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Read the community guidelinesThe atmosphere is harmonious among colleagues in a few departments.
At the year-end banquet, everyone worked hard to act really HIGH over the NT$1,000 raffle prize and give the boss plenty of face.
I don't know whether the company is poor or just stingy.
Normally, it follows the Labor Standards Act to the letter.
In any situation where the Labor Standards Act does not require the employer to pay, it absolutely will not pay (e.g., typhoon days).
But things were different during extraordinary times.
During the outbreak of the pandemic, the company suspended operations without warning.
The considerate internal announcement reminded employees with children that they could take family-care leave (treated like personal leave, unpaid, and not deducted from perfect-attendance bonuses, although there was no perfect-attendance bonus).
In reality, the heads of each department were privately instructed to tell everyone to take family-care leave compulsorily.
To avoid leaving evidence, supervisors were asked to notify employees verbally or via LINE.
Only a small number of essential back-office units were allowed to work.
Since it is a new company, the appearance and environment are still acceptable.
Everything is about cost-cutting.
There is scale but no systems.
As long as you know how to put on a show, you can survive.
An office political culture where connections matter—and where they don't.
I don't recommend wasting your time here.
But if you only want to collect a paycheck,
the company probably won't go under, so you can stay here comfortably.
The work environment is okay.
After being there for a while,
the company changes its attitude as soon as money is mentioned—it tries to save wherever possible.
The salary offered is far below the market rate.
Then they try to placate you by saying they will raise your salary after a few months,
but in reality, they don't.
Simply put, the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.
They pay you only 10 dollars and expect you to devote your life to the company.