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At the beginning of the office administration role, I was supposed to learn how to place orders. The job posting on the employment website said no experience was required, but after starting the job, I found that you basically could not learn anything because the trainer also had their own work to do. As far as I know, the trainer assigned to me was a relatively new employee, while the team leader and members of the same group had all been there much longer. Basically, whenever I asked them questions, they would respond sarcastically: “Don’t you know you’re not supposed to do it this way?” or “You’ve been here this long and still can’t tell what’s wrong?” The manager would speak to me directly and say that if I didn’t understand something, I should take the initiative to ask. However, when I asked work-related questions, the team members would give evasive answers. I really couldn’t see what I was supposed to learn there. Also, whenever materials or boards could not be found at the construction site, everyone would immediately start shifting responsibility. If they could not find the cause, they would say it was the new employee’s mistake. How is a team leader who shifts blame and is unwilling to guide new employees supposed to teach me new skills for breaking down orders?
This job is a real disaster. In addition, we had to write reflections every day. Since everyone worked in the same work area, this was neither necessary nor meaningful, yet they still made so many demands. I advise newcomers considering applying to think carefully before joining. As far as I know, after joining, unless the supervisor approves overtime, any unfinished work left after you have been busy for a while cannot actually be counted as overtime—you can only accept that it is your own fault.
Every day is fulfilling.
Each task is explained for only about 5–10 minutes.
You are given a very simple SOP left by the previous employee and told to figure it out yourself. You are expected to understand the report contents on your own. Can you really complete the report without any problems or errors?
<Reasonable, because the supervisor thinks it is very simple and not difficult. When you first encounter it, organizing the reports and independently understanding their contents takes a long time, but you are expected to be self-taught and know how to ask questions.>
You have worked for less than a month—only two weeks—
and you can already train new colleagues?
<Reasonable, because the supervisor who trained you happens to be on leave. The supervisor had no time to teach you, but you have already learned everything and gained experience—in just two weeks.>
So you can get new employees up to speed?
<Reasonable. This will not reduce the time available for your own work,
nor delay your progress on the day’s tasks and force you to work overtime.>
Please turn the work content you have only just learned into a visual SOP document?
<Reasonable, because the supervisor has no time to teach and is too busy and impatient to do so. Therefore, do not think you can simply ask the supervisor questions—especially about things they consider simple. You are expected to have a mind that never forgets anything after seeing it once, as if you had already worked here for a year.>
Printing and organizing work orders, delivering work orders around the plant, and following up on finished-product progress can take up half a day.
You have time to think about problems you do not understand.
You have time to ask about reports you cannot understand.
You have time to train new colleagues and write SOPs.
On average, you work overtime only three days a week, for 2–3 hours each time.
Everything is reasonable. You are just a new employee, so you are not entitled to overtime pay. This was agreed upon during the interview: you are merely learning the technical skills of the industry. The problem is your own time management—organizing information too slowly and wasting time because you do not know how to train newcomers.
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You proactively contacted me through 104 for an interview. If my experience didn’t meet your requirements, you wouldn’t have asked me to come in, would you? On the day of the interview, you also said that there was nothing wrong with my experience and that the only difference was that I was switching industries, so I would need to learn the industry’s cost accounting. I said I understood. The compensation listed on 104 was 3K–5K, but you said that because the industry was different and I would need to learn, the starting salary would be 2.8K. You specifically sought me out for an interview because of my more than ten years of accounting experience, yet you offered this starting salary. Since I would have to learn everything anyway, why not simply hire a recent graduate? If you are going to hire someone with experience, offering such a low salary makes me unable to feel the company’s sincerity in recruiting. You then added that the salary for the accounting position would be adjusted quickly. If you were sincere, you should have said how much it would be adjusted after three months, once I had learned the job, and made a direct commitment instead of painting an unrealistic picture.
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Says one thing and does another; very skilled at spin.
So bad that I don't even know what words to use to describe it.
The salary is unclear; they only explain it after you start working.
The job responsibilities are also vague—in short, they expect you to handle everything.
Don't expect the company to provide any subsidies or allowances, because everything is included in your salary.
A company full of red flags—do not join under any circumstances. You'd be better off begging on the street than working for this company.