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Read the community guidelinesI thought for half an hour and couldn't think of any advantages.
The Zhang family dynasty: as long as you have the “special DNA,” you can act with impunity and enjoy every privilege. For example, the boss’s younger sister can chat extensively during work hours—even to the point of causing problems at work—and it doesn’t matter. But when ordinary “plebeians” chat, they are publicly humiliated. She can also call other departments during work hours to place a group-order, while a “plebeian” who hesitates for even one second when ordering lunch gets pressured. She cannot accept other people’s opinions; even discussing work with her can get you scolded, and when she gets angry, she slams the door and goes to complain to a supervisor. The company’s rules require annual leave to be requested three days in advance, but she doesn’t have to follow them and always has a long list of excuses. She talks badly about people behind their backs everywhere, pretends not to hear when everyone discusses work with her, yet can hear every word when someone quietly complains about the company. She is extremely good at choosing easy tasks and arranges all the terrible assignments for others. Working there can genuinely lead to mental breakdown.
HR is very unprofessional. Even when an accident occurs while commuting and it is clearly not the employee’s fault, they insist on shifting the blame to the employee; as long as it keeps the company from spending money, they will avoid paying. Their speech is crude enough already, but during meals they constantly look at the dishes in your lunchbox and comment on them, making the dining experience very unpleasant. One colleague had agreed during the interview to work overtime and had cooperated for more than a month. One time, they felt unwell and did not work overtime for two days, and HR immediately called to interrogate them: “How did you agree to this in the first place? Were you lying to me the whole time?”
Overall, this company is rotten from the inside out. Supervisors make all kinds of excuses for and cover up the Zhang family’s behavior. The kind of “talent” they want is someone who is deaf, mute, stupid, and incapable of having their own opinions. It would be better to apply only if you fit all of those criteria.
The HR representative spoke in a very formal and polite manner.
The interview atmosphere was very poor
Especially the manager’s attitude was completely unacceptable
The interview took place next to the office
All of the conversations could be heard by your future colleagues
They then began commenting on your résumé
Trying to appear as though they had researched your résumé
But in fact, the entire conversation was full of inconsistencies
It was obvious they had not read it at all
Their attitude throughout the communication was forceful
They whispered to the HR representative in front of you
But you could actually hear them
Extremely poor
Absolutely none! No advantages!
The colleagues are such assholes; I’ve never seen people so good at forming little cliques.
Eighty percent of newcomers will be ostracized!
Take a personal day and they make a huge fuss—why not say something about those who are constantly taking menstrual leave to go out and have fun?
It really is the Zhang family dynasty. Or rather, as long as you’re related by blood to the boss, you’ll be protected!
I’m really envious that you all were born into such good families!
Off work?
(Even eating isn’t enjoyable)
As long as you know how to cry and tattle, you’ll be number one!
After all, what everyone cares about here isn’t the truth!
The junior colleagues below agree so much they couldn’t agree any more!
The work environment is good—clean and bright—with a dedicated cafeteria and a one-and-a-half-hour lunch break.
Basically, if you were born under an earth sign, this company has an 80% chance of wanting to hire you.
The salary is extremely low, only NT$0–1,000 higher than the statutory minimum wage. The company uses the CHAIN system and grants very limited permissions, so you always have to work overtime to finish your tasks. Overtime is paid, but with such a low base salary, even working yourself to death, your monthly pay will not exceed NT$25,000.
The office culture is very closed-off. You are expected to handle various trivial matters for the boss and the boss’s wife, and supervisors like to keep a very close eye on employees. The company culture is basically that it is best not to take leave at all.
One of the female bosses particularly loved Capricorns and Virgos. The purchasing assistant salary was only 21K, and there was so much work that it could never all be finished. She would also say, “Since you’re an earth sign, you must be very resilient,” and expect even more of you. Despite working so much overtime that you were exhausted, the pay was still under 25K. My health was terrible during that period. When I requested menstrual leave, HR asked the supervisor, who asked the finance manager, who asked the female boss. Fortunately, I managed to get away from there.