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Not a company you want to work for - Anonymous employee taroko software Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some snacks throughout the day Relatively flexible working hours Ability to free roam on ideas and implement them - the only real good thing to come out of this company.

Cons

The company expect employees to arrive before 10.30am and not leave before 4pm yet apart from upper management everybody else is not technically an employee but instead a contractor - this is a serious gray area to expect this of employees and something the IRS may be interested to know more about. Their business model is a scam. They charge a subscription that only mentioned in the very fine print it's recurring - they know full well the pain and suffering they put on people who can't get their money back. I've known customers find out over 2 years later they've paid a monthly charge only for Taroko Software to fight to the bitter end any sort of refund. The business model steals from the already disadvantaged - those who need a resume usually due to difficult personal circumstances. Their business model is so bad they have a dedicated night team that deals solely with customer complaints with the aim of keeping the customer chargebacks low so they can hold onto their already dodgy payment processing company. Did I mention, many payment processing companies have refused to work with Taroko Software? The company culture is the worst I've ever experienced.. The upper management are secretive and also treat women particularly badly. They say sexist comments and think they can get away with it - and due to the subdued - almost depressive atmosphere of the office, they do. The management team as a whole lack commercial awareness, fortitude and the ability to lead with respect. Don't expect any sort of bonus either. If they say you can have a share of the companies profits, take it with a pinch of salt, they won't pay you a dime. There isn't much in the way of climbing the ladder, you're either a work horse in a monotonous role or you're the next step up as a manager which is just the same role with a more glorified title. Upper management are 3 guys in their clique, not to be trusted. Let me repeat - Not. To. Be. Trusted.

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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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