Workplace reviews and discussion: 証聲音樂有限公司
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You may listen to the company's music, depending on the circumstances.
1. Although it is clearly a small company of around ten people, there is serious infighting. The hierarchy is rigid, and the work atmosphere is very poor.
2. During the interview, the boss seemed very Westernized and open-minded, but is actually just a businessman who does not love music at all. If you join with the passion for music, you will soon become exhausted, because the work is essentially miscellaneous tasks. Apart from the music-selection team, there are very few opportunities to engage with music. The boss also has a military background, so the management style is very serious and rigid—not the lively, relaxed atmosphere people would expect from a music company.
3. The pay is poor. New graduates probably earn only NT$1,000–2,000 more than NT$22,000, and there are no salary adjustments. Even sales staff with many years of experience earn less than NT$40,000.
4. The boss has no understanding of management, yet loves quoting articles from business-management magazines. The boss also lacks leadership ability—for example, placing excessive importance on formalities such as the format of morning meetings and work logs, with different standards for each person and criticisms based on personal preferences. The boss's thinking is very disjointed and does not organize things clearly before assigning tasks. The boss often makes more than a dozen consecutive phone calls without organizing and explaining everything clearly in one go. I really wonder how much of those books on work efficiency the boss has actually read.
5. The boss is extremely suspicious and often suspects employees of slacking off. Even when you are visiting a client and the client is willing to confirm it, the boss still suspects you. Or, if you take work home to handle it, the boss may think you are stealing client data.
6. The boss has had very unpleasant conflicts with many former employees and frequently threatens to sue people. In the industry, the boss is also said to be very fond of filing lawsuits. Job seekers are advised to think carefully.