When working with vendors, the pattern is exactly the same. Even when the terms are extremely unfavorable to the company, all they do is repeatedly emphasize that it is urgent, rushed, and needs to be signed quickly.

“Are you still hesitating about whether to attend New Year’s Eve?”

Those who realized it early already quietly packed up and ran, because the catch is here: “AI in name, sweatshop in reality”‼️

There are currently nine awards, and more are still being added. The chances of winning are high if you resign midway, and the expected value is also extremely high.

🌟Reserve your overtime now to miss watching your children grow up—only until the probation period ends. Please seize the opportunity.

This is a company that claims to be all-powerful but is actually a Java/.NET assembled vehicle. The official website is full of futuristic vibes, but upon entering, it feels like a traditional-industry warehouse; even the meeting-room projector requires ritual prayers. Interviews do not include written tests and rely solely on taking turns chatting. Jack asks whether you know every framework, Xu✠Long criticizes you for lacking ambition when asking questions, James gets technical terms wrong himself and still expects you to nod, and Li✠Yu spends the entire time looking down and scrolling on his phone. Finally, HR Lynn smiles and says, “Welcome to the family.” I have no idea what HR is thinking, but this is good.

Only after joining do you learn that you have to do everything: write Java today, patch .NET tomorrow, and become customer service while editing marketing videos the day after. They say many people will guide you, but in reality you are abandoned, handed a pile of documents and told to figure them out yourself. Weekend overtime comes with “benefits”: a free dinner and mental depletion. There is a one-hour lunch break, but there are no shops nearby, so when you return, you can only continue attending meetings.

A is the best at shifting blame, B loves saying that creativity is unnecessary, Jack expects you to read users’ minds, and James is responsible for nodding. Marketing positioning is treated as a sales-assistant role, while design is only allowed to change colors. Someone joked that the company culture is like a claw machine: you can see what you want, but you cannot grab it.

HR Lynn’s answer to every complaint is always the same: “That’s just how work is.” So the New Year’s Eve invitation is actually an escape guide.