Free snacks, at the end of the workday, and when leaving the company.

I interviewed for position A, but after joining the company, I was assigned position B. They said I could join the company first to secure a spot and then transfer to position A. In the end, I watched as the company continued hiring new people for position A right in front of me. Only then did I realize that position B was difficult to fill, and the previous employee had fled in a hurry. The handover process was very perfunctory; all the work was handed over in less than half a day. It was essentially no handover at all. When I tried to ask other senior employees who were still working there about work-related issues, I was met with disdainful looks. Some colleagues would even deliberately isolate certain coworkers, creating a situation very much like what you might see in middle or high school.

There is serious internal factionalism in the company, and the turnover rate is astonishing. Even the general manager was considered extremely, extremely senior after working there for only two years. When leaving, the general manager told all the employees that it felt as though they had been there for four years and that they finally felt liberated.

Some departments can leave work on time, while others have to work overtime until 8 or 9 p.m. every day. That’s right—I was in one of the departments that had to work overtime. I also encountered a very controlling supervisor. I was required to report my work progress for the day before leaving; otherwise, I was not allowed to go. Even after I had walked all the way to the MRT station after work, my supervisor would call to check on me. During overtime, the supervisor did no work and just chatted, while speaking contemptuously and showing no respect for others.