying up at scheduled times, so employees do not have to clean themselves.
1. The group I was in was very small, with half of the positions unoccupied.
2. The supervisor was relatively impatient and liked to demonstrate authority.
3. Be careful and watch out for unfounded accusations from senior members of the same group!
4. Among the supervisors I saw, all were men; there were no women in supervisory positions.
5. When joining the company, you will need to sign many documents (for example, a contract).
6. There is a three-month probationary period, during which you must fill out an internship handbook every day.
7. During mealtimes, the company uses staggered dining, with only about 20 minutes available.
1. Spacious environment, with a parking lot, so there’s no need to worry about not finding a parking space
2. Ground coffee is provided, and there’s heating in the winter too~
3. The office environment is clean, with staff assigned to clean regularly
4. The lunch catering offers a fairly diverse selection (2 types of staple foods/5 dishes/1 savory soup/1 sweet soup)
5. The benefits are fairly average, but the work is very stable, and relationships with colleagues and supervisors in the department are generally pretty good
1. The parking lot is a short distance from the office
1. The overall atmosphere is much better than at other companies, and employees are given a lot of leeway. The supervisors are also pretty nice to people.
2. Standard civil-service working hours, with punctual start and finish times. The work pressure is also not as intense as in the tech industry.
1. I think the salary is just okay. It is no longer as unacceptable as previous employees have described it. For me, it is manageable after paying rent.
2. There are too many paper documents, which wastes time and energy. Some software should be found to replace them.
3. This seems to be how traditional industries are: stability comes first.
1. Stable work with regular working hours, allowing for a good balance with family life.
2. There is an annual salary adjustment system, and the increases are quite noticeable.
3. The work atmosphere is good, and different departments help and support one another.
4. The plant grounds are spacious and beautiful, with free parking for cars and motorcycles.
1. The location is remote and there are no buses, so there are not many options for ordering takeout.
2. Wearing a uniform feels somewhat rigid, but not having to think about what to wear every day is also kind of nice?
3. The company was established more than 40 years ago, and you can sense the traces of its age in its systems and procedures.
1. The work is straightforward
2. Punctual working hours
3. The factory grounds are spacious, and the office is bright, clean, and tidy
4. Free parking spaces for cars and motorcycles
1. The salary structure is terrible: the base salary is $7,000, with other components making up the total salary of $27K. The year-end bonus is calculated based on the base salary, not the total salary
2. Stable, but there are virtually no benefits (NT$2,000 each for the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, and NT$1,200 for birthdays; eligibility requires having joined before December 31 of the previous year)
3. The company culture favors men over women
4. Lunch is provided, but NT$600 per month is deducted
5. During the interview, the supervisor complained about the current employees' situation
6. The overall interview was far too long (10:30 AM–1:00 PM)
Because there are no raises and no benefits, there is no point in fighting, so colleagues do not compete with or fight one another for resources.
I’m in the Sales Department, so I’ll explain things from the perspective of what I’ve seen in this department.
The company overall:
Low pay — Someone mentioned on Tianyancha that the base salary is low. That’s true—it really is that number, and it also affects your year-end bonus. Even if the company is extremely generous and gives out two months’ salary this year, you still won’t receive as much as one month’s salary at another company.
The benefits are extremely poor — There is no annual company banquet. The employee trips and birthday parties listed in the 104 job posting are things from a long time ago.
Sales Department:
Simply put, it is a very bad vicious cycle: low pay → genuinely high turnover → an ever-increasing workload for those who stay → but no overtime pay → people have to resign because they are too exhausted → an ever-increasing workload for those who stay……..and so on.
Of course, I believe no company has only disadvantages. When colleagues are constantly leaving, you’ll be under a lot of pressure and have to handle many, many things. You’ll learn through the pain—but it depends on whether you’re willing to accept such a low salary~
The atmosphere is okay, most colleagues help each other, and because turnover is high, they are willing to hire newcomers. The environment is acceptable.
1. The base salary is low (ranging from 7,000 to 10,000), with the salary being padded through various items; total monthly pay ranges from 23,000 to 28,000. The year-end bonus is usually one month’s salary. In principle, bonuses are almost impossible to receive, as they are calculated based on the extremely low base salary.
2. Because turnover in the sales department is so high that it is close to collapsing, there is now a new salary adjustment mechanism: the “base salary” can be adjusted by up to 10% per year, capped at 35K, but there are restrictions on the months in which this can happen. Before this mechanism appeared, a salary adjustment was simply impossible. They would only ever make empty promises like “You’re indispensable for a raise and promotion.”
3. Many people in other departments are lazy and shirk their responsibilities. Those who want to get things done cannot do so; consequently, when work is delayed or mistakes occur, you are left to bear the consequences yourself.
4. Most high-ranking managers are incompetent, emotional, afraid to take responsibility, and constantly take credit while shifting blame.
5. Most of the senior employees have left. If you join the company, there is basically no one to train or learn from. Those who are close to retirement may be pressured into voluntarily retiring early.
In summary, the sales department is severely understaffed, with one person handling the workload of three. They would rather rely on part-time workers than give employees raises or bonuses. Whether you need money or not, don’t come here.
Pros: The best place to train newcomers, with a foundation built up over more than 30 years. Cons: Handling people is more important than getting things done, especially when it comes to long-timers and succession planning, making it impossible to retain employees.