Workplace reviews and discussion: 果俐文創行銷事業股份有限公司

Being praised by clients feels gratifying and gives you a sense of accomplishment.

At first, they said there would be no overtime. The end of the workday, originally 6 p.m., gradually became 10 p.m. If there was a meeting the next day, 1 a.m. was about the norm. The key point is that the meeting materials had already been prepared in advance, and I had discussed them with the boss ahead of time. Yet after the boss reviewed them at the last minute, almost everything would be completely scrapped, making every meeting a task that could only be completed through an adrenaline rush.

Gradually, the people who joined at the same time, whose health deteriorated and who could no longer hold on, left one after another! The overtime did not decrease at all. When a colleague made a mistake, they also had to bear the cost of the printed materials. Employees are held responsible for mistakes, but if the supervisor reviewed the materials before they were sent to print, why shouldn’t they share the responsibility? It became increasingly unreasonable that employees had to bear the entire cost of printing errors. They said this was meant to teach employees a lesson by making them pay. The salary wasn’t much, yet they had to shoulder fines of over NT$10,000. How is anyone supposed to make a living like that?

All I can say is, if you want to join and challenge yourself while learning, you need to have the patience of a saint and the skill of constantly flattering the boss. Otherwise, the endless firefighting and meetings full of pointless talk will consume your own time and prevent you from doing the work you are responsible for. Then, when the meeting comes, you still have to step up, and the boss will criticize you for not having done a good job. If you do well, they will take the credit and say, “If I hadn’t saved you at the last minute, how could the client have approved it?”

In the end, I’m still grateful. I did make progress during the time I was there, but at the same time, you need to give far more than you receive—all because the company says, “We’re letting you learn.”

P.S. I really wonder why people leave their own cups sitting there without washing them after finishing their drinks. Why should someone else have to tidy up their desk?

If you don’t do something well, they will also pull you aside for a serious talk, saying things like, “You need to pay attention to the details.” = =