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Read the community guidelinesThe interviewer was a section manager in the Materials Department. She first notified me by phone of the interview time and asked whether, since I had previously worked in procurement, I would be willing to work as an assistant. I didn't understand what she meant at the time; it wasn't until after the interview that I learned that “assistant” at their company means a very low salary. When I arrived, I was first asked to fill out a résumé form. Working hours are 9:00–18:00, with a one-and-a-half-hour lunch break. Bonuses are paid every three years. There is one domestic trip and one overseas trip; employees who do not participate in the overseas trip must remain at the office, but receive a NT$10,000 reward. There is no perfect-attendance bonus and no typhoon leave. The probationary period is three months, after which the salary may possibly be adjusted upward by NT$1,000 depending on performance. If promoted to a specialist, another NT$3,000 may be added. When I asked the interviewer whether there was room for the salary to increase further, she actually replied that her position was available for me to take. The current assistant resigned because of family circumstances. If hired, they hoped I could start as soon as possible, or otherwise wait until October 25 to start, because she would be away from the company for three weeks in January. If I started in mid-September, she could only train me for two or three weeks. She did not want someone else to train me, which was rather strange.
The salary was truly far too low and differed from what was written on 104, so I felt as if I had been tricked into attending the interview. Also, throughout the conversation, she kept saying “basically, basically,” which was very annoying to listen to. If you want to be her assistant, you need to be mentally prepared. She did not seem like a supervisor who could arrange work very properly. Instead of notifying me of the interview through 104, she called me, and during the call she kept asking me questions. I was riding a scooter at the time and could not hear what she was saying at all. I asked her to send me an interview invitation through 104, but she never did, saying that she was very busy. Although I was accepted, I declined the offer.