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Um... discovering something was strange early, so I fell into the trap?

[Posted on someone else’s behalf]

Here’s what happened:

I was desperate to find a job, so at the beginning of the month I received a recruitment call from this YaO Enterprise company. I went for an interview for a receptionist position with a starting salary of 28,000–32,000. It’s a medical aesthetics company that operates SPA salons.

I immediately thought it was strange when I picked up the sheet describing the job duties. Why was the paper already so old? It looked like it had been flipped through many times. Have they been hiring continuously?

After reading it, the duties seemed to be ordinary reception work, basic tidying, explaining and arranging treatments, as well as “preparatory work.” I assumed “preparatory work” meant something like getting the shop ready to open, so I didn’t ask further—and they didn’t explain anything either.

Then began the three-day “job training”—supposedly to train my speaking skills, but actually they had me make “recruitment phone calls”!!! Three hours a day!! For three days!!!

They thought my voice was extremely good and professional (of course) and even half-jokingly asked whether I wanted to join their HR department.

...So the call I received in the first place had also been made by another lamb they had tricked.

On the first day, I signed a contract stating that if I completed the training, I could receive NT$300 per day for transportation expenses. (But that only works out to an hourly wage of NT$100.) (I continued because I wanted to find out what was really going on.)

By the second day, I couldn’t take it anymore and felt I was wasting my life. After I went home, I messaged them to ask whether I could receive the transportation allowance after completing the third day. Then, on the morning of the third day, they explained:

“After completing the three days of phone calls, you still have to do 5–7 days of hands-on training at the salon. The NT$900 for the first three days won’t be paid until after you officially start working and clock in; although the internship comes with a NT$10,000 bonus, it won’t be paid until after you’ve clocked in for three months.”

In other words, they only give you the money after you’re already on board. They even admitted that they might forget, so you have to remind the supervisor yourself to pay you. WTF

None of this was written in the contract I signed at the beginning.

So what exactly is “preparatory work”?

“Enter a private room and massage customers for two hours.”

“Enter a private room and massage customers for two hours.”

“Enter a private room and massage customers for two hours.”

F*ck!

For the price of one salary, they hire one receptionist who also doubles as a masseuse.

As long as you get to enjoy yourselves, right? Taking advantage of people without a shred of guilt.

I got out immediately.

What infuriated me most was their evasive attitude. There was very little information online, barely any written explanations, and they wouldn’t clearly explain anything. They tricked people into making phone calls for free and exploited them with a workload completely disproportionate to the salary.

Absolutely evil.

You need supernatural vision to see through them.

Just sharing this as a reference for everyone.