Workplace reviews and discussion: 肆意設計有限公司

1. Pleasant relationships among colleagues and a good atmosphere.

2. The office is located in an older-style apartment with large windows and a good view, so it feels less like an office.

3. There are few dress-code requirements; you can wear shorts to work, and on rainy days you can wear flip-flops.

4. If you are less familiar with 3D software, you can develop your skills in this area.

5. Overtime is uncommon (and there is no overtime pay).

6. One of the few companies that still uses markers for preliminary sketches.

Regarding projects

1. Changes are always made at the last minute. (For example, changes may still be required 10 minutes before a meeting with a client.)

2. They like to prepare free projects in advance for clients who have no need for them. Since the clients have no need for these projects, they are not adopted. This is then used to criticize the designers’ abilities.

3. They are unable to provide clear project direction.

4. Their ideas about projects change every day; what was said yesterday does not count today.

5. They like to deliberately compress project timelines, believing that projects should be completed faster and faster.

6. Project information is not transparent. Employees may be given false deadlines to pressure them into finishing early.

7. The boss believes they are educating junior designers.

8. The company’s operating direction is to work quickly, produce good results, and keep prices low.

9. If you take leave during a project, no one will take over the work, and the schedule will not be adjusted accordingly.

Regarding benefits and policies

1. Year-end bonuses are not guaranteed.

2. The year-end banquet may not be held.

3. There are no bonuses for the three traditional festivals.

4. The company originally bought a cake to celebrate employees’ birthdays. One year, after the cake had been purchased, the boss decided to cancel the practice, and the employees paid for and divided the cake among themselves.

5. A pay raise is possible only when a large number of employees resign.

6. Every morning, employees must report what they did the previous day and what they plan to do that day.

Some unpleasant behaviors

1. They like to inspect employees’ screens without warning to see what they are doing; they also deliberately walk around as an excuse to observe employees’ screens.

2. They observe the items employees keep on their desks.

3. They may stand behind you and watch you work.

4. Since the employees and the boss sit in the same space, any conversations or project discussions are interrupted by the boss joining in.

5. Whenever you go out to buy coffee in the afternoon, you will usually be asked about your work progress immediately upon returning to the office.