Simply put, this company is very good at creating an overall external image, such as building up its Facebook community. However, no one knows the actual pain and suffering of the people working inside the company. I sincerely suggest that idealistic young people who are dazzled by the words “startup,” or travel enthusiasts, think twice. This company’s strengths are its external image and luring you in to do work that is different from what you expected. However, if you want to come in to handle miscellaneous tasks, train your willpower, and strengthen your ability to withstand pressure, you can give it a try!
1. Product development that completely goes against the company’s operating philosophy. There is absolutely no such thing as “in-depth travel”; everything is profit-oriented. To make matters worse, no one even checks the actual content of the products. Some are even more expensive than if you bought them directly from local vendors yourself. (Operating philosophy: “KKday upholds the spirit of creating better travel experiences for consumers. It will continue expanding its global portfolio of travel experience products, hoping to bring the most unique and in-depth local experiences to every traveler and maximize the value of travel experiences.”)
2. The atmosphere at work is poor, completely opposite to your imagined fantasies about travel or startups—utterly lifeless.
3. The managers have problematic management skills and, on top of that, show considerable disrespect toward newcomers and frontline employees.
4. Policies are unclear, rules and systems change from day to day, and there are problems with the internal communication processes and mechanisms.
5. The division of authority, responsibility, and work across departments is uneven.
6. There is absolutely no training.
7. There are no bonuses for the three major holidays, nor is there any so-called employee travel program. (Yet the company can still call itself the world’s largest travel platform website for global local tours.)
8. Employees are overworked without overtime pay.
9. What exactly is this so-called bonus system? Maybe it is something only managers have.
10. This is a company with a fairly high turnover rate, yet there is a huge number of job openings on 104. You know what kind of company this is; I don’t need to say more. :)