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Read the community guidelinesThe boss's pie-in-the-sky promises mean you'll never finish eating!
I used to be an R&D engineer at the company, handling only two projects, yet I was added to nearly 20 WeChat groups.
People kept calling out in the groups every day, and there were also emails to receive and reply to.
Half my time was wasted, with absolutely no efficiency!
There were also many meetings to attend... speechless.
Because the company lacked the ability to properly handle good clients, it was pushed around and had to comply with every demand from problematic clients.
There was no way to rebut unreasonable requests or impose penalties → this is the plight of engineers.
If you are an ambitious person, I suggest looking at other companies.
Just an average company, with nothing particularly good about it. If I had to name something, the big shots at the top are very willing to dream big.
The entire system is chaotic and disorganized.
Everything is always urgent, urgent, urgent. The front end drags things out, which in turn compresses the time available for the work that follows. Something mentioned in the morning is expected by the afternoon.
High turnover; new hires start every month.
Understaffed, so work just keeps piling on, along with endless meetings.
Every department is very good at passing the buck.
HR has a very aloof, haughty attitude.
The boss micromanages everything and has to keep an eye on every single thing.
The departmental organizational chart is very unusual—simply unbelievable.
They set a very aggressive penalty for violating the non-compete clause, yet provide no compensation.
The boss only knows how to complain that you're slow, but documents sent to the boss can sit there awaiting a signature for over two weeks.
There is no such thing as a salary adjustment after the probationary period.
I can't finish writing this—it's time to go to sleep.
Uncertain
Haha, my first experience of workplace bullying was at Bode.
The boss is excellent
Be mentally prepared to work 100 hours of unpaid overtime per month.
When discussing salary during the interview, pay attention after starting the job to whether you actually receive the agreed amount.
This is the same company that was previously reported in the news for forcing a pregnant female employee out. ((On January 5, 2017, Apple Daily reported that a female project manager surnamed Chang at Boda Technology took maternity leave and annual leave in April 2015 because she was pregnant, and then applied for childcare leave without pay to retain her position. Unexpectedly, in early June the company cited organizational restructuring as the reason)). During the interview, I asked whether the turnover rate was high. After being deceived into joining, I found that the boss often fires people for performance-related or other reasons, and the turnover rate is high. When firing people, they summon them to a small room and force them to sign a voluntary resignation with no severance pay. They pulled this right after the year-end banquet, even though I had not yet worked there for a full year. Are you trying to mess with people? HR said the reason was that my performance was the lowest. When I resigned, my department supervisor was also very upset and said that “low performance” was just an excuse. If they want you to leave, they can always find an excuse. The boss has an American-style approach and fires people without any regard for their feelings.