Coworkers are easy to get along with.

The company is fairly well-known (but has a really bad reputation).

When you discover that the regional manager only hides out in the office, slacking off and watching videos,

and there are even rumors that they have had a special relationship with an office employee...

you’ll probably realize that your future here has no prospects.

Several common traits of bad supervisors can all be found here:

1. Contradictory and inconsistent statements; constantly changing their mind.

2. No sense of responsibility—enjoying the benefits themselves and pushing the blame onto others when problems arise.

3. Believing they are constantly being demoted because no one understands how good they are (self-important).

4. They really did block your path first, so if you want to move up, you still have to push them out of the way.

5. Information is not disclosed. Benefits that should go to lower-level employees are kept for themselves, and then they use various lies to deceive employees.

6. They never admit their own mistakes.

7. Once lower-level employees get a little exposure to management duties, they are made fully responsible. Overtime cannot be claimed, and transportation expenses cannot be reimbursed when supporting another store.

8. They often say, “You can ask me anytime if there’s a problem,” but when you actually ask, their tone is very unpleasant. They answer you condescendingly and dismissively, and many times you cannot even understand what the manager is trying to say.

9. Regional managers are not held responsible for inventory losses; store managers are made to pay.

10. They really like sending employees out for deliveries. When asked what happens if you get into an accident or receive a ticket, they only repeat the company line, telling you to be careful yourself. They pressure you to go out on deliveries while they enjoy themselves in the office, and even when they actually have time, they will not proactively show consideration or help employees. (There is no fuel allowance either.)

11. It is best to record any agreed-upon benefits in writing. Try to get to know the office staff and confirm whether the manager actually applied for them for you.

12. They never praise anyone, but if you do something poorly, you will definitely get chewed out.

Store system

1. It is notorious for often refusing to provide discounts. Sometimes a product has multiple discount barcodes, but managers pressure store employees not to apply the discounts.

2. Price disputes are frequently seen on Facebook.

3. It is a chain of stores across northern, central, and southern Taiwan, but the prices are not consistent across the chain.

Maybe I was just unlucky enough to end up at this company.