有事創意有限公司

Close to the MRT station

~The content is very long; read at your own discretion~

The boss is very sensitive, takes out his emotions on others, and often suddenly becomes upset and starts making sarcastic remarks, saying that you haven’t done enough—as if you never do anything and just slack off.

One day, I asked for a promotion and raise. After all, I had been with the company for over a year and felt I had a clear conscience about my performance. The boss pretended not to see the email. A few days later, I brought it up again. He happened to be in a bad mood, so he suddenly asked me to come up with six post ideas. I put a lot of thought into it and came up with around eight. After I sent them to him, he started saying that this one didn’t count and that one didn’t count, because I had apparently already thought about posting something like that before (me????????). Then he said: “If you were the boss and asked someone to come up with six post ideas, and they only gave you one, would you accept that? You don’t need to answer me. I’ll tell you—I can’t accept it. That’s the difference between an assistant and a specialist.” He publicly berated me in front of the entire company. That was basically his way of saying I wasn’t getting a raise. I think the only time I’ve seen him speak Chinese well is when he’s insulting someone or angry.

At the beginning, he asked about my salary expectations, but the actual offer was extremely low—probably only $100 above minimum wage. Then he said, “there will be a steep learning curve and training involved.” Before I joined the company, he said he would teach me and guide me step by step into the industry. After I joined, he didn’t teach me anything at all; I had to figure everything out myself.

My position is Marketing Specialist, but I feel that at this company I’m basically his secretary, calendar, and the person he takes sarcastic jabs at when he’s in a bad mood. Whenever a client asks why something hasn’t been submitted or chases him for an update, the boss comes to me and says, “you need to remind me.” It’s not that I didn’t remind him—I had already reminded him two or three times. I felt that continuing to remind him would get annoying, so I stopped. His usual response is: “oh you know that I’m a very forgetful person; if I don’t reply, it means I didn’t see the message or forgot.” (Who knows whether you forgot or simply didn’t see it ==.) Also, he never handles courier packages himself; he always makes me deal with them. When I had to write the address and name on a package for him for the first time, he even said, “Your handwriting is so ugly—rewrite it.” I had a hundred question marks in my mind. (You can’t even write Chinese, sir, and you still dare criticize me?)

Then one time, he suddenly exploded over something—I don’t even know what. At first, our working hours were very flexible, but he suddenly said that the matter was “out of his control” and that we had to leave exactly on the hour. Once, I left three minutes early, and the next day he was still angry and told me, “STILL TOO EARLY .” Also, a colleague at the company once touched me inappropriately. I told the boss about it, but he said: “All men are like that. I was also misunderstood at work when I was young, so I often tell my daughter to protect herself properly.” (I won’t comment further on this part; everyone who reads it can understand how absurd it is.) As for that colleague, I also told him that I felt uncomfortable. His response was: “You can’t blame me, because you started this part first.” (If you want to hear more, I’ll go into detail in another post later.) 

In summary, if you want to personally experience being unfairly mocked, having to watch the boss’s mood at work, or you don’t have shopping urges and won’t spend money, then come on over!!

A high degree of freedom at work (provided that your output is good enough)

There is no strict clock-in system, working hours are fixed, and there is no toxic overtime or compulsory socializing.

The boss is overflowing with self-confidence and likes judging others, but is thin-skinned when being judged.

Likes hiring newcomers because they have lower salaries and will not have too many opinions.

Appears democratic and receptive to others’ opinions, but in reality, for every sentence you say, he responds with three.

The boss appears to genuinely care about your future and wants you to improve your abilities so that your salary can increase. In reality, however, he does not even care about the most basic office environment. For example, the snack area only has things to eat when vendors provide them. There are many more examples, but in summary, employees are merely tools to him.

High degree of freedom at work, no clock-in system, no perfect attendance bonus system, and only a 2-minute walk from the MRT.

No overtime pay. They assign a pile of work that cannot be completed within a day and then criticize you for lacking ability.

The boss likes to exaggerate and makes employees clean up the mess when they cannot deliver on promises made to vendors.

During the interview, they ask about your desired compensation and then offer less than that. They say your salary will be adjusted soon, but in fact, it never is.

They have little emotional attachment to their employees: when they need you, they assign you a pile of tasks; when they no longer need you, they tell you to pack up and leave. Even with fewer than 10 employees, they still get people's names wrong or forget them.

You don’t have to clock in or out for work, and there’s a grace period, so it’s fairly flexible.

The boss makes everything sound so much better during the interview, saying that raises and bonuses are given very frequently… but in the two years I worked there, I only received one🥲 and it was just a little over a thousand, I think🙄 I don’t know whether they’re giving them out just for the sake of it or what. The salaries they offer are extremely low. During the interview, they ask what compensation you expect, and then offer you a salary that’s much, much lower than your expectations. Once the probation period is over, they come up with all sorts of reasons why they can’t give you a raise. And while all of this is said by the boss, the person who actually pays the money is the boss’s wife. She’s also extremely petty and stingy!

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The boss keeps talking about how great and promising his company is, but the salary offered is disappointing and somewhat disrespectful of professionals.