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Colleagues get along well, and there is a strong sense of camaraderie.
My speed and understanding of computer-aided drafting improved very quickly.
I interacted well with clients at work, and their feedback was gratifying.
1. The manager leads the formation of cliques.
Although the office is an open space, the manager would quietly gather certain colleagues and speak to them in extremely low voices. These were not meetings or team meetings, and it seemed intended to divide relationships among colleagues.
2. The manager touches your personal belongings.
After returning from leave, I found that things on my desk had been moved.
3. The manager is extremely emotional.
They would become grumpy over not knowing what takeout to order for lunch.
However, whether they lost their temper depended on their relationship with the employee.
4. The rules and procedures are excessively cumbersome.
The same form has to be completed by hand, entered into the computer, and then handwritten again for filing.
It feels like living in the 1990s.
4. The busy and slow seasons are clearly distinct.
New employees are hired right before the busy season, then dismissed according to the manager’s mood after the busy season ends. Basically, the manager’s and the family elders’ emotions come first.
5. The manager themselves was asked to resign by an elder of the family business.
In short, the company is still packaged as an open-minded traditional family business. Even managers who appear to interact well with family members may face being replaced by a parachuted-in hire or being dismissed for having too high a salary.