網智服務國際股份有限公司

There is toilet paper in the restroom (though it was only provided after a very long time).

The boss is truly unbelievably incompetent. He knows nothing yet is in charge. The so-called cooperation with some companies basically means selling them the product, then refusing to help with setup issues, pretending not to hear about performance problems, and providing no version updates whatsoever.

The sales team also basically has no fundamental knowledge. Whatever the customer says goes, contracts are signed recklessly, and when deals cannot be closed, they just stare blankly at the boss.

The engineers are all a bunch of creatures lacking socialization. The leader is very close with the boss, so he can say whatever he wants. The PM finds any random excuse to let people go, and those who remain, once they figure out what is going on, leave just as quickly. They are also remarkably good at washing people out until almost no one is left.

Do not think that getting hired is a good thing. Trust your instincts, and under no circumstances waste even a single day there. Find somewhere worth going.

1. Every two weeks, there is a budget of only NT$50 per person for afternoon tea

2. There is a coffee machine that makes a very loud operating noise

3. There is a second-hand printer

4. There is a Louisa Coffee and a convenience store on the first floor

Preface: Even without anyone badmouthing this company, it has always had trouble recruiting people. I’m sharing this to some extent from the perspective of someone who has been there.

The current 104 job listings include sales, PM, engineers, and maintenance engineers. I’ll introduce them from various perspectives, and interested job seekers can use the information as they see fit.

[Sales]:

The salespeople at this company are about the same as salespeople at other technology companies on the market, with the usual few traits (probably even more severe, haha).

1. Ignorant about technology (They are ignorant but often disregard professional expertise and make decisions arbitrarily. However, they cannot be entirely blamed, since they are merely listening to the people above them make foolish decisions—aka doing what the boss says. And the boss is… well… it’s a pity that after running a software company for several years, her thinking is still so outdated that it is approaching the Stone Age.)

2. Ignorant about the products (They do not understand the standard-version products very well either, yet act as if they are busy every day, going to customers’ offices to give demos without even knowing what they are demoing.)

3. Based on the above, the company’s garbage-passing chain is: sales–project manager–engineer (starting with sales, who blindly dump things down the line without understanding the reasons).

Based on the points above, if you intend to interview here and happen to be someone who does not take much responsibility, congratulations!! You’ve found the company that suits you! Occasionally listen to some grumbling (just endure the fact that it is very loud for a moment), and you can freely visit customers everywhere (or do various kinds of “accompanying”—accompanying maintenance visits, meetings, and so on). You can live a very comfortable life!

[PM]:

The PMs at this company are very diverse. We usually hear about RD outsourcing, but at this company even PMs can be outsourced (they may kneel and beg brokers who bring projects in, and there are also examples of people going back to find a little assistant at a former parent company with whom they had no connection in a previous life). As a result, you often cannot see any PM working in the office at all (if RDs need to discuss something, it’s really a matter of luck~). As mentioned above, as a project manager, you are second in the garbage-passing chain, so the pain index is quite high. After all, it seems to make little difference whether the person in the first position is there or not. BUT! If you really want to work remotely, you may want to consider this position. After all, your supervisor does not come in often either, so they will not know whether you showed up.

[Engineers]:

I highly recommend that job seekers under financial pressure apply for this position (so many people said this during interviews and successfully got in). Clearly, it is a wonderful software (charity) com(pany) (business)! After joining, if your abilities are poor, there is no need to be too nervous. When you get tired of writing code, playing video games is okay too. What you need to worry about more is that the general manager may occasionally tell you to push yourself a bit. After all, (in her view) what technology company lets people clock out on time? What difference does it make to work a little overtime on holidays (there is absolutely no overtime pay—do not be fooled by their rhetoric; they will give you compensatory leave that you can see but never use) or leave work later? But there are ways around this too. If absolutely necessary, show your strong motivation and remember to set alarms for 9:00 and 18:00 (to clock in and out), because that is all the general manager understands: Oh! You clocked in! (She has no idea that you did not commit anything, haha.) One additional note: your RD colleagues have stayed here since graduating and have little social experience, and your supervisor is the same. So, you know—their socialization skills are not very developed. You will have to experience that part for yourself after joining.

[Maintenance Engineers]:

As the name suggests, maintenance engineers must handle projects that have already been developed. However, most of the projects you need to handle belong to the previous version, and almost none of the colleagues you encounter who know how that previous version was written were the people who developed it at the time. So… it is a journey of daily self-exploration and self-doubt. With handover documentation nonexistent or extremely limited, you should not expect any training either. Some projects require going on-site, while others do not. For those that do not, many may still need to be handled at times specified by the customer, so the schedule is extremely flexible. Based on the contracts the salespeople signed with customers (mostly 7×24), in other words, please be on call at all times. There is no overtime pay, only compensatory leave that you can see but never use.

Having said all that, welcome to the newcomers who have made it this far. If your father has just retired, or you have just been laid off, and you are old enough (40–60), it is even better if the position says “senior.” Feel free to give it a try—the hit rate is high, and the salary is high too!