Low hiring threshold

Many years ago, I worked as a summer temporary employee in the warehouse management department at the Zhonglun store, and my impression at the time was quite good.

This time, I saw that RT-Mart was recruiting summer temporary employees again, so I applied for a position at the Neihu store. The job posting on the employment website did not specify which department the position belonged to, so I assumed it would be discussed during the interview. After I filled out the information, the interviewer first asked whether I could accept restocking shelves and lifting heavy objects, and then asked whether I could accept handling fresh meat products and working in a low-temperature environment. I asked the interviewer whether restocking belonged to the Grocery Department, while meat products belonged to the Food Department or Frozen Foods Department—different departments—and which department I would be assigned to after joining. The interviewer actually said that summer temporary employees “do not belong to any department”; they would simply be assigned to the checkout, grocery, fresh foods, or anywhere else whenever there was a staffing shortage.

It was completely disorganized. Even for a summer temporary position lasting only two months, they recruited people without defining the position or department, treating short-term workers like a hot potato. If anything happened, which supervisor would be willing to take responsibility? When the information is unclear, whose instructions should a temporary worker follow first? They pay two-month temporary workers the minimum hourly wage while expecting them to handle the most miscellaneous tasks, then rush them on to the next task before they have even mastered the previous one, increasing the likelihood of mistakes. They also do not dare to state “mobile staff” on the employment website, wasting job seekers’ time. Absolutely terrible.