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Passed around by some X Fan, subcontracted and re-subcontracted until it ended up here. During the interview, HR Lynn repeatedly pressed you with questions and persuaded you to accept the job, even resorting to a bit of moral pressure, yet was vague about the contract details. In the end, HR herself didn’t understand what was going on and kept repeating the same questions like a broken record. Only after joining did I discover that the job was nothing like her description of “simple—just do as you’re told.”

Everyone has their own version of events: some describe an out-of-control on-site operation as a lack of ability on the part of newcomers, some shift the blame whenever something happens, and some send administrative staff out to take the fall first. They even use AI to generate a pile of faults and problems and dump them on clients, while also asking newcomers to cooperate in writing fake reviews. 🤦

There was a senior engineer who spent all day walking around while looking at his phone; he was probably addicted. The atmosphere on-site was as soft as a pancake: today someone from Guava threw someone else under the bus, Blue Monday happened every day, and the steamed buns fell out; in any case, the problem was never anyone’s own.

The handover of work was a complete mess. Internal staff were constantly cleaning up the aftermath, everyone wore multiple hats, and suppliers often couldn’t even find the right person. The colleagues in the audiovisual and social media team acted very high and mighty; even trying to coordinate a shoot required begging them, yet the final footage was completely formulaic.

It was a responsibility-based work system on weekdays, something they never mentioned in the interview. When something went wrong, rookies took the blame—so that we could stay safe. The client’s demands kept increasing, and we were expected to take on more and more responsibility, all so they could spin it as some nonsense about achieving self-fulfillment.

Even more outrageous, I once witnessed an office colleague being chewed out in front of nearly a hundred people. Afterward, they were even punished by being made to stand facing the wall and reflect on their mistakes—what a wonderful corporate culture. 😶

They love rotating people around for no reason, the procedures are constantly riddled with errors, and every year feels like training new hires all over again. Interview times were changed again and again, and in the end I was even stood up. The document requirements kept increasing, and I have no idea what justified them.

In addition, I have rarely encountered such poor administrative and human resources management in my career. Frequent personnel changes left employees at a loss, while announcements repeatedly reiterated the contract penalty clauses. I also experienced irregularities with salary payments. The performance reviews were conducted with great ceremony, yet there was no year-end bonus at all.

Overall, the real difficulty wasn’t the engineering work—it was guessing who would be the next person thrown under the bus. 😑