If it is simply an interview, the company is fairly respectable.

As mentioned just now, if you are simply going to an interview, the company seems respectable. But if you actually work here, the design of this place is truly poor.

First: The company has rooms of various sizes that, honestly, look very much like caves and do not seem like a place suitable for everyone to work in;

Second: The company has problems with both the lighting and the air conditioning. The office has no windows, so it cannot provide natural light, but the fluorescent lights are not bright enough either. On top of that, when the air conditioning breaks down, no one does anything about it, leaving employees complaining about the heat every day. How is anyone supposed to concentrate on work in such an environment? Construction is also carried out every so often, sometimes lasting for several weeks or more. Honestly, in such a high-noise environment, it would be difficult even just to sit there doing nothing, wouldn’t it?

Third: The company’s departmental layout is extremely strange. There are rooms of various sizes, but they are not assigned according to departments. Everyone in Human Resources has an individual office, but what about the other departments? All I can say is, you go wherever the company feels like assigning you.

So far I have only talked about the company’s physical environment. Now let’s discuss its systems and other matters.

Your company claims in interviews and online that its benefits system is very comprehensive, but I am sorry to say that this place is like a scam operation! Why? Because the company will not follow through on what it promises. Working here, I can only say that I feel I was tricked onto a pirate ship. Things that should have been explained clearly were not explained during the initial interview; instead, all kinds of strange demands appeared on the day I was hired. For example, the company has uniform days. Those without uniforms must wear a white shirt with black trousers and black shoes. This was never mentioned in the interview or online; you are only told on the day you are hired. The requirements for attire are also extremely strict. Even for office staff, I doubt a river ghost searching for someone to replace it works that diligently. It is baffling that a company can be so strict about dress regulations while failing to focus on what truly deserves attention.

Next, the allocation of authority here is very strange. After the boss, the person with the most power is the HR manager?! This is a monarchy, without exaggeration: whatever the company wants you to do, you are expected to do it, with no room for negotiation or discussion. Even when employees offer suggestions and hope the company can change in a way that benefits both sides, the company will not accept them, because the boss believes that right is right and wrong is wrong—there is nothing to discuss. The HR manager once said: “What color is the sky? It is neither black nor blue; whatever color the boss says it is, that is the color it is!” Ridiculous, right? If I didn’t know better, I would think Hitler was my leader!

If the company wants you dead, you die; if the company wants you to go on a business trip, you go. It does not need to give you a clear reason. As long as they say it is “training,” you have to go. As for what training you will receive there, the company will not provide any clear official notice or itinerary; it simply tells you verbally. Anyone with normal judgment would be completely confused and start questioning the company. What happens if you refuse to go? The company fires you, on the grounds that you are unable to meet its requirements. I used to think that when any company sends an employee on a business trip, it is because the company trusts them and believes they are capable of handling the assignment. Here, however, they just find someone willing to cooperate with the business trip, regardless of who it is. As for the consequences, I will say no more. I once raised this concern with a manager, but the response was: “We are different from ordinary companies.” All right, different from ordinary companies—does that sound novel? Whether that is good or bad, everyone can judge for themselves.

Can you learn anything at this company? No, because management will not accept better ideas. The boss clearly does not value employees; the fact that the boss habitually arrives late even when calling everyone to an impromptu meeting is enough to demonstrate that. Of course, the company can have its own position, but it should also respect employees’ time and the commitments it has made. From your very first day at the company, it instills one idea in you: you cannot come to the company to learn, and you cannot make friends.

Direct-sales companies always tell everyone, “We are different from ordinary direct-sales companies,” but in the end they merely prove one fact: worshipping the supreme leader is an unavoidable part of working for a direct-sales company. Naturally, this place is no exception.