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Read the community guidelinesNone at all. During the interview, the boss kept lecturing me about life principles. After the interview, they said they needed to discuss it internally, but shortly after I got home, they told me I was hired. This company has absolutely no systems or procedures…
On my first day, they told me to bring my ID card, but after I arrived, there was no one assigned to help me complete the onboarding or enroll me in labor and health insurance. The receptionist who interviewed me that day was not there, and neither was the boss. When I arrived at the company, there were only two female employees. One was quite old and ignored everyone, acting completely superior. The other was middle-aged and was constantly ordered around by the older one, while also being told to do things by the boss or the older employee. She was the only one who would respond to me. No one greeted or attended to me when I arrived—what a terrible place. Then I started working, and they told me to handle things I didn't know how to do. I spent a long time trying to figure them out, only for them to suddenly tell me to choose something I was good at and do something else. Even more absurdly, no one taught me how to do it. The older employee ignored me, while the middle-aged one knew nothing and just laughed foolishly whenever I asked her anything. When I asked the boss a question, he kept lecturing me about life principles for ages. I only wanted an answer to one thing I didn't know how to do, but he went on and on with completely useless talk. No one introduced me to the workplace or showed me where the water dispenser or microwave was. The environment was extremely dirty and chaotic, with merchandise everywhere and cardboard boxes stacked higher than a person. There was all kinds of stuff, including motorcycles. I had no idea what kind of terrible company this was. The computer equipment they gave me was also awful—it was basically a scam. After finishing my first day, I said I wouldn't continue, and the boss still kept lecturing me. Speechless.
I can't think of any advantages. The only advantage is that the lady I dealt with was quite pretty?
E-commerce specialist. The company sent me an interview invitation, and I clearly stated that I had never worked in this industry. They still arranged an interview with me.
At first, they scheduled the interview for 10:30. The evening before the interview, they changed it to 11:00. On the day of the interview, I waited until 11:58 before I was finally interviewed. The reason was that there were too many interviewees and they had not finished interviewing them all 🙄
Then I left less than three minutes into the interview because the boss said I was not suitable, since I had no prior experience, and that it would be exhausting to train a new employee from scratch. So I wondered: why invite me for an interview, knowing that I had no experience, and waste an hour of my time just to tell me, “not suitable”? This was extremely disrespectful to employees!
The above is solely my personal experience and thoughts after the interview.
The environment makes it possible to decide immediately after the interview whether you are willing to join, so there is no need to spend time thinking about it.
1. A room that seemed to be an office? It was cluttered and poorly ventilated.
(The environment was uncomfortable; wearing a mask to the interview is recommended.)
2. Despite having agreed on a time, I waited for half an hour; the scheduling was poorly arranged.
3. They invited me to an interview but then said they could not offer the expected salary.
(So was I supposed to spend money on transportation and time coming there just to have them bargain down the offer?)
4. When I asked about the frequency of overtime, they said it depends on employees’ work efficiency, and overtime pay only starts counting after 30 minutes.
(It was obvious that overtime was regarded as the employee’s responsibility.)
5. Every employee had a blank expression, and the atmosphere in the company was cold.
Having an employee conduct the interview made it easier to get a more genuine picture of the company’s situation.
1. The interview was scheduled for 10:00, but did not start until around 10:20. The owner did not appear; an employee conducted the interview.
2. The person conducting the interview could not clearly explain the job responsibilities.
3. When salary came up during the interview, they indicated that it was unlikely to reach my current salary.
They said that even they had not reached that salary. My résumé clearly stated my desired salary.
Why ask me to come for an interview only to reject that salary? Doesn’t that make the company look bad?
4. Regarding the bonus portion of the benefits package, when I asked, they said the owner’s requirements were relatively high,
so there was no guarantee that there would be a bonus?
5. It was truly a waste of time.