Workplace reviews and discussion: 社團法人中華民國全國中小企業總會

Taking leave is fairly easy.

A very poor company culture.

The position I applied for was different from the actual work I was assigned. After raising the issue, I was given a counseling notice and a warning for having too negative an attitude.

There was absolutely no sense of collaboration within the project team. Everyone simply did whatever management said. After I finished writing a proposal, they even used my past experience against me, saying that the types were different and that I should not apply it to the project. They made it sound as though all my previous experience was a joke. Absolutely terrible!

The project team required all communication, whether for discussions or anything else, to take place via LINE. Even though the people involved were sitting right next to each other, they still insisted on using LINE to discuss execution. Fortunately, I had applied for a shared ID instead of using my personal LINE account; otherwise, it would have been extremely annoying.

There was no onboarding for new employees, no introduction to colleagues, and no explanation of the company’s systems. One position on the project had repeatedly been filled only for the new hire to resign, and the handover was completely unclear. When I asked the project supervisor, they only told me to read the work items myself and then threw a planning document at me. In the end, they simply waited for me to make a mistake so they could issue a warning.

I was given three warnings in just two months, along with five or six verbal reprimands and at least six instances of workplace psychological manipulation. They really went to great lengths to drive me away—it was truly exhausting.

They even required employees to remember to greet certain people when riding the elevator. You could not just use their names; you had to add their titles. (Because I did not know them, I addressed them only with an honorific and was issued a warning = = ) If another project had an event and you were assigned to provide support, you had to go—no one asked whether you were willing. Weekly meetings were held every week, but in practice they consisted of calling people in to berate them and use psychological manipulation to undermine their confidence. Upper management did not see any problem with this at all.

On the day I resigned, I was still required to attend a meeting in the conference room and submit a list of handover tasks. I can understand why there was no proper handover: everyone just wanted to escape as quickly as possible~

If anyone is thinking about applying for an interview or has been offered a position and is still considering it, pay attention to whether you are suited to this kind of system. If your instincts tell you no, set a clear point at which to cut your losses, and do not let workplace psychological manipulation get to you.

Also, the elevators in the building where I was hired are incredibly difficult to catch in the morning~~~