Workplace reviews and discussion: 先聲數位服務有限公司

1. There is no need to clock in or out, which, as the name suggests, means there is no perfect-attendance bonus.

2. Overtime pay is provided, but if the number of hours is too high, you will be “checked on.”

3. Every Wednesday, there is a quota of free hand-shaken drinks. Drinking too much will make you gain weight, so self-discipline is required.

4. You can apply for a dinner subsidy when working overtime (there is a chance your request will not be approved), and there is also no time to eat dinner when working overtime.

5. Convenient transportation (in central Taipei, a blessing for commuters who take public transportation). Those with their own vehicles will have difficulty finding parking; parking spaces in Taipei are in high demand.

1. The e-commerce department always has an endless number of packages to prepare, and the packaging materials must be cut to size by yourself.

2. The marketing department requires employees to submit a monthly work plan, a daily work plan, and hourly work progress updates; hold a departmental progress meeting and prepare a presentation every Thursday; and submit a weekly report and explain their progress every Friday. All of the above must be updated every week, and preparing reports takes up approximately half of the working week.

3. The marketing manager is rather impatient, has perfectionist tendencies, pays unusually close attention to details, is overly idealistic, and likes inventing abbreviations.

4. They use emotional blackmail on subordinates. Their management style is akin to a terrifying totalitarian regime, and their emotional control needs improvement.

5. They like subordinates to keep asking them questions, but will scold them if they ask the wrong questions, and cannot provide substantive professional advice.

6. Work is easily interrupted because there are many plugins and tasks. There are also many group messages, and you will be reprimanded if you do not reply immediately.

7. The manager usually works remotely, while the acting manager likes to pass information around. New employees are not guided or mentored by professional technical staff.

8. Salaries are below the general market rate.

9. There are endless meetings, and the requested information is never complete.

10. Employee turnover is relatively high, so you may easily end up taking on additional work.