1. Everyone has a large workspace because there are so few people.

2. You’ll know after just one day at the company that you can’t stay here.

3. If you stay a few more days, you’ll see tons of signs telling you to escape as soon as possible.

1. The company smells terrible. The boss keeps a lot of dogs, and the key question is: do they even bathe them? The entire company smells like dogs. After spending just one day at the company, you’ll still feel like you smell like dogs when you get home. (It’s ironic that they even sell pet shampoo—who knows whether their own pets use it.)

2. Policies and instructions change from morning to night. Today, they’ll tell you that a certain process works one way, and the next day it will be different. Everything is done on a whim.

3. Because the boss is a businessperson (?), what they say is often composed of sales talk. When discussing things the boss has said, be careful if there is no written evidence to back them up. When communicating with the boss, always use email.

4. Pay attention to your labor and health insurance status. I don’t know whether the company is betting that employees won’t check, but you should definitely do so.

5. The equipment is outdated. Even the desk assigned to new employees is extremely dirty, with all kinds of black patches and grime directly on the desktop. The computers and keyboards are also covered in dust and dirt. Several places in the office have been patched with cardboard boxes, making it look run-down. One day, I passed by the meeting room and found dog feces there (actual dog feces). Although the time clock uses fingerprint recognition, it also looks very old and only supports Simplified Chinese.

6. The boss often assigns tasks very suddenly, interrupting your existing work. They might tell you in the morning to work on A first and that they’ll handle B themselves later, then change their mind in the afternoon: “Don’t work on A for now; go work on B.” They are very bad at managing workloads, leaving everyone with a pile of tasks. Then they use sales talk to tell you: “At first glance, these tasks seem unrelated to your position, but they’re actually interconnected” (so all of this work becomes your responsibility). Fresh graduates may be fooled by this.

7. The company’s source of revenue is somewhat mysterious. The products listed for sale are rarely shipped, sometimes taking more than one or two weeks, and occasionally going an entire month without shipping. Products that have not yet arrived are also listed to secure orders, often resulting in orders that cannot be shipped because there is no product available. (Sometimes I feel sorry for the consumers.)

8. Because there are so few people at the company, everyone has to take turns serving as the person on duty each week.

9. No stationery is provided—pens, calculators, paper clips, and almost anything else you can think of are unavailable. There is not even toilet paper or trash cans outside the restroom.

10. The boss tells employee A about employee B’s minor complaints, then tells employee B about employee C’s minor complaints. (I don’t know why they do this, but perhaps this is also why employees somehow avoid getting close to one another.)

Run for your life—what are you still thinking about?