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Read the community guidelinesA long-established company (founded in 2000) with a large customer base and plenty of projects. It is a very stable company.
It’s okay—much better than the previous company.
The leave policy is the best, modeled after government agencies, and working hours are also more regular (your professional abilities are very important). I’m also very satisfied with the salary.
I don’t know why they later stopped opening positions to fresh graduates. I heard there used to be training for fresh graduates.
Compared with my previous company, things are much more relaxed here. The boss does not constantly keep tabs on employees and gives each department plenty of room to perform, but the prerequisite is having sufficient expertise to handle the job. This is a company with an excellent work environment, management, and leave policy.
The company could actually expand and develop other projects, such as a live-streaming studio or an online channel, among others. The potential is there, but it has not been realized.
A lot of time is spent introducing the job responsibilities. A single interview usually takes 1.5 hours...
The interview managers do not verify the interviewees’ work experience, professional abilities, or how their previous companies evaluated their character, among other things. This results in many unsuitable colleagues (who fundamentally lack the necessary abilities) being hired, which also affects capable colleagues. As a result, turnover quickly occurs. I heard that there was already a group of colleagues like this several years ago. Therefore, the drawback is that the interview evaluation process is extremely unreliable. However, it has improved since then.
The boss’s management motto: Outstanding employees don’t need to be managed; employees who need to be managed aren’t good employees. Therefore, the self-management approach here naturally weeds out people who bluff their way in without the ability to back it up and who make big claims. The company’s project self-management and self-directed learning test employees’ sense of responsibility and self-management ability. Those whose professional skills are insufficient are naturally eliminated quickly, let alone those who lack the ability to manage projects independently. For projects, the boss only gives us the deadline, and we can raise issues at any time. Therefore, each of us takes responsibility for delivering our assignments on time, which is also why people learn and grow quickly at Lantian. The most distinctive feature is being able to start and finish work on time, from 09:00 to 18:00. Leave is provided on the same basis as for government agencies (excellent). As long as we do not compromise our own project quality or deadlines—and unless we occasionally encounter a particularly tight deadline—we very rarely work past six. By the way, there is another advantage: when something unexpected comes up at home and we need to take leave (provided it is not frequent), the boss does not deduct any salary. It is a very humane workplace environment.
1. Customer deadlines come first. If self-management is not done well, the pressure is extremely high. But every company has drawbacks; if I really had to name one, I think the benefits could be even better ^^.
2. The self-management approach is very distinctive: quality and deadlines are in your own hands. Once a project is assigned to you, it quickly becomes clear whether you have what it takes, so unsuitable people are often eliminated easily and quickly. However, those who remain are all excellent.
3. There is no particularly strict management system. This company truly requires people with strong self-management and professional skills to adapt; otherwise, they can easily be eliminated.
A place for newcomers without experience to enter the industry
High employee turnover. The boss likes to make grandiose claims.
There are even cases where people are told to leave after working only a few days.
The company frequently becomes involved in legal disputes with former employees.
They monitor the office and the driving recorders in the vehicles.
The boss likes to make grandiose claims and shifts all responsibility onto the employees.
The company’s official vehicles are old and poorly maintained, yet they are not replaced.
Meanwhile, the boss’s own BMW is maintained very diligently.
There are absolutely no advantages.
The boss loves making grandiose claims and lies without even thinking twice. There are numerous legal disputes with employees and outsourced contractors. Office surveillance cameras and listening devices have been installed, and emails are automatically forwarded to the boss’s inbox.