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Save whoever you can: ) It's an extremely traditional Taiwanese business culture, and emotional managers will directly berate people in the office == The marketing department manager I encountered had no sense of boundaries and didn't know how to respect people. They loved making assumptions, labeling people, and then scolding them without distinguishing right from wrong ^ ^ This included calling you the day before you were due to report for work to tell you to join a meeting??? They would always call after work, never set a time in advance, expect subordinates to psychically divine reporting standards and procedures, and you never knew what might suddenly set them off. (They would even say things like, “Go ask around the company whether your behavior was appropriate”—such unconstructive remarks 🫰🏻.) In summary: run for your life.
The desk is very large and fairly comfortable, with lots of good food nearby.
Save whoever you can :) It’s an extremely traditional Taiwanese business culture, and an emotional manager will directly berate people in the office == The marketing department manager I encountered had no sense of boundaries and didn’t know how to respect people. They loved making assumptions, labeling people, and then scolding them without distinguishing right from wrong ^ ^ This included calling you the day before you were due to report for work to tell you to join a meeting??? They would always call only after work, never set a time in advance, expect subordinates to somehow know the reporting standards and procedures, and you could never tell what would suddenly set them off. (They would even say things like, “Go ask around the company whether your behavior was appropriate”—such an unconstructive remark 🫰🏻.) In summary: run.
This industry has already declined; here, you’ll feel that “choice” is more important than “effort.”
Interviewing at an advertising agency is no better than interviewing at a media agency…
Just looking at overtime hours, workload, and salary, it’s completely one-sided.
This company can even lie about the work location alone—you only discover something is wrong when you arrive on site… In this interview, one of the two interviewers looked like they were about to die, while the other made a huge number of demands.
What makes them think newcomers have to be put through such torment…? If you have to do everything, then what is this salary supposed to mean? Are we doing charity work? It’s already difficult just to survive…
Or are we supposed to come here to cultivate immortality? All I see are a bunch of dark circles under people’s eyes…
You can work as a taxi driver after hours.
A long time ago, I was on a team that worked on KFC. It was truly awful. There were a lot of women on that team who didn't even eat fried chicken. The advertising was very uncreative and failed to hit the mark, so they were reprimanded by the U.S. headquarters. The workplace culture was terrible, and most people couldn't stay. Not recommended.
An emotional and unconstructive workplace, a great place to exploit workers. The pay is unbelievably low, but the employees' competence is also extremely poor. There are many old-timers who don't really respect people and like to make sarcastic remarks about subordinates. It feels a lot like Japanese culture. Time management is also poor: every meeting is very long and has no clear agenda. Absolutely terrible.
Don't have overly high expectations of Taiwan's advertising industry.
The pandemic is raging, and the interview was conducted online.
Note: The first interview was with HR, and the second was with the manager. However, the process ended with HR.
1. I encountered the rudest and most unprofessional HR representative I have ever met in an interview.
2. They first asked me to introduce myself, and I spoke for about 30 seconds. They responded, “Huh? That’s it?” So I said I had prepared a portfolio and could share my screen to introduce my previous work experience directly. They replied, “No need. Wait until the manager comes and tell them.”
3. They then went back to asking about my work experience, shaking their head and snickering: “And then? And then? And then?” Their attitude was appalling.
4. I suspected they had not even properly reviewed my résumé. The questions were all unfocused, and their manner made me uncomfortable, making me reluctant to continue the conversation. I said that my résumé included detailed links to my work and accomplishments, and that I could explain them if needed.
They actually lectured me: “I can’t feel that you’re seriously selling yourself. How are you going to pitch to clients like this?” The job posting on 104 didn’t even say that the role involved pitching to clients. What is wrong with them?
Their condescending attitude was extremely off-putting, so I took the initiative to end the interview.
The HR representative’s attitude left me with a very poor impression of the company.
1. You get to work with major clients
2. If you work overtime, you can take a taxi home for free (so the farther away you live, the more you earn)
1. They claim that overtime pay is available, but when submitting hours, departments are required to enter exactly 8 hours per day. I heard that if you apply for more, your performance review score will be deducted at the end of the year!
2. Business-oriented, with too many internal processes that waste too much time
3. On the team I worked with, one person was expected to do the work of five. They were understaffed and did not hire additional people, so we finished work at 2 or 3 a.m. every day (yes, a.m.), but had to arrive at the office before 10:30 a.m. :)
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The interview made me feel very uncomfortable.
They kept asking whether I had applied to other companies at the same time, what positions the others had offered, whether I had been hired, and what the salaries were.
In the end, they said, “They thought this was okay?”
But I believe that working there would really build strong skills. Choose according to your own needs!
Perhaps the only positive is that they are willing to explain the job responsibilities in detail and answer questions!
I went to this company for an interview at the end of June. The manager said they would notify me in about one to two weeks, and of course, there was no news. In mid-July, I decided to call and ask, and the result—great!! Apparently, a hiring freeze doesn't even need to be communicated to job applicants!
Then, at the beginning of August, they suddenly called again: “We’ve started hiring again. Do you have a job now? Are you still interested in joining us?”
Of course, when given the opportunity, I expressed my interest. Then, by mid-August, there was once again no news, so I called to ask. Great! Now they had changed to considering whether to recruit a senior HR professional, and they also said that the listing on 104 would continue, but they would no longer invite anyone for interviews.
I’m really curious... How can the HR department of a large company disregard job applicants to this extent? When I called, the person wasn’t there; they didn’t call back even after I left my number, and they didn’t reply to my email either. I really wonder—can the HR department of this company really be that busy??