Although what I want to talk about is beanfun, it is unlikely that a large company is completely unrelated, since some things are caused layer by layer and by long-standing mindsets.

1. If you like eating good food, the restaurants can definitely satisfy you (of course, you have to pay).

2. A traditional Chinese virtue: if your parents have the capacity, it is still possible for them to leave a second bowl and pair of chopsticks for a child who is not earning money.

3. Remember to have passion and enjoy calculating your working hours. No matter how you make up or act it out, remember to at least “fill” 8 hours on the “documentation” (it will be reviewed); of course, anything extra relies on passion. Being on duty/on call is a responsibility.

4. If you are obedient or good at saying the right things, code quality and the problems caused later are not issues. Everyone has things to do and work requirements, and it is not necessarily you who has to take responsibility and handle them.

5. They often mention and cultivate and instill “accountability” and “passion.” They talk about it so often that I do not even know which side has the bigger problem: the frontline or management.

6. If you do not need to bear the primary financial pressure (or expect someone else to shoulder it in the future), or only need to have something to do and a merely acceptable reputation, it is quite suitable; early in your career, you can build up some experience.

7. If you do not care about the working hours and content, it is okay. After all, you only need to spend time, so to some extent it is an easy place to get by.

8. If you have secured a position, think the pay is good, and plan to treat it as your last stop or just stay for 5 or 10 years to make some money, or if you previously developed your career at a system manufacturer, you should adapt relatively well.

1. Some leaders or upper managers seem to lack experience and may have been promoted too quickly. You may feel that their seniority does not quite match what you would imagine someone in the same position at a solid organization should have. They may still be on the front line or, at most, intermediate team leads. (Taiwan’s internet industry is not strong, and it is not an environment as competitive as China or the United States, so it is difficult to truly gain extensive experience in a short period.)

2. Same as #1: take a quick look at their past profiles. At companies with even moderately demanding standards that make money by developing products and services, they might have difficulty even being invited to an interview for a PM position, let alone becoming an upper manager. So it feels like children playing with an adult’s vehicle. Conversely, as long as you are obedient and enthusiastic about your work, perhaps one day you can become one too.

3. Even some engineers are flattering others and putting on an act.

4. Many teams with product-related names are problematic; they think they can manage, but lack the corresponding abilities and credibility.

5. Because of the environment formed by the above factors, it is easy to encounter strange people. (Ugly people like to cause trouble; in a solid environment, you would not expect to have colleagues like this.)

6. They develop products in the manner of handling projects or client work. Anyway, after half a year or a year, people’s memories fade; then they introduce something new, stay busy, and do many things, and that is enough.