The Interview in the Neihu Technology Park 內湖科技園區的面試

I dreamt that I was waiting for an interview in the Neihu Technology Park. As I had been waiting for a while and it was lunchtime, I wanted to find something to eat.

I didn't have any money with me, but I had once visited a friend at TSMC in Neihu and still had the access card with stored value. I thought I could find a vending machine to get something to eat.

I took the elevator to the first floor but didn't see any vending machines. Just then, someone walked by, and I asked if there were any vending machines around. He said, "There's one right behind you!" I turned around and saw a machine that cooked instant noodles. I saw someone using it and noticed the variety of flavors, thinking it was pretty cool!

After the person in front of me finished, it was my turn. I scanned my card, but it didn't work. It turned out that this building wasn't TSMC's, so the card wasn't valid here. I thought, "Well, I'm not that hungry anyway."

I found the elevator to go back upstairs. The elevator was strange—there were no buttons inside, and it just went up automatically. When the doors opened, I found myself in what looked like a janitor's room. I felt a bit scared since there was no one else around, just the janitor and a lot of clutter. I asked him, "How do I get to the Xth floor?" He pointed to a stairwell and told me to use the stairs. So, I went down the stairs.

I returned to the place where I was waiting for the interview. But strangely, the layout was different. Just as I was feeling a bit panicked, wondering how to leave, someone from the company I was interviewing with came out. They asked if I had eaten lunch. I said no and explained that I had a TSMC access card with stored value that couldn't be used in this building. They laughed.

I saw one of them holding two small cups of instant noodles. I asked if they were good. He said he had just eaten one and hadn't tried the other yet.

At that moment, the company I was interviewing with turned into my previous company. The HR manager came out and said they were ready to interview me. He asked how I was doing and how my child was. I said my child was preparing for college, so I had more free time now. But I was thinking, "Hmph! You used to pay me an American salary, and now you want to rehire me with a Taiwanese salary."

We had a brief chat, and the HR manager mentioned they were replacing their customer service system and asked if I was familiar with the new one. I said it was my area of expertise and wouldn't be a problem.

After that, I was getting ready for the interview with the general manager.

夢見我在內湖科技園區等面試。因為時間有點久，加上現在是午休時間，想找東西吃。

我沒帶錢，但我曾經到內湖台積電那裡去找過朋友，我有那個門禁卡，裡面有儲值可用。我就想說去找自動販賣機，看看有沒有什麼東西可以買來吃。

我坐電梯來到一樓，沒有看到自動販賣機。正好有個人走過來，我問他這邊有沒有自動販賣機。他說：「你後面就有一台啊！」我回頭，是一台自動煮泡麵的機器。我看到有人家在操作，還有各種口味，覺得好酷喔！

等到前面的人弄完後，換我，我掃卡，沒過。原來這棟樓不是台積電的大樓，所以刷卡不會過。我心想：「好吧！反正我也沒那麼餓。」

然後我找到電梯要上樓。這個電梯怪怪的，進去以後沒按鍵，就自動上去。門開了，怎麼變成像是工友的房間。我就有點害怕，因為沒有其他人，只有那個工友，還有很多東西雜物。我問他：「我要去Ｘ樓，要怎麼走？」然後他就指旁邊的樓梯間，叫我從樓梯間走。然後我就從樓梯間下樓。

我回到剛剛等面試的地方。可是奇怪，怎麼整個格局不一樣。當我正感到有點驚慌，想說待會要怎麼離開的時候，我要去面試的這家公司有人員出來，他們問我吃午餐沒，我說還沒，並解釋說我拿的是台積電的門禁儲值卡，沒法在這大樓使用。他們就在笑。

我看到其中一人拿了兩個很小杯的杯麵。我問他好吃嗎？他說他才剛吃了一個，另一個還沒吃。

這時候我要面試的公司變成前公司。人事主管出來跟我說他們現在有空要跟我面試。他問我近況如何？小孩怎麼樣？我說小孩要準備進大學了，所以我現在有空。其實我心裡想的是：「哼！之前是付我美國的薪水，現在想用台灣的薪水來重新面試。」總之，就是簡單的閒聊了一下。

人事主管提到他們要更換客服系統，問我這新系統熟不熟？我說這是我過去的專業，一點都不難。

後來，就是準備要跟總經理面試。