Workplace reviews and discussion: 璞藝設計工程有限公司

Many learning opportunities, including areas unrelated to the position you applied for.

You learn to read people and handle workplace interactions. Even if you may still get scolded for doing so, not doing it will definitely get you scolded even worse.

I was actually a former employee, so I’m not sure what has happened since, but judging from the other reviews, the company culture and the boss’s personality don’t seem to have improved.

The boss is a very confident and forceful person, and is also good at painting grand visions during interviews. During my time there, I occasionally heard him say things like, “Some people get on the boat and some get off; if you can stay, it’s yours,” or promise overseas trips if the company reached certain goals, salary increases to a certain amount, and so on. Naturally, none of these promises were ever fulfilled. Moreover, when business conditions were less than ideal, he would quickly start thinking about reducing staff. So don’t think that simply staying on the boat will protect you—when times are difficult, you could be kicked off it as well.

He likes holding meetings and occasionally asking employees out of the blue for reports or data. You then have to spend time organizing everything for him, without being able to put your original work on hold. Perhaps he enjoys the feeling of having control over the data? However, this does not provide any real help with the actual situation.

He would occasionally gather employees to watch inspirational videos about teamwork. To put it bluntly, he was serving employees motivational chicken soup. But no matter how much theory you watch or how beautifully you speak, if the boss cannot control his unpredictable temper and cannot display the composure advocated in those inspirational messages, it is all just empty talk.

As for the workload and salary, they were just as described in another review: “Have two people do the work of four and pay the wages of three. It’s a win-win for both sides.” This is something the boss once said, and he put half of it into practice—the first half...... During my time there, it was also unlikely that you would do only graphic design, only planning, or only sales. Basically, everyone had multiple roles.

Yet despite the enormous workload, the boss still believed that the employees had nothing to do. Sometimes he would even complain that the items listed in the daily work reports were padding. And if he suddenly asked you for some piece of information, the time spent on it could not be reflected in the work log for him to see either. What can you even say to that?

If you unfortunately end up joining this company, and you are not short of money, you can try it out for a few months to see whether you can adjust.

If you find yourself wondering why you are always being scolded, with all your grievances and nowhere to seek justice, that is normal. Being praised is extremely rare; ordinarily, just hope that he does not blow up at you.

If you start feeling tired of going to work, lose your motivation, and find yourself unable to sleep well every night, don’t hesitate—quit as soon as possible.

If you are really short of money......please leave immediately. There is no room for development here, and you will also be a pawn that could be discarded at any time.