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Read the community guidelinesIn the typical traditional-industry style, when the boss is in a good mood, everyone is fine; when the boss is in a bad mood, everyone keeps their heads down and runs.
When the company performs well, the boss is fairly generous with bonuses or salaries.
***The company actually treats its employees fairly well***—it’s just that the culture is very strange.
The company is a shrine, and the boss really does act as though possessed by a deity; two-thirds of the boss’s office is an actual shrine.
The office is filled with various Taoist religious objects, both large and small. Whenever the so-called feng shui master says something, the office décor gets changed around.
The domestic sales team has the typical traditional-industry style: building personal relationships, and often having to eat, drink, give gifts, and visit hostess clubs with people from systems manufacturers. When you see one particular chubby Taiwanese salesperson out and about, you might think he’s an 8+9 type who is never without a cigarette and says “fuck” and “motherfucker” constantly. It’s very surprising to walk into the office and discover that he’s actually a colleague.