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Looks impressive on the outside

Many company activities

Remote work

Three words: a complete mess

I stayed for a while

Many good colleagues were driven away or laid off

It feels like a company that uses talent and then throws it away

The high turnover is because they don't know how to manage people

Although there are still some good people there

The team leaders and managers who were later promoted are all rather odd

They lack professionalism, so they often nitpick over trivial matters to feel important

I hope the company realizes what kind of people they are using

I strongly recommend that talented people go to another company with a broader perspective and narrower minds

Otherwise, you may start doubting yourself and become mentally exhausted

Seven-hour workday

Snack cabinet

A seven-hour workday, but there is absolutely no time to eat lunch. You also have to work overtime after hours, and your supervisor will email you in the middle of the night.

At first, they had a colleague train you, but later the supervisor said you had to train yourself. After only a few days of training, the supervisor went abroad for a vacation. When they returned, they told you that you had failed the probationary period and had to leave, claiming that you had increased your colleague’s workload. In reality, the problem was clearly with their own management: they had a colleague assist you. Having been employed for less than a month, how much of the company’s business culture could you possibly have learned?

The colleagues also really like taking credit and claiming others’ accomplishments. They are unwilling to keep you updated, and anyone willing to work there has to know how to speak in corporate jargon. The interpersonal pressure is just as great as the work pressure.

During the interview, I also said that I had no experience in this area. I had offers from several companies at the same time, and choosing this one was absolutely not worth it.

The benefits aren't too bad.

1. Most of the people there wear hypocritical masks. They seem to get along with you well on the surface, but then stab you in the back privately.

2. Although the working hours are only 7 hours, there is sometimes implicit overtime. For example, they may message you in the middle of the night about work, even though you have already gotten off work. You may receive a work message from your supervisor saying that a task is expected to be completed by a certain time the next day. However, after roughly calculating the time, if you only start working on it when you arrive at work the next day, you will not be able to meet the deadline specified by your supervisor—you would have to do it right away. In both of the examples above, the supervisor did not ask you to report overtime. As a newcomer who has just joined the company, you may also feel embarrassed about requesting overtime pay.

7-hour workdays with the option to work remotely

I don't know where they get their arrogance from—they're extremely picky.

Not many people are applying for the positions they post anymore, yet they still look down on applicants.

They clearly lack the judgment to recognize and hire talent; no wonder their reputation has never been very good.

I wish them luck in finding the extraordinary talents they deem worthy.

Otherwise, they'll sooner or later be overtaken and crushed by even more platforms.

1. Good benefits

2. Working hours are 10:00–10:30, with a seven-hour workday

3. Remote work; you only need to go into the office one day a week

The interview process has three rounds: HR, then the manager, followed by the CEO.

1. To put it nicely, the first round is meant to assess the candidate’s motivation. However, this part is actually highly subjective, because HR does not seek to understand your past work experience or focus on having you introduce it. Instead, they ask fairly standard questions, such as why you want to apply, whether you understand what the company does, and how you deal with setbacks.

2. Since she does not go into detail and can be said not to focus much on professional qualifications, her role is really just to assess your work motivation and personality traits. As for what the evaluation criteria are, there is basically no way to know.

3. She appeared polite, but kept drinking water throughout the interview—at least five times, roughly speaking. Although it was a video interview, this inevitably made me feel disrespected. The interview lasted only about half an hour.

4. The hiring department’s manager does not participate in the first-round interview, so professional skills do not earn you any points, and past experience is not the focus either. It is essentially a round that depends on luck: if HR likes you, you move on to the second interview; if HR does not like you, goodbye 👋

5. It was not difficult to notice that HR had a very high-handed attitude on behalf of the employer and often appeared to show little interest. Even while answering questions, I could tell from the screen that she was distracted.

There were also some inappropriate remarks during the process, such as chatting about how she was learning pour-over coffee, or questioning the fact that I had never made a purchase on their platform. At other times, she misinterpreted my questions and simply said, “You can also come into the office early in the morning~ It’s just that no one will be there to open the door for you; no one is working at that time.” So I had to repeat my question: “I can freely enter the office from Monday to Friday as well, correct?”

Conclusion:

Since she needed to report back to her supervisor, for a professional position, past experience is the most direct way to determine whether a candidate can handle the job or has potential for development. Therefore, this interview might have provided a more comprehensive assessment of the candidate’s suitability if HR had conducted it together with a manager from another department through a joint interview.

Instead of being a company where getting a job depends on luck rather than ability,

the questions HR asked during the interview felt more like “questions that need to be asked to complete the interview” rather than an attempt to understand my answers and ask more in-depth follow-up questions. Based on my interview experience, I also felt that this was an interview with little discriminatory value.

BTW. HR seemed to think that, if I was not hired, it would still take me some time to find a job. However, at the time of the interview, I already had offers from three companies. I took the interview seriously based on the time they scheduled, but unfortunately encountered this HR representative. Still, I wish every job seeker the best.

A young and energetic company, and all my colleagues are very nice~

The salary is above average.

Occasionally there is overtime, but overtime pay is provided.

The colleagues are generally young, so turnover may be somewhat higher in some positions~

The company’s internal environment is good.

The company team atmosphere is good, and the salary and benefits are also decent.

The interview was conducted with a PM and two engineers, and was highly professional.

The questions asked were also very in-depth and detailed; without sufficient preparation, you could easily be stumped.

In addition to requiring a certain level of technical expertise, they placed greater emphasis on your personal ideas and qualities.

Result: A thank-you letter; I did not proceed to the second interview.

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Although the office is not large, the environment is quite nice—simple and bright.

My colleagues and supervisor are nice, and it is very pleasant working with them.

Unless it is particularly busy, overtime is generally not required.

If overtime is necessary, you can always apply for overtime pay or compensatory leave.

The benefits are better than what is required by the Labor Standards Act (I find this quite rare and valuable).

It is a bit far from the MRT station, so you have to walk for a while.

There are very few food options nearby.

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During the interview with the head of the finance and accounting department, he kept asking extremely detailed questions—for example, what the law stipulates and how many items there are on a particular tax-filing page. I asked him in return, “Do you remember all of these?” He said, “Oh, I don’t remember…”

He also kept saying that whenever he asked the people under him to do something, they had to submit it to him for review, and it would usually be sent back because “I’m sure to find mistakes in their work.”

In conclusion, if you work under him, you’ll genuinely feel sorry for yourself.

My sincere advice: do not go to this kind of company.

The office environment is very good

The supervisor values professionalism and seems very reliable.

HR was very friendly. During the second interview, the manager spun around in their chair (I already knew I wouldn't pass), but HR remained very kind until the end of the interview.

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The manager who conducted the first interview was really nice! I liked him a lot! The conversation was extremely pleasant, and we shared many of our thoughts with each other.

During the second interview, it was very obvious that the senior manager had already decided halfway through listening that I was just okay. He seemed a bit inattentive. His attitude was still good, but it was a little disappointing that I ultimately wasn't hired. The only downside was that there was no rejection notice or follow-up. I later contacted the junior manager myself, and he replied with something along the lines of how unfortunate it was. At least they gained a few points back in terms of basic courtesy.

The colleagues are easy to get along with.

A startup company with low pay and a one-person-multiple-roles model.

Moreover, two months after I left, I continued to receive two letters. The first said there was an error in the payroll system and that I had been overpaid!? They asked me to wire back the difference. Later, they sent a second letter saying my salary had been calculated incorrectly again. I was dumbfounded.

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I applied for a position there, and their attitude when contacting me was very poor.