英科資訊科技有限公司

Benefits and bonuses: Annual company trip (except during the pandemic), bonuses for the three major festivals, year-end bonus, and a NT$1,000 birthday gift.

Work environment: The office has attractive new decor (Kubrick bear figures and artwork), plus bidets.

Breaks and flexibility: A 1.5-hour lunch break and one work-from-home day per month (cancelled if there is a long weekend that month).

Additional benefits: Occasional group meals, afternoon tea, and restocking of the snack area.

Excellent manager: The manager is capable and personable.

Work pressure: There are often additional tasks, which is unfriendly to “J-type personalities”; when the boss has urgent requests, they closely monitor progress.

Boss’s management style: In this small company, decisions are primarily made by the boss. Assignments are often unclear, and completed work may easily be rejected and require repeated revisions.

Environment and equipment: The air-conditioning temperature is unstable, the lighting setup may affect vision, and a cleaning service comes only once every one or two months; those with strong cleanliness concerns should take note.

Additional chores: Employees must take turns serving as the person on duty to take out the trash.

Employee expectations vs. reality: The boss makes grand promises. The company originally emphasized a flexible work culture, but in reality, working from home is limited to one day per month.

1. The company is located in a mixed residential and commercial building, about a 10–15-minute walk from either the Blue or Red MRT lines, which is convenient.

2. The company is a newly renovated office converted from a residence, approximately 60 ping in size. However, the restroom is also located within the office, so using it can sometimes feel awkward.

3. The CTO is the primary interviewer. He is gentle and logical, communicates thoughtfully, and is a great work partner and supervisor.

4. The company has around 20 employees, most of whom are between 24 and 35 years old. There is no office politics, making it a simple and straightforward environment.

5. Compensation and benefits comply with the Labor Standards Act—neither particularly generous nor lacking. Lunch breaks can be 1.5 hours, and there is generally no overtime; employees can leave as soon as their workday ends.

1. Because the company’s primary managers are the owner and the CTO, training and work-related SOPs are relatively lacking. Work is mainly carried out based on individual experience, which can also lead to frequent and disorganized chaos.

2. The owner is relatively emotional. Although he does not go so far as to yell or curse, employees often have to deal with his frequent mood changes and impatience.

3. The company’s development is stable, and business is handled mainly by the owner and the CTO. Other employees only need to carry out assigned tasks, but there are limited opportunities for individual career development.

1. The boss often orders afternoon tea.

2. Colleagues get along well, but not everyone.

3. The manager is a god—extremely capable and very good-tempered.

△ During the interview, they did not mention at all that I would have to do “work” completely unrelated to the position I applied for. I also have to spend nearly one-third of my time on average every day doing this “work,” which offers no career development whatsoever, because this “work” requires you to be accountable to someone important.

△ When that important person maybe is in a bad mood, or feels that you have no right to boss them around, they will verbally attack you in the group chat. You’d better have a strong heart.

△ The company gets some pretty challenging projects. Working on them should be fulfilling, but that assumes you have time to do them.

△ There are people inside who may not be suited to their positions but are still very comfortable doing them. Does that count as a benefit?

In the end, anyone can say nice things; what matters is how that person actually behaves afterward.