Workplace reviews and discussion: 聯傑咖啡事業股份有限公司

磨練吧...滿滿的磨練，天將降大任於斯人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為。

I’ve been calm for more than half a year now, so I should be able to describe what happened to me fairly, impartially, and objectively. (Should I?)

1. The promises made by the parachuted-in general manager were worthless. Telling everyone to weather the difficulties together and endure the pains of the reform period was merely an excuse to cover up her inability to do things properly.

2. When I suggested the need to improve the systems, the parachuted-in general manager said that this was creating divisions between “you” and “me,” and that I was challenging her?

3. The accountant was incompetent, yet also the parachuted-in general manager’s lapdog, throwing her weight around under the protection of her authority. Their work ability was problematic—did even simple tasks require reminders from colleagues in other functions?

4. The work assignments made no sense. It had been agreed that a handover would take place so that each function’s duties could return to normal. The person taking over—aka the great accountant—used all kinds of sophistry to take leave during the handover period, dragging it out for three months, while the general manager still expected colleagues to be more understanding?

I was tormented and extremely anxious during that period. I cried myself to sleep and woke up crying. I didn’t want to live even when walking down the street. I remember watching myself from a third-person perspective, shambling around like a living corpse. I did something foolish and almost didn’t make it through. I took medication for a while. To be honest, more than half a year has passed, and these disgusting events have long since been sealed away in the dust. If I still remembered them and couldn’t let go, how could I go on living? I simply couldn’t endure the trials at Daliandjie. Mea culpa, mea culpa, my grievous fault.

Today, I sat down and thought carefully about how foolish I had once been. I had loved the company with all-or-nothing devotion, and I haven’t been able to shake off the goosebumps. The more I think about it, the more alarmed I become; the more I write, the more it hurts. It was never fair or impartial at all. Readers, take a look and have a laugh. If, after reading this, you still decide to accept an offer from this company, then you are truly very brave. Please accept my humble bow.

Einstein said that time is an illusion. Perhaps all of this was destined to happen. Please go ahead and waste your life.