Workplace reviews and discussion: UIUX_Cafe_碩太網路有限公司

The colleagues are easy to get along with

The company environment is quite good

The salary is also pretty good for a designer

The company takes on major projects, which can help you gain work experience

(Basically, it’s just like what you saw in the recruitment information—it all seems pretty good.)

But.......

The company’s employees are all very young (just out of school), and there is no professional PM, yet the company takes on very large projects. As a result, this causes major problems with both time management and communication with clients.

Ah!! Correction: Communication with clients is very smooth and there are no problems, because the client is king. Even unreasonable requests are accepted in full, and then employees have to find a way to clean up the mess—and are not allowed to have any complaints (not even joking complaints in private). There is only one correct answer: “Okay, no problem (smile).” If you give the wrong answer, or if they find out that you complained privately, you will be called in for a talk and told: “Don’t treat clients as enemies. Your complaints will affect the team atmosphere,” (and then you’ll be labeled as someone who doesn’t fit in). Although I can understand that clients are important, I really don’t understand why we have to be so servile! In the end, even if you grit your teeth and finish the work, it is treated as something you should have done. Not only will you not be encouraged, you’ll be criticized for it and told that you could have worked faster.

Because of this, a very strange atmosphere takes shape in the office during work. Everyone seems friendly, but also very fake and tense. The boss also loves asking whether you have any problems, or telling you to let him know if you do—but the standard answer is still: “No problem (smile).” If you offer any suggestions, you’ll be called in for a talk and told: “You’ll affect the team atmosphere like this,” (and then you’ll be labeled as someone who doesn’t fit in). So what is it really—just asking to feel reassured?!

Speaking of affecting the team atmosphere, the person who affects it the most is actually the boss himself, because he really, really loves calling people in for talks. Whether it’s something big or small, or asking one person about another behind their back, it causes everyone in this company of only around 10 people to constantly be suspicious of one another. When we genuinely encounter problems at work, no one can properly raise them or improve things, because as soon as you express an opinion, you’ll again be labeled as someone who doesn’t fit in (and you may lose your position). Moreover, these opinions cannot be expressed to anyone, because whether there is a human surveillance device, a listening device in the office, or, as others say, the boss secretly looks at people’s computers, in any case, whatever you say will reach the boss’s ears. (The ears of God~~~

Next, I want to talk about professionalism!! I feel that the boss does not value professionalism at all. He believes that designers learn quickly, and that if you are willing to take on challenges and dare to do and say things, then the project is yours. Just like taking on the major projects mentioned earlier: if you dare to accept one, it’s yours. Even if you don’t have the ability, it doesn’t matter—just figure it out as you go. If there isn’t enough time, just do a sloppy job (the client won’t understand anyway). If things really don’t work out, just do whatever the client says. This attitude may be correct in some respects, but what difference is there between this and shoddy workmanship? (Ah! The company can make a lot of money.) And to be honest, by the end you’ll feel very uneasy. Put bluntly, it’s deceiving people; put bluntly, it’s deceiving people; put bluntly, it’s deceiving people—and also deceiving yourself. (Could “There’s no success in business without being unscrupulous” really be the path to success?

Finally, I really don’t understand what the boss is thinking. He is very unfaithful to his own principles, for example:

He wants to create a comfortable and free working environment, but if you are not dutifully sitting at your desk with your head down working, he thinks you are slacking off.

He hopes designers can be recognized and respected by society, but he always takes the client’s side and treats designers like laborers.

He hopes everyone can come to work happily, but if you frequently maintain a smile, he thinks you are not serious or are not worrying about the company together with everyone else.

He hopes to increase the company’s overall level of professionalism, but refuses to hire professionals.

He hopes everyone will have professional judgment, but does not believe what employees say.

He hopes everyone will be partners in the company and asks us to think from the company’s perspective and the boss’s perspective, and to share hardships together, but if you report company problems to him, you may very well be put on a blacklist.

...There are many other contradictions as well.

Conclusion: If you lack experience with large projects, it may be worth coming here to add something to your résumé, but remember to prepare yourself mentally and memorize the phrase “Okay, no problem (smile).” If you are already very experienced, think it over carefully!