Workplace reviews and discussion: 樂購蝦皮有限公司

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I interviewed for a Shopee internship a while ago. After spending some time preparing, I finally received notice of the internship two weeks after the interview. It was around mid-October at the time. I had also applied for internships at three other companies, but because I received Shopee’s offer early, I declined the others first.

I originally expected to onboard at the end of October and had already arranged my courses and semester plans. Between receiving the interview result and starting work, HR even called me twice to confirm the internship details, but I never received an official letter, which felt strange (a large company should send an email, in theory). So I emailed HR to ask before starting work, but HR never responded. It was not until I called that afternoon that I finally got through.

HR: Sorry, the department “temporarily” decided to convert the position into a full-time role, so there’s no internship anymore. Goodbye.

Me: ................................................................................................................?

Did I hear that wrong, or is this operation so bizarre that it goes beyond my understanding? I can understand internal personnel changes, but what does it mean to withdraw an offer one day before the start date? At the very least, couldn’t they have clarified a few things first?

1. If there were internal personnel changes, shouldn’t they have posted the position so early?

2. If they discovered internal personnel changes while interviewing so many applicants, wouldn’t it have been enough to reject all the applicants?

3. After interviewing and sending an offer, was it really appropriate to notify the applicant of the cancellation “the day before” onboarding and dismiss them with one simple phone call?

Do they realize that my semester plans were completely disrupted by this? I didn’t even receive a formal apology. I’ve never heard of any company operating this way. Spend a little more money and effort resolving internal personnel issues properly—no wonder the turnover rate is so high. And every student who has interned or worked full-time there says it’s a terrible place to work!!!

Fu Jen Catholic University

B10 · March 1, 10:08

A former Shopee intern passing by.

Shopee basically treats interns as disposable labor.

Shopee signs three-month contracts with interns.

It is possible to stay on for more than three months,

but they simply will not sign another contract.

After Double 11 ended,

there was a period when things were fairly quiet.

Then Shopee unexpectedly began laying off interns in large numbers.

At that time, my supervisor called me in for a meeting.

The supervisor said that the department had not been busy recently,

and that they would ask other departments whether they needed interns.

They asked whether I would be willing to intern in another department,

and I agreed.

Then, at the beginning of a certain month,

my supervisor messaged me saying they wanted to talk to me.

But afterward, they kept saying they were busy, had meetings, and so on,

and asked whether we could change the time.

They stood me up for three weeks, all the way until Tuesday at the end of the month.

Finally, we spoke face-to-face.

The supervisor said, “I asked the other departments. They don’t need interns. Since we don’t need anyone here either, your last day will be this Friday, okay? Thank you~”

I was extremely upset when I heard that.

Being stood up repeatedly for the earlier meetings was bad enough,

but they waited until now to tell me something so important.

Later, I called the Labor Bureau to ask.

They said that although I had completed three months and had not signed a renewal contract with the company,

the fact that they let me continue working meant that they had effectively agreed to renew the contract.

Therefore, if they suddenly terminated me, I could receive severance pay and wages in lieu of notice.

I immediately told HR that I had already consulted the Labor Bureau,

and that they said I could receive severance pay and wages in lieu of notice.

HR immediately messaged my supervisor to confirm the matter.

Because my supervisor sat very close to me,

I heard the supervisor say, “Huh~ Does an intern’s contract become invalid after three months, meaning we can dismiss them at will?”

I rolled my eyes when I heard that.

Fortunately, I still received severance pay and wages in lieu of notice.