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Read the community guidelines1. The office building is very new, and the lobby is grand.
2. The building’s security guards are very conscientious.
3. The restrooms are very clean.
4. A small number of colleagues are easy to get along with.
I know DDY will have people come and look at the company reviews. I’m not afraid of people knowing who wrote this, so here are the facts!
DDY was repeatedly reported by employees in 2021, which led to an inspection by the labor authorities. The main issues were as follows:
1. Clock-in and clock-out times did not match:
Because of this incident, the company later added new company regulations and required employees to sign them. Refusing to sign would directly affect performance evaluations, which was a semi-threatening way of pressuring employees. I consulted a lawyer about this, and the lawyer also felt that signing was not necessary.
2. No salary breakdowns:
Although the company had said during my interview that it did not provide salary breakdowns, this is completely illegal under the Labor Standards Act. After I reported it because I was repeatedly harassed by my supervisor at work, the company found out and dismissed me on the grounds that my work did not meet expectations. To be honest, I could still attend a mediation meeting and demand action on this point.
All right, enough rambling—let’s get to the point and give those considering joining this company something to reference.
I. Culture of lateness:
The company’s scheduled start time is 10 a.m. As many former employees have said, arriving on time makes you look like an idiot because so many people are late. Their attitude is probably, “There’s no perfect-attendance bonus anyway,” which is ridiculous. The original working hours were 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., but because of a few bad apples, they were changed to 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is extremely unfair to people who arrive at work on time.
II. Overtime culture:
Overtime at this company is no longer just normal—it’s pathological. Pay attention: pathological. People often work overtime for long periods not because they cannot finish their work, but because they have to wait for supervisors or the boss to finish chatting before meetings can begin. The meetings are even longer than Grandma’s foot-binding cloth, with absolutely no clear point. And there is no overtime pay, so don’t even think about it. Oh right, working until midnight is routine at this company. Only go if you have a fresh liver to sacrifice.
III. Organizational structure/work procedures:
1. Responsibilities are very poorly defined. Some people in sales also handle planning, while others have multiple job functions. The company refuses to hire more staff. If you don’t want to do unrelated work, they say the company is currently undergoing a transformation and cannot remain stuck in the past. They may even ask whether you want to move forward with the company, and tell you to let them know quickly if you do not. Is this their way of asking employees to resign voluntarily?
2. There are cliques in the company, and you may be singled out.
IV. Company benefits:
1. Year-end bonus:
The company gives year-end bonuses based on revenue, so whatever they promise during the interview is just empty talk. Important: If you want to receive your year-end bonus before resigning, do not let the company find out. Otherwise, even if you are a senior employee, the bonus will kiss you goodbye immediately.
2. Raises/salary adjustments:
Kiss up well and you’ll have no worries about getting a raise. If you want a raise, you have to be a good little employee and the boss’s favorite. If you dare to speak up or show anger, you will immediately receive demerit points. If you ask your supervisor for a salary adjustment, they may even say that the company’s pay has not wronged you. I feel that staying at this company and doing all sorts of miscellaneous tasks is what would really wrong me.
3. Year-end banquet/spring dinner:
Mm-hmm, I never attended one, but former colleagues said not to expect too much.
The company’s only real benefit is probably its birthday celebration. The boss buys cake and drinks, then everyone awkwardly sings “Happy Birthday,” cuts the cake, and makes a wish. The whole birthday celebration is unbearably awkward.
4. Gifts or cash for the three major holidays/company opening red envelopes:
During my time there, I only received a Mid-Autumn Festival gift: egg rolls worth NT$100 at market value. They even said they were delicious, but after eating them you’d practically get diabetes. Although you should be grateful to receive anything at all, these kinds of things are unpredictable and depend on the boss’s mood.
That’s the culture at this company. If you want to go in there and suffer through hardship, you’re welcome to!
The office building is very new, and the restrooms are beautiful.
1. There is absolutely no overtime pay—overtime pay, overtime pay, overtime pay. In the marketing and advertising industry, plenty of people work until 8–11 p.m.; if you do not work overtime and leave on time, your colleagues will even give you strange looks!
2. The official hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., but at exactly 10 a.m. there are usually only two or three people in the office. The rules say you must finish breakfast before 10 a.m. and cannot eat breakfast after work starts, but you can do your makeup until noon and then start discussing what to eat for lunch.
3. Regardless of whether it is spring, summer, autumn, or winter, the air conditioning is turned off promptly at 7 p.m. You then have to endure the stuffy air while working overtime. Just thinking about it feels outrageous.
4. Basically, your weekends are not really weekends. The boss or supervisor will use LINE to tag @employees after work.
5. Only a NT$300 gift voucher is given for the Mid-Autumn Festival, yet it is heavily publicized—they desperately need praise from upper management.
6. There are no salary statements—neither paper copies nor electronic versions.
7. You cannot make any money.
Colleagues are young and energetic, the office decor is new, the restroom facilities are good, and activities are frequently held (but during break time).
Poor salary: They use various tactics to persuade you to accept low pay.
Long working hours: Work starts at 10 a.m., but eating breakfast after 10 a.m. is not allowed. They are strict about the time employees spend eating breakfast, yet the end of the workday is usually after 9 p.m., with no overtime pay or compensatory leave. They also monitor whether employees work overtime.
Not suitable for fresh graduates: There is no comprehensive training, organizational charter, rules and regulations, basic company policies, or basic employee rights—none of these are provided.
Questionable professional expertise: Because of the issues mentioned above, genuinely capable people do not stay, and those who remain are mostly inexperienced. Even the supervisors have little experience operating online advertisements and are fundamentally unable to train their subordinates. Therefore, although the company acquires many major clients, most of them leave after being misled once.