財團法人台北市勝利社會福利事業基金會

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A sweatshop in every sense of the word. During the interview, they made it sound nice, saying there would be no overtime, but in reality, documents had to be completed within the deadlines, and they used moral pressure to make you work overtime voluntarily. The starting salary was also low, and they would not pay a single cent in overtime pay. On top of that, you had to clean up the mess left by the previous employee, only to be criticized for being slow.

2. They made it sound nice at first by saying that everyone was like family, but they clearly favored senior employees. New hires were ostracized if they did not join in their supervisors’ conversations. In that respect, they really were a united family.

3. Salary increases were minimal. It is uncommon to be paid minimum wage in Taipei City while having job responsibilities similar to those of ordinary 30K–35K positions elsewhere.

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The interviewer kept being deliberately difficult, apparently trying to drive down the candidate’s asking price:

1. The interviewer was late, yet had the nerve to complain that the candidate had too many questions and say that time was precious.

2. They lacked professional knowledge but spoke as if they were an authority. For example: Were they proud that the brand’s keywords ranked on the first page?

3. They dismissed the candidate’s past experience and even blurted out that a certain task was very easy. They had never done it themselves yet dared to say that—classic outsider thinking.

4. The job description did not match the interview. It listed certain skills as requirements, but during the interview they completely dismissed them. So was the description written based on the writer’s mood?

5. The overall conversation was extremely disrespectful toward the interviewee. If they felt the candidate was not a fit, they should not have gone through the trouble of inviting them to interview, wasting both parties’ time.

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I interviewed for a marketing-related position.

Throughout the process, the manager kept labeling me.

They kept nitpicking the content of my résumé.

They said that I had little relevant prior experience and was not a graduate of a related field...among other things.

After I proactively asked for a salary 1K–2K higher than at my previous company,

they asked me to emphasize where my value lay and why I deserved a raise (Huh? I haven't even joined the company yet...this is just an interview salary discussion, right?)

In short...if they had issues with my experience and résumé,

they probably could have just not invited me to interview, rather than wasting both our time.