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Please save yourself the trouble and do not work here! - Anonymous employee taroko software Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-First few days or weeks, it'll feel like a dream job. That's when you realise it's all an illusion. -Somewhat flexible culture. -Nice people. -Office furniture is acceptable. -Great place to work if you plan to retire from your professional career soon. -Instead of rewards, incentives, and bonuses, you do get some granola bars and dried wheat crackers. -Breakfast on Mondays.

Cons

-No benefits, No bonuses, No raises. -If you are a talented professional, do NOT work here. You are a valuable human being who does not deserve to work in a place that does not treat and compensate its employees right. Please don't get me started on their business model. -There is NO career growth or development. -Turnover rate is higher than average. Yes, I calculated. More than 10 people left within 5 months, which was like more than 25% of the company size at the time. Most recently, nearly HALF of the team left a particular department within a month. -Employees from various departments complain about their salary/pay cuts/no raises. -Work is menial and not intellectually stimulating. Don't forget there is no career growth. -Your hard work will NOT be recognized or rewarded. Remember, there are NO performance-based bonuses and incentives. Myths debunked in the job description: -Macbook air / laptop is not yours to keep. It is company property. -"Learning & Development Opportunities" = Learning how to develop a strong mental and emotional endurance for your work -"Wellness" program is UP TO 1000NT max/month ($30USD max) for your fitness membership (so if your membership costs $1000NT, they give you $500, no more). How generous. Also, if you bike to work, it'll cost you money out of that 1000NT just to park in the lot of the building.

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5.0
Feb 12, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked at Taroko for a number of years. I loved going in the office, getting to the whiteboard, and tackling the next challenge with my team. My experiences were incredibly valuable and were a boon to my overall career development. Here are just a few of the pros of working at Taroko: - Supportive, hardworking coworkers - Endless opportunities to learn and grow in your role - Challenging projects that make an impact with tangible results - Encouraged to try new techniques, tools, software, etc - Collaborative and fun working environment - Stocked kitchen

Cons

- lack of clear company direction - project processes can be overly informal and ill-defined

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1.0
Dec 22, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some fine people on both sides, as they say.

Cons

They'll probably try to get my review taken down (they try for every negative review, no matter how true) but working here is just not a good experience for anyone. I can set aside all the things said in prior negative reviews and it still wouldn't be worth working for such a ridiculous group of managers. Low level employees are mostly okay, we're mainly former english teachers but some of us aren't. Everyone is relatively competent and does what they need to do to earn a (pretty pathetic) salary. The management, however, is horrible. Self-absorbed, manipulative, incompetent, and just generally jerks. They make it very clear that you are not valued as an employee or a colleague. If you ask for more money, you'll be told you do better than taiwanese marketers do (which isn't actually true....) so you shouldn't ask. If you have ideas for how to improve current marketing practices to match what goes on in the US, and you get told your idea is stupid without any further explanation. Then they end up struggling to drive traffic and start wondering what went wrong. At the end of day, if you need to take this job, take it, do it for 6 months, and quit. Othrerwise you'll be stuck there for a long time. Having seen how people get after working for Taroko for several years, I started makng plans to peace out before I started resembling any of them.

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