SGS _ 台灣檢驗科技股份有限公司

The company has a strong reputation.

The supervisor said that work ends at around 7:30 p.m. every day, and it may be even later. The actual job duties differ significantly from what was written on 104.

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The HR representative harshly put me down over the phone. Even though I applied for a sales specialist position, they deliberately downgraded it to sales assistant, clearly just wanting cheaper employees.

Then they described serving tea to customers as one of the professional skills. Why shouldn’t I just work at a restaurant instead?

Even with a master’s degree from overseas, they only offered NT$36,000 to NT$40,000.

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Sending out invitations indiscriminately

Humiliating people harshly when they arrive, then asking them to leave

It was clearly stated on the résumé already—absolutely baffling

A waste of time

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Sending invitations indiscriminately without reviewing resumes

Foreign-owned company, annual salary increases (a few hundred dollars), special annual salary increases for certain people (a few thousand dollars, but it may not be you), year-end bonus (based on performance), and the pantry has a microwave, refrigerator, oven, and rice cooker.

If you usually have nothing to do and enjoy spending a long time at work willingly for the company, this is a very suitable place to stay.

1. Taiwanese-company mentality.

2. Regular overtime: To put it nicely, the workday is 7.5 hours. People with a sense of responsibility will find it hard to tolerate because there is too much work to finish; there are still many people at 7 p.m., in addition to the staff shortage.

3. The supervisor I encountered used emotional manipulation, and their mindset was extremely outdated.

4. The group I was in had a high turnover rate: This had a lot to do with the supervisor’s management. Issues raised were usually not resolved, so you could only accept it or resign.

5. The company claims to prohibit bullying and similar situations, but the work is done by “people,” so it ultimately comes down to personal judgment.

The interview was very formal, and it looked like a large-scale company.

Before the interview, they asked many questions over the phone and then said they would have the manager review my information to decide whether to invite me for an interview. Later, they called to arrange an interview time.

On the day of the interview, they asked many of the same questions they had already asked over the phone. Then they said they would ask the manager to interview me and told me to go to another building to find the manager~

After waiting for 15 minutes, they said the manager was in a meeting and could not interview me. They said they would arrange another interview time, and then nothing happened~

I find it really ridiculous. During the phone interview, hadn't they already shown my information to the manager? Why did they suddenly not want to interview me when I arrived for the interview???

When I arrived at the company for the interview, there was a notebook recording people's entry and departure times. It was filled with information about everyone who had interviewed that month~

This company seemed to be interviewing people nonstop. Whether they were actually hiring anyone is anyone's guess. It was a pointless interview and a waste of job seekers' time.

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The workplace atmosphere is formal, and there is no travel allowance for business trips.

Suitable for people who want a stable life. Although the salary is not as high as in the tech industry, where you can make a lot of money, at least you won't encounter too much unreasonable treatment. The salary structure, company policies, and so on are all fairly well established!

(P.S. I was originally worried after seeing so many reviews, but the company actually even provided epidemic prevention allowances during the pandemic!! That was so much better than my friend's company, which directly downsized its organization......)

The operating procedures at a large company are relatively complex and cumbersome! I often spend most of my time going through procedures and approvals.

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When I received the call about the interview, I already felt that the HR representative was not very logical. They asked whether morning or afternoon was convenient for me, then suddenly changed the subject and asked where I lived. After finding out that I lived far away, they automatically scheduled me for a morning interview?! The HR representative said the company had its own resume form that needed to be completed and returned, but they did not send it to me until the next day.

On the day of the interview, I rode from Taoyuan to Wugu. HR spent only five minutes showing me where to go and asking me one question before sending me home. The question was, “Do you have any relatives at SGS?” I said yes. They replied, “Sorry, then you are not even eligible for an interview...” because company policy prohibits anyone with relatives within six degrees of kinship from joining the company.

