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During the interview, the boss only explained that although the posted position was for a business assistant, they were actually looking for a salesperson.
He also emphasized that the company would provide training so employees could grow step by step.
Since I am bilingual and had the necessary certifications, I asked for a monthly salary of 40,000 during the interview, and the boss agreed, saying that it would “definitely be raised to 40,000 after three months.”
Three days after the interview, the boss immediately notified me to start work, but the salary offered was 32,000—a really significant difference. However, the boss repeatedly emphasized over the phone that it would “definitely be raised to 40,000 after three months.” I told the boss I needed three days to consider it. He called me every day to ask, and in the end, because of his promise, I embarked on this road of no return.
On my first day at work, I was not immediately enrolled in labor and health insurance. I had to keep asking him before he took action to enroll me. From that point on, I felt that there was something wrong with this boss.
After I started, I took over the operations of one platform every week. Within one month, I was responsible for five platforms, but the boss still thought it was not enough and told me to look for products because he wanted to develop new customer groups. As if that were not enough, he also told me to look for products overseas, which required me to use my language expertise.
He also demanded that I hand over the contact information of the vendors I worked with. Because I did not comply with this, the boss began making trouble for me.
It was never agreed that I would do PM work, yet he assigned me PM responsibilities, asking me to plan events and activities. He also told me to help the warehouse pack goods two days a week. None of this had been mentioned during the interview.
In other words, this boss wanted to pay 32,000 while requiring me to do assistant work, sales work, PM work, warehouse work, and take the company phone home after work to continue working. He also required everything to be handled before 9 p.m. None of these expectations had been explained during the interview.
In the end, I talked to the boss and asked him to confirm his promise to raise my salary after three months. The boss went back on his word and became angry. While we were talking in the boss’s office, he had problems controlling his emotions and even tried to hit me with an ink pad. I immediately stepped back and said, “Please don’t hit me.” After I said it twice, he finally lowered his hand.
The next few times he asked me to go to his office to discuss matters, I secretly recorded the conversations each time in order to protect myself.
Because there were no cameras anywhere in the office, it is really important to pay close attention to your own safety.
There were also various other incidents in which he nearly violated the Labor Standards Act. I urge newcomers to the workforce not to be deceived into joining this company. There are many better jobs to look for, so do not be fooled into joining by this boss who repeatedly goes back on his word.
The company is not his harem either—all of the employees are women, including those who move and pack goods in the warehouse. Everyone really needs to be extra careful.