璞藝設計工程有限公司

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The workplace is an ordinary residence, and I didn’t see the kind of environment you would expect in an office. The interview was held at the kitchen counter, and out of the corner of my eye I could even see that the bedroom door was open, with the bedding on the bed in complete disarray. Isn’t that a little too casual?

The job description was two full A4 pages that they sent me. The products include fire-resistant building materials, home goods, 3C products, and so on. The work involves graphic design and photo editing, managing their own website, traffic analysis, managing three sales platforms, running Facebook (you have to come up with promotions every week—I seem to remember applying for a graphic design position, not a planning position, right?), and producing printed materials. Honestly, that workload is equivalent to the work of three people at my previous company. I couldn’t help asking whether the workload was too large, and they actually replied that they were looking for two people. (Okay, I hope everyone who sees this will avoid falling into this trap.)

Later, they said that during the three-month probationary period, the pay would be 24,000. For this workload, even 50,000 would be too little, okay? They also told me that after completing a year, it would definitely be 30,000. Are they completely out of touch with reality and unaware of the general salary range in the industry? Professionals deserve respect; just because you’re paying them doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want, squeeze every last bit of labor out of them, and pay them so little at the same time. When they saw that I knew CAD, their eyes lit up, as if they were looking at a fat lamb whose meat could be sliced off one piece at a time. They even said they might have construction drawings for me to produce. Thanks, but no thanks—I don’t need to discuss this any further. Even if you got down on your knees and begged me, I still wouldn’t accept it ^__^

I hope designers looking for jobs can completely avoid this company. Thank you!

It feels like the company wouldn’t be stingy when it comes to salary.

1. The company is located inside an apartment. The layout is that of a typical residence: I interviewed while sitting on the sofa in the “living room,” and when filling out the paperwork, I squatted on the floor and wrote while leaning against the coffee table. The other rooms were probably offices, but they didn’t show me around, so I’m not sure how large they are or what the office environment is like.

2. The company has a small, very cute dog, but people who are afraid of dogs may need to take this into consideration.

3. The interview lasted more than two hours, and the supervisor did 90% of the talking. Anyone going for an interview should make sure to interrupt the supervisor at appropriate times.

Finally, I felt that the company’s vision involved making very grand promises. They told me that I was hired that very day, but I later turned them down.

Many learning opportunities, including areas unrelated to the position you applied for.

You learn to read people and handle workplace interactions. Even if you may still get scolded for doing so, not doing it will definitely get you scolded even worse.

I was actually a former employee, so I’m not sure what has happened since, but judging from the other reviews, the company culture and the boss’s personality don’t seem to have improved.

The boss is a very confident and forceful person, and is also good at painting grand visions during interviews. During my time there, I occasionally heard him say things like, “Some people get on the boat and some get off; if you can stay, it’s yours,” or promise overseas trips if the company reached certain goals, salary increases to a certain amount, and so on. Naturally, none of these promises were ever fulfilled. Moreover, when business conditions were less than ideal, he would quickly start thinking about reducing staff. So don’t think that simply staying on the boat will protect you—when times are difficult, you could be kicked off it as well.

He likes holding meetings and occasionally asking employees out of the blue for reports or data. You then have to spend time organizing everything for him, without being able to put your original work on hold. Perhaps he enjoys the feeling of having control over the data? However, this does not provide any real help with the actual situation.

He would occasionally gather employees to watch inspirational videos about teamwork. To put it bluntly, he was serving employees motivational chicken soup. But no matter how much theory you watch or how beautifully you speak, if the boss cannot control his unpredictable temper and cannot display the composure advocated in those inspirational messages, it is all just empty talk.

As for the workload and salary, they were just as described in another review: “Have two people do the work of four and pay the wages of three. It’s a win-win for both sides.” This is something the boss once said, and he put half of it into practice—the first half...... During my time there, it was also unlikely that you would do only graphic design, only planning, or only sales. Basically, everyone had multiple roles.

Yet despite the enormous workload, the boss still believed that the employees had nothing to do. Sometimes he would even complain that the items listed in the daily work reports were padding. And if he suddenly asked you for some piece of information, the time spent on it could not be reflected in the work log for him to see either. What can you even say to that?

If you unfortunately end up joining this company, and you are not short of money, you can try it out for a few months to see whether you can adjust.

If you find yourself wondering why you are always being scolded, with all your grievances and nowhere to seek justice, that is normal. Being praised is extremely rare; ordinarily, just hope that he does not blow up at you.

If you start feeling tired of going to work, lose your motivation, and find yourself unable to sleep well every night, don’t hesitate—quit as soon as possible.

If you are really short of money......please leave immediately. There is no room for development here, and you will also be a pawn that could be discarded at any time.

None. Basically, the colleagues are nice.

Everyone, believe me: absolutely do not join this company.

You will definitely regret it!!!

The company is small and was spun off from the parent company to handle marketing.

The boss is the general manager of the parent company. He is impatient and has a bad temper.

At the time, I was asked to make a model for the outer packaging and design a new one.

I worked on it for two weeks, and then he started getting impatient. I had been showing him my progress along the way.

He thought it was too slow and replied that the previous graphic designer had finished it in four days. He said he had no idea what I was doing, then flew into a rage and yelled at me.

He said the previous graphic designer had just copied things and that I only needed to copy something too—why was I putting so much thought into it and taking so long? Let me ask: would someone who says things like that respect other people?

He also said that he had studied design and had worked on interior design projects himself. Didn’t he understand that things take time?

And on top of doing graphic design, I also had to handle marketing. The workload was really meant for two people, but he said one person could do it. Speechless.

He also said that if I couldn’t finish, I should work overtime, and that overtime was normal. Come on—young people today aren’t falling for that anymore, okay?!

The salary was only that much, yet I was expected to work myself to death.

He would also tell us that making these demands was for our own good, so we could survive out there.

Don’t be ridiculous. Saying this kind of thing out loud would only make people lose face.

And all the grand promises made during the interview were just hot air.

No wonder they always have only a few junior employees now.

Everyone they hire can’t take it and ends up quitting.