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Read the community guidelinesDuring the pandemic, they gave out some dry food and work-from-home supplies, but in fact, other pharmaceutical companies gave out cash directly, so honestly, they were not very generous.
1. The general manager likes to hear flattering words, so you cannot defy them. When there are differing opinions, there is absolutely no room for discussion. At the same time, the other managers do not dare go against them either, and often accept whatever demands are made. Some demands are so outrageous that even the managers think they are unreasonable, but there is nothing they can do, so the people who actually carry them out at the lower levels end up suffering.
2. Many long-time employees think they are a big deal and are quite rude to newcomers and non-managerial employees.
3. Office politics are very serious. Things are done completely without regard to business objectives; much of it is simply about pleasing the people above them.
4. They do many meaningless campaigns just to make the clients happy.
5. The sales department is the biggest, and all the other departments can only act as its subordinates.
6. To be honest, the office is very much like a traditional Taiwanese company and is rather bare-bones; there are hardly any meeting rooms.
7. Company policies change constantly and without warning. Sometimes the changes come from upper management, and sometimes they result from requests from overseas. Some of these changes actually hurt the growth of the company’s own brand or affect other areas negatively, but everyone just swallows them instead of pushing back or arguing.
Finally, if you really happen to get hired, all I can say is that “run for your life” is the correct response!