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All the company-related information has already been shared by others, so the following is based on my personal work experience~
Because the boss wasn't there during the interview, I was interviewed by a supervisor. The starting salary was 28K, with a raise to be considered based on performance after passing the probationary period. The supervisor said: If you think you're capable enough, you can ask the boss for a raise yourself... ... (OS: What the hell)
Then, on your first day of work, they immediately give you a set of work rules and other miscellaneous things (I forgot what was written) and ask you to sign them. Among them are: You must not talk back to the boss and must be polite; if your performance is poor, the boss can ask you to leave at any time without having to pay severance, oh ^____<
After that, they'll start dumping a pile of things on you to revise back and forth, and have you coordinate proofs with the clients yourself. From what I observed, they probably let clients request as many revisions as they want, so be mentally prepared~ Oh right, there's no overtime pay; everything is under a responsibility-based system~ Hehe
The supervisor seems to have decent aesthetic sense, but when asking you to revise your designs, they can't offer any opinions and can only say things like, “This doesn't look good.” The level of completion is insufficient =口= If you consider yourself to have exceptionally strong aesthetic and design abilities, then go for it~
Finally, the boss seems pretty much like a stereotypical exploitative boss, believing that his own aesthetic sense is excellent. Since he's been in the industry for a long time, he thinks he has the ability to tell at a glance whether a design is good or bad~ Personally, that's how I feel, hehe
The office atmosphere feels very dull and lifeless. Combined with the issues above, I left pretty quickly~ XDD
Clients occasionally provide samples of products released in the previous season.
1. The actual number of employees, including the boss, is around five or six.
2. If you are sensitive, it may be better not to join. Otherwise, you may hear your supervisor say that your design is too ugly; when you ask what needs to be improved, they say they do not know how to tell you. You may end up questioning your life every day.
3. Compensation is heavily cut. After deducting labor and health insurance and labor pension contributions, the take-home pay is about the same as that of a fresh university graduate.
4. There is a spring banquet, but no year-end banquet.
5. On your first day, while knowing nothing about the clients’ preferences or the materials, you are expected to have the design instincts of someone who has built up a year of rapport with them.
6. Occasionally, you have to let the boss or supervisor check whether your design drafts are okay.
7. The company’s mainstream aesthetic standards and taste are cafeteria-style. Even when the boss or supervisor personally thinks a design draft is good enough to deliver, if the client does not respond, they will start criticizing your “ugly design” again.
8. The boss did not graduate from a relevant specialized department, but can use his extensive experience reviewing drafts to check your designs.
9. All design drafts created at the company are company assets. When you leave, at most you can take the <<<image files>>> of the design drafts with you.
10. You have to write a work journal every day.
11. Except for the boss and the field staff, everyone in the office has to take turns serving as the duty person for one week.
12. The computer assigned to you is old, so you have to save frequently. Otherwise, any extra time spent redoing work is considered your responsibility, and you have to swallow the loss.
13. You are required to provide clients with designs of the highest quality and standard, but the quoted design fees are nearly giveaway prices, and then employees are blamed for having low output value.
14. When you are fired, you have to sign a voluntary resignation letter before you can leave.
15. The boss often says that he values talent—even if someone comes to work wearing a red jacket, if he thinks their abilities are inadequate, then they are inadequate.
16. That is what he says, but if you realize that the boss does not like you, or that you are not outgoing, do not struggle to figure out how to win his favor. You would be better off checking the job boards first.
1. The manager who conducted the interview was a nice person, but it felt like they had not received any formal training, and the questions were somewhat unfocused.
2. The company mainly produces packaging boxes (both flat and three-dimensional) for beauty products from Watsons, COSMED, and POYA.
1. The company operates under a responsibility-based work system.
2. Regarding salary, the company expects the compensation to be around NT$28,000 or less.
3. The company has around 20-something workstations, but no one was sitting at them, and they were piled high with miscellaneous items. I only saw three people working. I don't know whether this was due to high turnover or issues with the company's systems and compensation (still uncertain).