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Read the community guidelinesThe colleagues are very easy to get along with, and the supervisor is also very helpful.
You work overtime to death, and no one can leave work on time.
Basically, you have to gauge the boss’s mood to get things done. You might do well today and still get harshly scolded tomorrow; emotional control is not particularly good.
Newcomers can learn a lot after joining.
You can develop skills ranging from clerical and financial work, communication, planning, marketing, and management to the ability to adapt to circumstances and solve problems.
The colleagues are generally easy to get along with (because they are young).
They usually hope applicants have second-language skills and can uphold the company’s principles (especially when handling ticket refunds and exchanges).
Three years ago, there was overtime pay or compensatory leave, but it was not calculated according to the standard practices of most companies.
There are also occasional team dinners.
There are actually several senior executives, but I personally found them fairly easy to get along with (although they all have bad tempers).
Aside from the fatigue and occasionally being yelled at, lectured, or made a scapegoat,
it is also an interesting experience.
The old-timer in charge of the money is very difficult to deal with, but insists on controlling everything.
And whenever Old A and Old B disagree, you should be prepared to be caught in the middle and manipulated.
After working there for a few years, you will probably become a supervisor.
Once you become a supervisor, the boss is quite trusting and willing to delegate authority.
However,
it is
very
exhausting.
New hires generally start at less than NT$30,000 per month.
Even graduates of top national universities do.
Everyone gets along very well with their colleagues, and they are friendly and willing to teach when problems arise.
If you're lucky enough to be assigned to a good project, you'll learn a lot and feel well taken care of as a newcomer. But if you're unlucky, it can be extremely difficult.
Learning the company's many processes is valuable experience, including how to request quotes, compare prices, communicate with vendors, place orders, and develop products independently.
If you end up with incompetent teammates, leave as soon as you can—don't stay and continue wearing yourself down mentally and physically!
Everyone is nice, but it also depends on whether you're lucky.
The turnover rate among new employees is fairly high.
There aren't enough people, so each person is expected to do the work of four.
There's often too much work to finish, and overtime isn't paid.
There are too many miscellaneous tasks, making it difficult to properly execute your own projects.
Meetings are one-sided, with the boss dominating; sometimes they don't listen to explanations, ideas, or opinions either.
Ultimately, the main goal is to make money. Those with grand ideals and goals who want to bring in great art and works will probably not be able to realize them.
During the interview, ask about every detail clearly before deciding whether you're a good fit. Those who can endure it will become very capable; if you can't, get out quickly.
You can learn a lot, from clerical and administrative work and requesting quotes from vendors to personally handling customer complaints at performances or exhibitions. They are also very willing to give newcomers the lead on projects. The colleagues get along very well, and the supervisors are extremely willing to teach and do not keep knowledge to themselves.
Low pay. The boss is fickle and emotional; decisions made today may be completely overturned the following week. There is a tendency to save a small amount of money only to spend much more later, and sometimes they try to cut costs on things that are truly necessary. Time-wasting meetings are held very frequently—one meeting can often take up the entire morning—and the issues raised during meetings are never resolved. The boss and the boss’s wife have communication problems: something confirmed with one of them may be completely overturned when dealing with the other, which is very troublesome in day-to-day office work.
The supervisor has no real authority; every decision has to be checked with the boss, who is as described above. The supervisor is kind to subordinates, but when you share your concerns with the supervisor, they will not help communicate them upward. As soon as the boss decides that something needs to be implemented or assigns additional work to frontline staff, the supervisor immediately turns around and passes the demands on to them. Work responsibilities not mentioned during the interview may be added for no apparent reason, and if the work is not done well, the boss will berate people mercilessly and without any regard for their feelings in meetings.