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All processes comply with the Labor Standards Act, the boss is a good person, and some colleagues are easy to get along with.
I genuinely feel that the company's internal SOPs are problematic!!! New hires are expected to create a catalog before they have even been there for two weeks. They say you have freedom to be creative, but in reality there are all kinds of restrictions. The designer who was originally responsible for the project simply handed the work off to the new hire, while still trying to control how the new hire did it. The boss would demand that something be made before it had even been discussed. Then, after it was completed, the boss would keep changing the style. There was never any clear standard or consensus. When there were questions, asking senior colleagues would get the response that they were no longer responsible for the project, so the new hire should figure it out alone. There was also no single, consistent point of contact for discussions. The style wanted by the business supervisor was not what the boss wanted, and the style wanted by the boss was not what the business supervisor wanted. A small booklet of just over ten pages was revised back and forth like this, and the discarded drafts of the booklet ended up thicker than an encyclopedia!!! Later, they complained that the new hire was inefficient and worked too slowly. Reporting the issue to the department supervisor not only failed to solve it, but also led to being questioned as though they had come in just to cause trouble. Then there was a senior colleague who used the boss as leverage, threatening the new hire and saying they were not allowed to take breaks. During the probationary period, the new hire was forced to work overtime without warning. Just because you have nothing to do at home after work doesn't mean I have nothing to do at home, OK? They were even dragged in to work overtime on Saturdays and Sundays. The boss never showed any consideration for the employees either, and completely forgot what they themselves had said. In the end, no matter who was at fault, it was always the new employee's fault. Finally, even after the promotional materials were produced, the business supervisor complained about them, looked down on them, and sarcastically said: "Even I, a layperson, could do better than you." This vicious cycle never ends. New hires thinking of joining should think twice, because you'll either be worked to death or driven crazy—and either way, it will be emotionally exhausting.