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Read the community guidelinesEmployee turnover is high. Aside from certain openings in technical and accounting roles, turnover is very high in other departments. Unless you gain the experience you want, the things you learn here cannot be used at other companies, mainly because of the company’s unusual rules and systems. The customer service reporting platform is both troublesome and complicated. Even within the company, they are unwilling to establish consistent standards because they are afraid of spending money. Everyone I know in operations says they have to comply with the boss’s strange rules. It is truly a waste of one’s life and time. Marketing and business roles are almost all terrible jobs: they always want to make big money through low-cost agency work without striving to improve. The games are difficult to find, and it is hard to quote prices to clients.
Management refuses to improve its stubborn way of thinking. Policies change on a whim, and the people below are always the ones left exhausted.
The interviewer was from HR, who conducted the initial screening before passing me on to the department manager for a second interview.
The HR representative was very polite, asked highly professional questions, and was also able to analyze the company’s projects and situation.
Because the interview was conducted online, I did not get to see the company’s actual environment or culture. The previous interview information is also somewhat outdated, so I am providing this for reference.
I learned that there is currently not much business between Shanghai and Taiwan at Toei, but the main business is still handled by the subsidiaries below.
This is a small-to-medium-sized company. The HR representative gave me the impression that the company culture is very open. Career development may be somewhat limited, but it is a very suitable place to stay. The work culture is not high-pressure, overtime is not very frequent or forced, and the company’s business is relatively mature. It is expected to launch products based on its main IP in the future, so there is something to look forward to.
Therefore, the salary is around the market average. There is generally a one-month year-end bonus, and due to the nature of the position, business bonuses can add another month, for an annual salary equivalent to 13 months, or at most 14 months.
Don't waste your time interviewing.
A. The average employee tenure is less than a year and a half.
B. The marketing, product PM, and other teams are all staffed with beginners. Even if you join with experience, senior employees will still say, “I’m teaching you. I’m giving you the opportunity to learn. Just do as I say.”
C. The senior employees do not trust anyone. Their attitude toward employees is that they can be discarded at any time and replaced with new hires at any time.
D. There is no set plan. They change their approach at any time based on their mood. Even if they waste a great deal of your time, they will still say that you are the one who was wrong—not them.
Pros: The happiest moment is resigning.
1. The boss has no brains and pretends to understand everything.
2. He loves badmouthing other employees to newcomers (he wants you to pick a side and fight).
3. Your abilities count for nothing here.
4. The more capable you are, the more the boss dislikes you.
In short, it's a waste of life.
(1) Close to an MRT station (although it takes 5–7 minutes to walk).
(2) You can quickly find out that if a company's so-called general manager thinks SOPs are万能, you should leave that company as soon as possible.
(1) Boss = non-founder major shareholder = manager = general manager = only wants to protect his position = wants to be a local emperor = those who obey him prosper, and those who oppose him perish.
(2) The boss denies many things he has said, so it is best to record meetings.
(3) The boss always expects you to do two people's work by yourself—three people's work if possible—and will tell you that he is giving you an opportunity to learn. But as soon as you discuss your salary with him, he will tell you to leave. The salary is also generally below market rates.
(4) The turnover rate is notorious in the industry because the boss says that as long as there is an SOP, anyone can do the job. As mentioned above, there are endless reports to write because all he wants is for you to build SOPs. I previously heard that the company had legal counsel; after the boss used him to complete some contract templates, he sent him on extended leave and he never appeared again.
(5) The boss only wants two kinds of people: those who obey and those who can do what he wants. You cannot be too ambitious, because he is not serious about working with you. In the jargon of the underworld: if you take it seriously, you lose.
(5) The company mostly likes to hire recent graduates because they have no experience and do not know how to resist. (What I bestow upon you is yours.......)
(6) In summary: The boss thinks he is exceptionally talented and can simultaneously serve as general manager, chief human resources officer, chief legal officer, chief technology officer, chief operating officer, and customer service manager. Any position you can think of, he holds as well—and he is not joking about it~ He has to hold meetings every week with all the departments he has taken on.
You ask me why he can be so capable~~You've hit the blind spot! Because the company is not making money. If he did not act this way, how could he make his presence felt
and protect his position?
(1) Close to an MRT station. (Although it takes 5–7 minutes to walk.)
(2) The women at the company are generally quite attractive; after all, female bosses who aren't attractive aren't wanted. The men's looks are probably beyond saving, although there has been a trend of improvement as the dynasties change.
(1) Please beware of workplace sexual harassment.
(2) The boss loves changing orders from morning to evening, probably because he himself doesn't know what he's thinking.
(3) The boss always hopes you'll do two people's jobs by yourself—three, if possible. Yet the pay is generally below market rate.
(4) The turnover rate is famous in the industry. After leaving and interviewing at other companies, those companies will even ask you about it. (This is true; other companies really do ask.)
(5) The boss only wants two kinds of people: those who obey and those who can get things done. (If you obey but don't get things done, you can still stay for more than two years as long as you're good at putting on an act!)
(5) The boss once said that he thought ambitious people couldn't stay here. (So later he started looking for people without ambition, but he still never thought about why talented people couldn't be retained.)
(6) Summary: The boss thinks he is great and wonderful, and won't allow anyone to be better than him or present evidence to refute him. He is arrogant and complacent, and doesn't trust the people around him. Even if there is a department manager, the direct supervisor on your contract may not be your department manager—it may be the boss himself. If you're lucky, you'll encounter a good team after joining, but basically, there is no future here.