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Read the community guidelinesThe other colleagues were quite easy to get along with
During the interview, they said they had been looking for someone for this position for quite a long time.
They hired me on the spot (I’ll describe the actual working conditions below).
Throughout the interview, the boss spent more time probing the applicant’s reactions.
Here is what the actual work situation was like:
During my first week at the company, I was basically left to fend for myself.
On the first day, they only explained that I needed to coordinate and plan online and offline activities, and then expected me to become familiar with the company’s products within two days.
After that, they gave me no further instructions.
I could only rely on my own judgment, ask colleagues for advice, and plan what needed to be done next.
One day that week, shortly before the end of the workday, the boss handed me over to a certain department and hoped I could offer some advice. I stayed until almost 7 p.m. before leaving.
One evening after work, he sent me a “checking in” message.
Then he sent another message over the weekend... (BTW, there was no overtime pay.)
He asked me to present a proposal for the subsequent plan the following Monday.
????
(At that point, I was already thinking about resigning.)
Because he himself had no idea what clear and specific tasks this position should involve. He simply hoped the other person could accurately guess the marketing direction he had in mind.
I had only just entered this industry, and on top of that, I had not received enough information, yet he expected me to prepare a proposal.
I eventually produced one, but it was not what he wanted.
He then asked me to plan all of this year’s activities within “two days,”
as well as the posting schedule for the company’s social media platforms.
That morning, he even told other colleagues not to put too much pressure on me because I had just joined the company =.=
The next day, he said he would be out and asked me to give the report early. After I presented it, it seemed that it still was not what he wanted.
I had planned to resign the following day, but HR asked me about my work situation that day, so I resigned on the spot.
There was no systematic management or record-keeping for the marketing work.
They said they wanted me to organize events, yet they could not even provide records or plans from events held in the past. They expected me to create everything from nothing.
They were solely focused on trying to seize this huge piece of the market,
completely ignoring market research and market share. It was truly bizarre.
The other colleagues were quite easy to get along with
During the interview, they said they had been looking for someone for this position for quite a while.
They hired me on the spot (I’ll describe the actual work situation below).
Throughout the interview, the boss spent more time probing the applicant’s reactions.
Here’s what the actual work situation was like:
On my first week at the company, I was basically left to fend for myself.
On the first day, they only told me that I needed to consolidate and plan online and offline events, and then asked me to become familiar with the company’s products within two days.
After that, they gave me no further instructions.
I could only rely on my own judgment, ask my colleagues for advice, and plan what needed to be done next.
One day that week, shortly before the end of the workday, the boss handed me over to a certain department and asked me to provide some opinions. I stayed until almost 7 p.m. before leaving.
One evening after work, he sent me a “concerned” message.
Then he sent another message over the weekend... (BTW, there was no overtime pay.)
He asked me to present a proposal for the follow-up plan the following Monday.
????
(At that point, I actually wanted to resign.)
Because he himself had no idea what clear and specific tasks this position was supposed to handle. He seemed to expect the other person to precisely guess the marketing framework he had in mind.
I had just entered this industry, and on top of that, I hadn’t received enough information, yet he still expected me to prepare a proposal.
In the end, I managed to produce one, but it wasn’t what he wanted.
He then asked me to plan all of this year’s activities within “two days,”
along with the posting schedule for the social media platforms.
That morning, he even told other colleagues not to put too much pressure on me because I had just joined the company =.=
The next day, he said he would be out and asked me to report earlier. After I presented it, it seemed that it still wasn’t what he wanted.
I had originally planned to resign the following day, but HR asked me about my work situation that day, so I resigned immediately.
There was no systematic management or record-keeping for the marketing work.
They said they wanted me to organize events, yet they couldn’t even produce records or plans from past events, expecting me to create everything from scratch.
They were single-mindedly trying to seize this huge piece of the market pie,
completely ignoring market research and market share. Very strange.
The other colleagues are quite easy to get along with
During the interview, they said they had been looking for someone for this position for quite a while.
They hired me on the spot (I’ll describe the actual work situation below).
Throughout the interview, the boss spent more time probing the applicant’s reactions.
Here is what the actual work situation was like:
During my first week at the company, I was basically left to fend for myself.
On the first day, they only explained that I needed to organize and plan online and offline activities, and then told me to become familiar with the company’s products within two days.
After that, they gave me no further instructions.
I could only rely on my own judgment, ask my colleagues for advice, and plan what needed to be done next.
One day that week, just before the end of the workday, the boss handed me over to a certain department, hoping I could offer some opinions. I stayed until almost 7 p.m. before leaving.
One evening after work, he sent me a “concerned” message.
Then he sent another message over the weekend... (BTW, there is no overtime pay.)
He wanted me to present a proposal for the follow-up plan the next Monday.
????
(At this point, I actually wanted to quit.)
Because he himself had no idea what specific and concrete tasks this position was supposed to handle. He simply hoped the other person could accurately guess the marketing framework he had in mind.
I had just entered this industry, and on top of that, I had not received enough information, yet he wanted me to prepare a proposal.
I eventually managed to produce one, but it was not what he wanted.
He then wanted me to plan all of this year’s activities within “two days,”
as well as the posting schedule for the social media platforms.
That morning, he even told other colleagues not to put too much pressure on me because I had just joined the company =.=
The next day, he said he would be going out and wanted me to report earlier. After I presented my report, it seemed that it still wasn’t what he wanted.
I had planned to submit my resignation the following day, but HR asked me about my work situation that day, so I resigned immediately.
There was no systematic management or record-keeping for the marketing work.
They said they wanted me to organize events, yet they could not even provide records or plans from past events, expecting me to create everything from nothing.
They were solely focused on capturing the entire market, this huge piece of pie.
They completely ignored market research and market share. It was bizarre.
The other colleagues were quite easy to get along with
During the interview, they said they had been looking for someone for this position for quite a long time.
They hired me on the spot (I’ll describe the actual work situation below).
Throughout the interview, the boss spent a relatively large proportion of the time probing the applicant’s reactions.
Here is what the actual work situation was like.
During my first week at the company, I was basically left to fend for myself.
On the first day, they only explained that I needed to coordinate and plan online and offline events, and then expected me to become familiar with the company’s products within two days.
After that, they gave me no further instructions.
I could only rely on my own judgment, ask my colleagues for advice, and plan what needed to be done next.
One day that week, just before the end of the workday, the boss handed me over to a certain department and asked me to give them some advice. I ended up staying until almost 7 p.m.
One evening after work, the boss sent me a “concerned” message.
Then they sent another message over the weekend... (BTW, there was no overtime pay.)
They wanted me to present a proposal for the follow-up plan the next Monday.
????
(By that point, I was already thinking about resigning.)
Because the boss himself had no idea what clear and specific tasks this position was supposed to handle. They simply wanted the other person to accurately guess the marketing vision in their head.
I had just entered this industry, and on top of that, I had not received enough information, yet they expected me to prepare a proposal.
I still managed to produce one, but it was not what they wanted.
They then wanted me to plan all of this year’s activities within “two days,”
as well as the posting schedule for the social media platforms.
That morning, they even told other colleagues not to put too much pressure on me because I had just joined the company =.=
The next day, they said they would be going out and wanted me to report earlier. After I presented, it seemed that was still not what they wanted.
I had planned to submit my resignation the following day, but HR asked me about my work situation that day, so I resigned immediately.
There was no systematic management or record-keeping for the marketing work.
They said I was supposed to organize events, yet they could not even provide records or proposals from past events. They expected me to create everything from nothing.
They were determined to capture the entire market, like trying to swallow a huge pie,
while completely ignoring market research and market share. It was truly bizarre.