新光紡織股份有限公司

The e-commerce manager for the company's brand was very friendly.

Interview process:

Self-introduction, questions about the résumé, questions about understanding of the position, and an explanation of the position.

Salary was not discussed; they only said that if I was selected, HR would arrange a second interview. Flexible working hours, but having a family and children could be an obstacle.

Free meals provided

Warehouse Management <Daxi Plant>

1. The position is offered at 35k and requires a Taiwanese newcomer to manage foreign workers, but there is no management allowance.

They even asked whether the salary could be just a little lower than 35k.

2. There is no break during overtime; you have to get back to work after finishing your boxed meal.

1. The company is very close to an MRT station

2. The office environment is bright and resembles a department store

1. The interview was very oppressive and serious

2. The interviewer’s questions were aggressive and relentless. From the conversation, it was clear that there is not much training here, and only people with a very high tolerance for pressure can succeed in the role

3. People who enjoy being abused can come for an interview

1. The company is very close to an MRT station

2. The office environment is bright, like a department store

1. The interview was very pressuring and serious

2. The interviewer asked questions very aggressively. From the conversation, it was clear that there is not much training here, and only people with a high tolerance for pressure can do the job

3. People who like being mistreated can come for an interview

General Affairs Staff (Shinkong Textile Dayuan Plant)

1. Free lunch

2. Free drinking water from an unlimited-supply dispenser

3. Free recycled paper available for use

4. Easy work

5. If you have connections, you’ll be fine

1. Parking spaces are hard to find (it’s best to be from Dayuan or commute by scooter).

2. There are serious cliques in the office; you need to be confident about breaking into a group before coming.

3. There are long-standing problems left unresolved for years. Many departments will make things difficult for you, while management expects results without providing the necessary resources.

4. If you come, be prepared to act as the junior underling!

5. If you don’t believe me, take over and see: the wastewater volume at the Dayuan plant has always been inaccurate. Management knows, but the reality is that it cannot be improved. What puts you in a difficult position is that other departments will blame you for not doing your job properly.

1. There is toilet paper in the restroom; if it runs out, you can ask the front desk to replenish it.

2. The company has an elevator, so you don’t have to climb the stairs.

3. You can wear casual clothes to work; almost anything is okay.

1. Some people deliberately make sarcastic remarks. It is almost always women doing this, and it is usually part of a hostile rivalry between departments.

2. Job assignments are somewhat unfair. For example, the general manager’s driver has it quite easy. It depends on which position you apply for.

3. If your supervisor is incompetent, don’t expect your working days to be pleasant. There is quite a difference in ability among the different supervisors, and there are also female supervisors who are extremely emotional.

4. After joining, don’t expect anyone to patiently train you. What other people say may not necessarily be true either. There are also many secretaries, with different factions among them.

5. Men and gay people seem to be favored more. For women, it depends on the department you are assigned to. If you end up with a terrible position, you can easily be bullied by many people.

Let me start by talking about my experience. I worked at this company for more than eight years, joining right after graduation. I was in the Textile Division. I don’t know much about the other departments, so I’ll just talk about the Textile Division. I worked my way up from an assistant to a sales representative. To be honest, being an assistant was extremely tough. The physical exhaustion was even greater than in sales. However, although the work was tiring, I never felt unhappy because my colleagues were all easy to get along with. When I first joined, assistants couldn’t even apply for overtime. Now, I can confirm that overtime can be claimed.

Later, after becoming a sales representative, I don’t know whether it was because I’m good-looking, but I felt that everyone treated me very well. My colleagues would even make nourishing soup for me to drink, and I would help them with gua sha. Everyone got along harmoniously. The managers above us, such as the general manager and the vice presidents or assistant vice presidents of the various departments, also treated me very well. The handsome uncles at the factory were super nice too. The chairman was also very handsome (P.S. I was hired through my older brother). In addition, the colleagues were all very attractive—so attractive that I wanted to create a YouTube channel for them. Of course, there were also some unpleasant colleagues; that’s unavoidable. Some were manipulative, and some were clueless, but basically things never reached the point of people sabotaging one another. Everyone simply minded their own business. Even after I left, I still truly cherish the eight years I spent at Shin Kong. As for salary, sales compensation basically depends on performance. When business was good, I really had no hesitation about spending money; when business was bad, it felt like the money had been snatched away by ghosts.

The main drawback is that the first two toilet stalls need to be replaced. Also, assistants really have too many miscellaneous tasks. However, things have gradually been improving, and each team has also been adding more staff. Hopefully, it will continue to get better.

Overall, working in the textile industry is hard. If you don’t have the ability to withstand pressure or any interest in the field, I wouldn’t recommend applying. For an assistant position, you need to be clear-headed, work quickly, multitask, and have good time-management skills. I think that if you want to come and take on the challenge, after working for two or three years, you could probably train away what were originally symptoms of senility. I myself couldn’t even remember my boyfriend’s phone number and often got it wrong, but later, if you asked me for a fabric number, I could recite it for you from memory.

For the sales side, the stressful part is having to travel frequently. You still have to reply to emails while traveling. Of course, this isn’t mandatory, but if you want to be a responsible sales representative, many things—such as business development—are handled solely by sales. It’s like running your own company: when the business gets big, you still need to stay in touch with people here and there even when you’re abroad. It’s also a pretty good form of training. Of course, traveling abroad is both the part I liked and the part I disliked. What I disliked was what I just mentioned: even when you’re on a business trip, you still have to do the work that needs to be done. Coming back to two hundred emails after returning home is normal. What I liked was being able to visit many different places and meet different people. At first, your body feels completely worn out, but humans are highly adaptable, and after a while, you get used to it.

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I discovered that my previous review had actually been deleted, so I have no choice but to leave it again.

You really shouldn’t work for this company. There are many cliques, and they love to exclude people. The work atmosphere is terrible. No matter what position it is, whatever you do, don’t go. Seriously, everyone—don’t waste your life there anymore~