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Hi everyone,

Although this is an anonymous platform, I want to tell everyone that I am probably the terrible supervisor/Y that everyone refers to as having “no ability, being scheming, arrogant, and a smiling tiger… possessing every shortcoming,” and I should also be the so-called cancer of this company.

I have been this company’s cancer for a while. During this time, the projects I was responsible for covered everything under the sun. Sometimes I took on so much that I felt I must be seriously ill to do so many extra things without compensation.

Because I have handled such a wide range of things, I firmly believe that some of the people commenting here were talented, promising candidates whom I personally selected from résumés and then interviewed myself. I think I mentioned during the interviews that this has never been a “perfect” company; we are also learning. I hoped there would not be too much of a gap in our understanding of one another, so when I met promising people, I was willing to spend a great deal of time interviewing them, even though I was busy as hell. If you still remember, I should also have mentioned that choosing a job is a two-way decision. There is no right or wrong—only whether it is a good fit.

Now, because we were not a good fit, posting reckless accusations on this unmanaged platform and disclosing the company’s internal information may also be a very immature thing to do.

Perhaps because the company’s name is public, it is only natural that it would be attacked. I hope the boss’s parents never google these comments and become heartbroken, because if it were me, I definitely would not want that.

But honestly, I am only an employee drawing a salary. Put plainly, it is not really my business. One day, when I remove this cancer—myself—no one will remember who I was anyway…

A response to the comments about me:

I am indeed emotional, because I have very little patience for people who are self-righteous, scheming, deep and calculating, unwilling to improve their communication, selfish and concerned only with their own well-being, unwilling to help when their teammates are in trouble at critical moments, smiling while hiding a knife, becoming unhappy when corrected, passing notes while being absent-minded in meetings, or failing to prepare before meetings. I become irritable very easily, and I cannot smile and say “it’s okay” with immense maternal love. I am truly very sorry for that.

I am indeed biased as well. I have an extreme fondness for people who work hard quietly and get things done, who are capable yet remain humble, who are simple yet retain their passion, and who, although sometimes a bit scatterbrained and lacking common sense, have a good attitude.

So yes, I am the most scheming person in this entire company, and I am indeed someone who drives people away. I completely accept these accusations.

Many colleagues come and go. Every encounter has its meaning, and every choice has its reasons. Choosing a job is a two-way decision, just like love. So when colleagues I care deeply about leave, I always cry quietly, while still wishing them well.

There are indeed some so-called facts in the comments, such as work logs, having to tidy your desk every day, and assigning people each day to take turns doing simple cleaning. But everything is relative. If these tasks strongly affect your mood at work, then perhaps, honestly, we are simply not a good fit. Everyone actually has a choice; after all, there is no such thing as perfection.

But some things are “facts” defined by the individual.

How long did the commenter actually know the people involved? Did they truly try to understand what the other person was trying to do? Advice should first come from sincerely trying to understand the other person; once you understand, then you can offer advice.

Actually, I did not originally want to say anything, because I felt these comments could simply be regarded as each person expressing themselves. The internet is free like that, after all, and everyone has the right to speak.

But these comments make this place sound completely worthless. So are the partners who are still working hard here idiots or mentally deficient? Is choosing to stay here a completely stupid thing to do?

There are still many excellent colleagues here. These comments are completely unfair to the people who are still working hard here. For the sake of this unfairness, I have chosen to speak up, and I will do so only this once.

You can curse me as much as you like—I honestly do not care that much.

As long as I have a clear conscience, that is enough. There are more worthwhile things in life to spend time working toward. Anonymous conversations online are simply too exhausting.

By the way, Zoe tsai was once a good colleague of mine. Please do not target her.

Perhaps one day, when this cancer of a person has disappeared, I will come back and tell everyone the good news!

Wishing everyone all the best in their future careers!