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1. Management does not want to be the bad guy, so they dump every problem and responsibility on the people below them.
2. There are many cliques among the coworkers—the kind that collectively bullies new hires.
3. Managers can take a share of the bonus from every project, but they do not do the work or manage anything. When there is a problem, there is no one to turn to for help; they always wait until the deadline is approaching and force you to finish it yourself.
4. They pretend to be democratic and hold open discussions, but in reality nothing can actually be discussed. There are many entrenched bad practices and preconceived ideas that cannot be changed, and they will never adopt employee suggestions. They may even tell you to let go of the strengths of your previous company because you are now working at this company.
5. There are no boundaries around leave or working hours. They call it flexibility, but in practice it means working at night and on weekends. You may even have to take your computer with you and work when taking leave to travel abroad.
6. There is no overtime pay, but there are regular activities held in the evening, for which only transportation costs can be reimbursed (I question whether this is legal).
7. Apart from bonuses for your own projects, all other bonuses and compensatory leave schemes are opaque. You only receive a number, without knowing how it was calculated.
8. HR is basically all talk. They will tell you that you can work remotely two days a week, but in practice you have to come into the office every day for the first three months, supposedly to quickly become familiar with and adapt to the environment. But when the other coworkers do not come in at all... new hires are left to figure everything out on their own.
8. There is absolutely no training. You have to learn many systems by asking coworkers yourself.
9. The salary is actually low compared with the industry average, and the company is only suitable for beginners to gain experience.
10. The company's policies and structure are highly problematic. Whether it concerns leave or various support situations, there are always at least two different standards. They tell new hires one thing, while senior employees follow another. The reason is always that you have not been here long enough. As a result, turnover is extremely high—the highest I have seen so far.
The colleagues are nice.
More like a publishing media company packaged by an advertising or PR agency
Very commercial, with no ideals—just using one person for multiple functions.
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There are three magazines under Cite Publishing.
Did you know that the Manager Monthly, Business Next, and Shopping Design you are reading all retain the blood, sweat, and tears of exploited unpaid interns?
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Whenever Ho Fei-peng comes to the company,
everyone bows and scrapes, serving him tea and water and helping to support and escort him,
acting like obsequious servants, eunuchs, and palace maids.
Moreover, although working hours are scheduled to start at ten,
when he is coming to the company,
everyone changes their start time to nine that day.
It is excessively governed by personal authority.
An emperor in his own fiefdom.
By a foolishly exploited unpaid intern from back then (as far as I knew, there were as many as 11 unpaid interns at the time! Terrifying, right?)
There is more breaking news.
I’ll slowly squeeze it out, drop by drop, in the future.
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Whenever Fei-Peng Ho comes to the company,
everyone bows and scrapes, serving tea and water and assisting him,
acting like obsequious servants, eunuchs, and palace maids.
Moreover, although working hours are scheduled to start at ten,
when he is coming to the company,
everyone changes that day’s start time to nine.
It’s completely rule by person.
A local emperor.
Written by a foolishly exploited unpaid intern from back then (as far as I knew, there were as many as 11 unpaid interns at the time! Terrifying, right?)
There’s more to expose.
I’ll slowly squeeze it out bit by bit in the future.
Pros
I met with two marketing managers and HR during the initial interview. Throughout the interview, I could sense their professionalism and thoughtfulness. They were also able to identify the aspects I cared about from the questions I asked. Overall, I found them professional and approachable. HR called me to inform me of the result within three days after the interview, and both HR and the marketing managers provided detailed answers to the questions I raised about the position. It was a very positive interview experience. P.S. I ultimately did not accept the offer for other reasons.
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During the interview, you have to fill out an extensive personality test and essay questions, as if you were working on a thesis project.
(If there are questions like these, it is recommended to send them to the interviewee in advance, rather than making them spend an hour filling them out.)
The division of labor is very detailed, and the company hopes its employees can work as a team. People who are overly opinionated or independent may not be a good fit for this company.
The salary is average. It is probably more suitable for people with one or two years of work experience to give it a try.
The supervisor is quite nice and willing to listen to employees’ opinions. Employees in the same department help one another. There are occasional bonuses each quarter (not sure whether every unit gets them), and there is an opportunity to have a group meal every few months.
There is a flexible 15-minute grace period for clocking in, so you don’t have to rush too much. If the workload can be coordinated, taking leave is generally quite easy.
The salary is average. It’s acceptable for fresh graduates, but a bit too low for people who have been working for several years. This should be negotiated clearly during the interview; otherwise, if you politely name a low salary, that is what you’ll end up earning.
The workload is heavy. Before you finish the old tasks, new ones keep coming. Although overtime is not mandatory, the work is never-ending, and some tasks have deadlines that must be met. The pressure is very high, so it’s difficult not to work overtime. You spend almost the entire day racing against time, and there is no overtime pay.
Most of the nearby food options are on the expensive side, and anything more affordable is a bit of a distance away.
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Think twice!! The process has serious problems
The senior executive was very polite (before salary was brought up) and treated student applicants fairly well.
I interviewed for an internship program, and a senior executive interviewed the interns. We had a great conversation, but as soon as we discussed salary, their attitude changed completely. I simply asked whether work that produced value should be paid, and they immediately changed their attitude, saying that the only option was to exchange it for equivalent company activity courses. The intern’s work was extremely extensive and miscellaneous, yet they insisted on providing neither pay nor transportation reimbursement. I was stunned. Fortunately, I immediately declined after receiving the acceptance notice.
Weekday overtime does not count as overtime. The marketing team almost always leaves work after 10 p.m., and one manager even proudly bragged everywhere that their employee stayed until midnight on their second day at work.
Interns receive no pay and are not covered by labor or health insurance—I’m speechless.