全何科技股份有限公司

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1. After work, your computer is opened to check your Skype call history.

2. When there is nothing to do at work, you are complained about for browsing the internet.

3. You are complained about even for taking a few drinks from the refrigerator.

4. Whatever you do, every move is being watched by someone.

5. There is no compensatory leave for exhibition support on Saturdays.

6. The entire company has no processes or systems.

7. When taking leave to return to southern Taiwan, you need to provide proof of your ticket.

8. When requesting menstrual leave, the attitude is extremely poor; they look at you with a skeptical expression.

9. The sales team likes to submit work just before the end of the day and requires it to be completed that day.

10. The sales team complains that the graphic designer leaves before finishing the work (which never happened).

11. The sales direction is unclear, and the information provided at the beginning is always incorrect.

12. You must wait for the boss to leave before you can go home.

13. There is no basic introduction for new employees.

14. New colleagues are treated coldly.

15. Avoid using Line unless required for work.

16. Afternoon tea = one bread roll.

17. There is a large wall of monitors in the boss’s office used to watch employees.

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I work in cross-border e-commerce, and the company knows very little about Amazon, so there is actually a great deal of freedom when you first join. Moreover, because the company’s e-commerce management is virtually a blank slate, if you have ideas about e-commerce, you can create your own forms, plan and execute your own initiatives, and validate your actions. Watching your own accounts steadily rise is one of the few things that can make you happy at this otherwise deeply frustrating company.

Everything from here on is negative, so I’ll go through it point by point.

1. There is only one person in the entire company handling e-commerce, so Amazon US/Japan/Australia and Newegg will all be assigned to you. Everything from listing products, SEO, price comparisons, sales, advertising, and monitoring results (the boss actually doesn’t really manage this; these are your own initiatives), to setting up international logistics and official partnerships with Amazon/Newegg… is your responsibility. The work is actually very miscellaneous.

2. The boss cannot understand the value of data analysis or operational execution. Even if the GMV of Amazon/Newegg grows ninefold year over year, if you are not constantly typing on a keyboard, he will think you are idle. The boss cannot understand why you need to spend time thinking about e-commerce strategy. (He also believes AI can replace e-commerce, so he will even say that he doesn’t think this position is anything special.) [If you’re so capable, try doing it yourself.]

3. The boss loves calling meetings for no reason or suddenly deciding to do something, but his ability to interpret data and understand written material is extremely poor. It is best not to mention ACOS/ROI/CTR… (he may not understand them and could become embarrassed and angry). He also does not want to read anything longer than one page.

4. Employees have an extremely bleak future at the company. Almost all employees stay for around one year, and on average one person leaves each month. The boss also revealed at a dinner that he cannot accept employees producing less than he expects, but “when employees produce more than expected, he also cannot accept them openly or indirectly asking for a raise or promotion.” (The implication is that raises and promotions are his “grace”; what I do not grant, you may not ask for.)

5. The boss is extremely emotionally unstable. He likes to berate people and pick fights for no reason, and speaking loudly and aggressively to others is normal. In addition, he likes to plant informants and encourages employees to report on one another behind their backs (I personally experienced being reported on by an assistant who had only been employed for one month). A culture of backstabbing is widespread in the company, so people who slack off, pretend not to know anything, or coast actually fare better there.

6. When problems arise in e-commerce or other areas, the boss’s first reaction is to find a scapegoat rather than solve the problem. I strongly recommend getting into the habit of taking screenshots; instead of solving the problem, he is more interested in solving you or someone else. In addition, e-commerce operations naturally involve trial and error, so I strongly recommend taking screenshots frequently to protect yourself.

7. Fake colleagues. Because of the culture of backstabbing and the tendency to look for scapegoats, employees are generally very afraid of trouble. At critical moments, they are always shifting blame or pretending not to know anything because they are afraid of being scolded. Even if you have helped your department or team, or even helped clean up after their mistakes, they will still stab you in the back without hesitation when you are caught up in the boss’s anger.

8. Art/design that is unbelievably bad. When I joined, there was only one person handling art/design for the entire company. On top of that, she was placed under Marketing, which made it extremely difficult for e-commerce to request images or videos. Her work ability and attitude were extremely poor. Even if all she had to do was change text on a product image, she could paste it incorrectly; she could even give you a resized image cut in half down the middle. (Can you imagine asking her for a product image of a Mac and getting a Mac cut in half? I really can’t.)

#Summary: What the company really needs is a professional who genuinely knows how to do everything, but preferably does not actually do too much—an e-commerce employee who can pretend to be doing a lot.

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1. Extremely high turnover—an entirely new batch of people every 3–6 months.

There are only two types of people who stay: 1. those with a strong submissive mentality, and 2. those who cannot leave because of their abilities or circumstances.

2. Work handovers are an absolute mess.

3. Boss He’s EQ is as low as it could possibly be.

4. The company thinks its benefits are excellent.

5. The company isn’t looking for employees; it’s looking for slaves.

6. It views employees as disposable, so it specifically seeks out fresh graduates or people with little work experience.

7. If you interview in the morning and are notified of acceptance in the afternoon, it means there is a pitfall—someone is needed to fill it immediately.

8. There are strange unwritten rules within the company. For example: nobody can leave work until the boss has left.

9. If you participate in activities on Saturdays or Sundays, there is no such thing as time off in lieu; the company saves money by having employees do the labor.

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There are no systems or democracy; the owner has the final say on everything. Every move is monitored, and you could cross the owner’s line at any time. It’s a company where you have almost no freedom at work.

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The company looked extremely shabby and strange. The shabby part was that it was run-down and didn’t look like a tech company at all; the strange part was that I couldn’t see a single engineer—everyone there was female and had a demeanor that seemed completely unlike people who work at a tech company. I’ve interviewed with dozens of companies, including major tech firms, and I’ve never seen anything this strange... Takeaway: It’s better not to apply to obscure companies and waste your time.

Female employees who drink and are willing to drink with the boss get extra points. The boss here really likes drinking, and many employees drink at company dinners. Those who can drink and get along better with the boss naturally receive no shortage of money and benefits. Salaries in the technology industry are not usually too low, but most of the people working in the office are women, by preference.

After completing three months of employment, everyone receives money at the year-end banquet; everyone gets a cash prize.

The boss has a bad temper and easily loses his temper with employees, but those who can endure it tend to stay for quite a long time, and the salary is not too bad either.

The office seating and hardware look good

1. The interviewer was probably the owner. It seemed that they had not reviewed my résumé beforehand and only hurriedly flipped through it during the interview. Their questions were also very impolite. They interrupted me halfway through answering their questions. At the time, I really wanted to say, “If you’re so dissatisfied with all these conditions, why invite me here to waste both our time?” During the interview, they would not even look me in the eye. If the interview was already this rude, one can imagine what the days afterward would be like.

2. It was obvious that the owner had a very domineering attitude, and the atmosphere inside was very quiet.

3. They seemed to think that their company’s benefits were excellent.

4. Their explanation of the internal division of responsibilities was unclear.

5. The building environment was terrible—old and rundown. It was probably 30–40 years old. The elevator even swayed, and I almost thought I was about to die.