Employee trips are the only company benefit worth looking forward to.

After the company went public, the audit department introduced cumbersome administrative procedures in the name of rigor, and they are genuinely frustrating.

The boss constantly emphasizes employee efficiency, but I feel that the most inefficient part is precisely these complicated administrative procedures.

Whether you want to take leave—sick leave, marriage leave, bereavement leave, or any other type of leave—or need to WFH because of something at home,

or want to improve yourself by taking classes or attending seminars outside the company,

or need to apply for reimbursement by submitting an expense application,

although the company says that all of these can be applied for and makes it sound very considerate,

in practice, you encounter obstacles at every turn when applying.

They also never explain how to fill out the forms correctly,

so applications are sent back every time, and you have to go back and forth making corrections five or six times before they finally get approved.

Some situations simply cannot be predicted,

but retrospective applications are often not allowed either.

The company's copiers also cannot be used by everyone.

To use one, you have to submit an application to MIS.

MIS staff are not exactly approachable either;

they always seem fierce and impatient, making people afraid to talk to them,

let alone ask for permission to use a copier.

They interrogate you about whether you have obtained your supervisor's approval, as if using the copier would somehow cause serious harm to the company.

And if your computer has not been authorized for copier use, you are in trouble. This is not something employees are told to apply for when they join the company either,

because you need to print out every kind of application form.

Even when the documents have already been attached in the system, you are still required to print out hard copies.

The administrative staff responsible could simply print them out themselves if necessary,

but instead they require applicants to print them out on their own.

This shows that the company is still a long way from achieving its goal of going paperless.

The requirements for various applications are made extremely troublesome, complicated, and difficult,

making people feel that although the company claims on the surface that everything can be applied for, the process is actually very difficult—as if these obstacles are intended to discourage you from applying.

In short, the above is merely the tip of the iceberg. Every time I have to submit an application, it is emotionally exhausting.

It makes you think that it would be easier just to pay for things yourself, which is truly terrible.