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Read the community guidelinesI arrived at the company 15 minutes early. Someone at the reception desk asked me to fill out the interview candidate résumé form. Since I wasn’t in a rush and rarely handwrite documents anymore, writing it brought back memories of handwriting assignments at school. After finishing, I handed the completed form to the receptionist.
Afterward, I waited in the interview room for someone from the HR management team to come in. The first person to enter was probably a senior executive, who asked me to briefly introduce myself. I gave a general overview of my background, and then the interviewer looked over the résumé form I had just filled out. They mainly asked whether I had experience using AI image-generation programs, and I responded that I take a flexible view toward AI-generated art.
The most striking and memorable part of the conversation was when they explained that, if hired, I would need to provide support for various aspects of 3D animation production. They explicitly stated that I would not be allowed to focus solely on concept art. (My internal reaction: Then you might as well write on 104 Job Bank that you’re looking for someone to do everything—a CG art factory worker—instead of hypocritically saying you’re hiring a concept art designer.)
Next, two senior members of the art department came in to interview me. The discussion likewise revolved around AI-generated art. They mentioned that they had briefly looked at my ArtStation profile and asked whether I was opposed to AI. They then said they had seen an anti-AI-tools icon displayed on my profile. (I have never put such an image there, so being accused of this felt quite unpleasant.)
They then asked about the situations in which I use AI to generate artwork.
I gave the example of first using AI to generate preliminary game UI icon assets, then modifying and optimizing them to improve the quality of the AI-generated images. They then asked roughly what salary I expected, and the interview, which had lasted more than an hour, ended. Overall, this company gave me the impression of being a rather high-pressure workplace with a poor communication atmosphere.
Before the interview, while looking up the company’s location, I found its Google Maps listing (https://tinyurl.com/9kxh4vwy).
The review section still contained negative comments from former employees:
‘Basically, most of the Leads at this company have a very hard time, so they’ve been leaving one after another. Some people don’t even have the ability to qualify as Leads.
On the one hand, most of the PMs don’t understand animation, making communication difficult; on the other hand, their supervisor, Baozi (male), is not professional enough and likes to offer unsolicited opinions. Although he is a nice person, he often can’t answer people’s questions and goes around in circles, resulting in wasted time.
I’m being a little blunt. Feel free to discuss or correct me if you have any opinions.’
When I saw this, I already felt that I didn’t want to work there XD