Workplace reviews and discussion: 台灣番薯傳播事業股份有限公司

1. Endless learning.

2. No matter what work is thrown at you, you will be told that it is an opportunity for you to learn (but on the premise that no one will teach you—you have to figure it out yourself).

3. The supervisor’s ability to express and understand things is extraordinarily peculiar and illogical.

4. Problems in the department cannot be communicated; anything communicated will be distorted.

5. The employee cafeteria does not provide meals.

6. Sunlight is not allowed to enter the office. The curtains must remain closed all day, leaving the entire office pitch-black. Those who want to whiten their skin can give it a try.

7. The balcony corridor cannot be accessed and is fully locked. Even ventilation is not allowed; if a fire breaks out, fend for yourself.

8. The employee parking lot is only for motorcycles; employees cannot park cars.

9. Once you enter that company, you will suddenly find yourself in many more group chats. You can continue having learning opportunities even after work—24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

10. You can learn the very basic skills of making tea and coffee. Cups are required not to be at different heights, and you must kneel while serving them to guests.

1. There are three senior employees in the department. No matter what happens, it is never their responsibility. The department head and deputy department head cover for each other, and one of the others simply dumps everything on colleagues while only supervising them.

2. The deputy department head loves assigning all official business through private LINE messages. When something goes wrong, it is never her problem, because no one knows how she randomly assigned the work.

3. Every task is decided on a whim and demanded immediately, regardless of whether you know how to do it or whether you are busy.

4. Salaries do not increase, but the workload keeps growing! (The concept of more work for the same pay.) One person is used as five!

5. It is a group of companies with extremely strong family connections; having the right background makes all the difference.

6. It looks glamorous on the outside, but there are serious internal problems. The connections between people are very dark.

7. Extremely unfriendly.

8. A certain colleague with a baby-like voice especially loves to lie! The extent of the lying is unmatched, and every day they lie to harm colleagues.

9. The colleague with the baby-like voice puts on a daily performance of making sure everything they do is visible to management!

10. When someone voices an opinion during a department meeting, the supervisor summons them for a concerned talk, asking whether they are unwilling to cooperate or not proactive. The department head and deputy department head love whispering to each other off to the side, and the colleague suffers the consequences the next second.

11. You learn nothing; you only learn how to pass the buck and protect yourself.

12. They promise weekends off, but sometimes ask you to work overtime on holidays, and overtime does not comply with the Labor Standards Act.

13. A high turnover rate does not matter; they can simply hire more people. Employees who truly cause problems are not punished.

14. Extremely severe double standards!

15. There are unreasonable things almost every day—it just depends on whether you are optimistic enough.

16. Within just a few days of your joining the company, the deputy department head will ask for your private Facebook and LINE accounts and search for information about your personal life.

17. The deputy department head is very particular about being called “older sister.” Calling her “sis” will get you corrected.

18. The deputy department head once complained to a higher-level department over someone else’s joke. However, she was the one who interrupted and tried to joke with that person. All one can say is that this deputy department head is extremely sensitive, so you need to be careful when speaking with her.

19. During meetings, the deputy department head’s remarks sometimes even overshadow the department head’s. She also searches for posts on the Facebook page of a certain “Mr. Rice” and then performs them for colleagues word for word, as if reading from a script.