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Read the community guidelinesThe interview is very easy to pass (packaging staff), because they are short-handed. Lunch is provided, with no deduction from your pay.
The probationary salary is NT$30,000 + a NT$1,500 allowance (which seems to be perfect-attendance pay). After three months, there is another NT$1,500 increase (for length of service). The reason I did not want to continue after two days: it is physical work and very tiring. The job involves bundling steel plates with stainless-steel strapping. Later, I heard from employees there that taking leave—whether annual leave, bereavement leave, or any other type—even just once means losing the entire perfect-attendance bonus. I found that extremely outrageous. Also, when I resigned after working for two days, they told me, “Then we can’t pay you.” At the time, I had also forgotten that this was against the Labor Standards Act and that I could claim my wages. So this is a family business: the children all work in air-conditioned offices doing administrative tasks, while everyone else sweats in an area without air conditioning, cutting and packaging steel plates.
Overall, the factory premises are dim. There are very few lights overhead, so visibility is not very good. About six people work in the factory area, while around five people, including the owner’s family, are in the air-conditioned office.
Reason for leaving: physical work, tiring. When taking leave, the entire perfect-attendance bonus is deducted—even for one absence. The main point is