1. Endless changes to requirements: The client keeps changing their demands from one moment to the next, and even the PM doesn't know what is supposed to be changed.

2. Meetings only happen after progress is out of control: The project had been lagging for a long time, and management only stepped in once the problems became apparent.

3. The supervisor and PM blindly shift the blame: In Taipei, whenever something goes wrong, they immediately look for a scapegoat and loudly complain, while senior management and the PM seem to bear no responsibility at all.

4. Outsiders make decisions that backfire: They let the engineers muddle through on their own back then, and now they are suffering the consequences of their own decisions.

5. A distorted master–apprentice system is used to apply pressure: Impatient veterans force newcomers to do things the wrong way and make things difficult for them if they refuse.

6. Even a polite newcomer is harshly berated: I tried to remain humble and keep a low profile to avoid trouble, yet I was inexplicably treated by (Huang) as a punching bag.

1. Endless changes to requirements: The client keeps changing their demands from one moment to the next, and even the PM doesn't know what is supposed to be changed.

2. Meetings only happen after progress is out of control: The project had been lagging for a long time, and management only stepped in once the problems became apparent.

3. The supervisor and PM blindly shift the blame: In Taipei, whenever something goes wrong, they immediately look for a scapegoat and loudly complain, while senior management and the PM seem to bear no responsibility at all.

4. Outsiders make decisions that backfire: They let the engineers muddle through on their own back then, and now they are suffering the consequences of their own decisions.

5. A distorted master–apprentice system is used to apply pressure: Impatient veterans force newcomers to do things the wrong way and make things difficult for them if they refuse.

6. Even a polite newcomer is harshly berated: I tried to remain humble and keep a low profile to avoid trouble, yet I was inexplicably treated by (Huang) as a punching bag.