Employees look like they’ve just bowled ten games but are being forced to keep playing overtime, their faces exhausted, knees wrapped in braces and fingers covered in kinesiology tape, their eyes blank like an office at three in the morning. This isn’t a race for speed, but an endurance battle to see who can hold out the longest. All that remains on the track is the sound of heavy breathing. ⭐️Some employees who once pushed forward desperately have been forced to leave, while others chose to remain silent. Newcomers still walk in with ideals, believing they can change something

james, the senior employee with a refined appearance and hair that is always perfectly neat, looks calm and reliable, but is actually both the referee and scorekeeper of the entire competition. He controls the life-or-death power of approving announcements and online payments; who bears the blame and who gets promoted all depend on his mood that day. He often says the system needs flexibility. Translated, that means: rules are like German sausage—he decides how they are sliced.

Li✠毓, a bespectacled, gloomy-eyed silent type, is like a poisonous snake coiled among piles of documents. He is best at leaving ambiguous gaps in contracts and online interview procedures, allowing newcomers to slide naturally into traps when they make mistakes and become perfect scapegoats. More ironically, the victims often still thank him, grateful that he “helped revise the documents.”

Xu✠龍, a veteran with a protruding belly and a slick smile, constantly says, “We’re one family.” He pulls newcomers into projects he knows cannot be saved and demands overnight demos, like being forced on a late-night street in Thailand to eat three plates of pad kra pao so spicy they bring tears to your eyes. When the project explodes, he merely pats his chest and says he has worked hard too, then rolls the responsibility—like a bowling ball—precisely toward the entire team.

jack, a tall, thin man who is always looking down, is the quietest yet most lethal presence in the conference room. He never uses harsh words; one additional comment from him is enough to have thoughts of resigning labeled a “problem with attitude.” In private, he reminds managers: “This person isn’t very stable. Put their promotion on hold for now.” He watches others fall into the pit, a nearly imperceptible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

As for HR Lynn, after the company came under investigation, she suddenly “disappeared.” Messages are read but unanswered, meetings are taken off, and her office seat remains empty, as if she had flown to an island for a mindfulness retreat.

In the past, she was best at wrapping ruthless policies in a gentle tone, often saying, “This is just procedure,” or “It’ll be faster if you sign,” guiding employees to sign documents for voluntary resignation or salary adjustments. In reality, she was laying out the company’s escape route for avoiding responsibility. She once announced 🏆 outstanding employees in the group chat, yet never mentioned those who had been exploited to the point of being sent to the hospital. Now that the investigation has arrived, she chose to hide, leaving everyone else to face it on their own.