Workplace reviews and discussion: 我們好好股份有限公司

The boss is an advertising director with a modest reputation in the industry. During interviews, he introduces many stories about the growth of advertising agencies and this company, while also promoting the boss’s heroic achievements in participating in triathlons. Therefore, employees are expected to be like triathletes: responsible in their work (often under an all-inclusive responsibility system) and in top physical condition (overtime pay is not provided for working overtime). The boss occasionally assigns tasks based on sudden whims; organizing events and working as movers are basic expectations. Product development and manufacturing go without saying: if sales are poor, it means you lack ability and need to be subjected to criticism; if sales are good, you get a pat on the head, followed by an impossibly high KPI threshold the next month. During the probationary period, part of your salary is also deducted, supposedly because the company is afraid employees will leave before completing three months; it will be returned in the fourth month. At the same time, the company instills a culture in which everything is considered training: accepting it means you are improving, while refusing means you are an incapable weakling. As a result, everyone has grievances but dares not speak up, and colleagues undermine one another because they all want to perform in front of the boss. It is terrifying.