However, this question was already included on their own resume form, and I answered it truthfully. If this is the rule, why didn’t they tell me after receiving my completed resume? Why wait until I arrived in person to tell me? This was truly terrible HR!!!

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As a master's graduate working as an inspector for the first three months, you work yourself to death and aren't given time to sleep (how are you supposed to sleep if the work isn't finished?). They pay overtime, but you have to absorb any hours exceeding the limits under the Labor Standards Act yourself; otherwise, you'll have to meet with your supervisor again. In practice, it's a position of responsibility, which does not comply with the Labor Standards Act. If you can't finish the work and exceed the permitted hours, your supervisor will call you in for a meeting. It's absolutely awful!

You can earn nearly 40k by relying on overtime pay, but it's absolutely not worth it! It's just a company with a nice-sounding name whose benefits and salary are both nothing special.

They're still using the worst machines—even the machines are terrible! How reluctant are they to spend money?

Overtime pay can be claimed. There are gifts for the three major holidays and birthdays, and salaries are adjusted every year (though the increases are not substantial). If you are looking for a job where you can coast toward retirement without much sense of accomplishment or a high salary, while still earning enough to get by, this is a very suitable job.

It looks like a foreign company on the outside but operates like a Taiwanese company at its core. Personally, I feel that the internal management is similar to—or even worse than—that of traditional industries. Basically, managers hold considerable power and can directly influence many aspects of your work. If you have any career ambitions or salary expectations, think twice before joining. Don’t assume that it is a large company and jump in without careful consideration.

Civil servants coasting toward retirement

The salary is not high, and HR is difficult to deal with

This is indeed a foreign-owned company; it entered Taiwan in 1952. However, just look at the online reviews and you’ll know that its benefits, salary, and work environment are no different from those of a Taiwanese company. Senior colleagues at the company have all told me that the salary here is just enough to make a living—you won’t get rich.

The advantage is stability (at least that’s the case in my department). So, if you haven’t joined yet, you can think about what kind of life you want in the future before deciding whether to come here.

Furthermore, although the company name includes “technology,” I feel that we are unquestionably a traditional industry company.

The company currently has more than 3,000 employees across Taiwan. Therefore, when you read the reviews, you’ll find that they vary greatly. This is because it is a testing and certification company with many departments; basically, it can provide certification and inspection services for almost anything.

Someone below said that the company’s professionalism is questionable. The service I’m currently responsible for is indeed like that, and there is a lot that could be improved.

If you are in sales, the company will not provide a company car; you have to use your own. You will receive a few thousand NT dollars per month as a vehicle allowance, and fuel expenses are reimbursed based on actual costs. Performance bonuses vary by department.

A colleague once said that this is a robot company because our work mainly involves inspections, and inspections require repeatedly doing the same things. The key is to be sufficiently meticulous.

Whatever you do, don’t join Kaohsiung’s Materials Department. The salary is under 30,000. Some senior managers only get to know people through gossip, and all they themselves can do is talk. They say they also worked their way up from entry-level positions, so they supposedly understand the feelings and thoughts of frontline employees—but that’s complete bullshit; listening to them is just listening to them spout nonsense. They’re also very good at making unfounded assumptions. Anyway, the stronger your abilities, the harder it is to survive there; the better you are at slacking off, the higher your performance review will be! Oh right, I think that department is called the High XX Department.

Entry-level starting salaries are very low (under 28K), overtime expenses are not reimbursed based on actual costs, and salaries are propped up by overtime pay.

Not as good as some, but better than others.

At least it beats the dismal pharmaceutical companies$$

But it’s far below the starting salaries in the tech industry

(Maybe you’d even make more as a production operator$$....)

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Some managers treat people like dogs.

The base salary for fresh graduates is very low—think twice.

It’s very demanding, but you won’t be shortchanged on anything you’re entitled to. Be clear about what you want—at least it’s much better than the many unscrupulous bosses out there.

Stable, quasi-civil-service job with collective security.