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Read the community guidelines1. The employees are of similar ages, so there is no pressure when getting along.
2. Typhoon days off are paid.
1. The designers in the company’s organizational structure are, in practice, merely drafters. Both the drawings and the designs are based on the design director’s preferences, with no standardized criteria to refer to. There is also no room or channel for communication and discussion.
Raising questions or suggestions will be met with eye-rolling and considered an interruption.
2. The company supervisor is the boss’s older sister and the design director’s sister-in-law. Although she is a supervisor, she has no work experience in the relevant industry. As a result, her demands and attitude when negotiating prices with vendors are unprofessional. She also fails to adequately convey employees’ messages, causing the communication bridge between employees and the boss to break down—or even worsening communication by conveying incorrect information.
3. The company office is equipped with listening devices and cameras recording from multiple angles. The bosses frequently watch the recordings and listen to what employees have discussed. This became apparent when a conversation held while only two employees were working overtime was later brought up for discussion at a public meeting.
4. The company’s design and drafting work show no intention of improvement. Those in charge tend to be conservative; as long as something can make money, new materials and different designs are not company priorities. People who want to learn may want to consider this carefully.
5. Although there is an overtime pay system, applying for it will result in questions about whether it is due to one’s lack of ability.
6. The boss makes many verbal promises, but in practice acts as though they were never made. The boss is also extremely superstitious: there are many water tanks in the office, and seating is often rearranged according to advice from a fortune-teller, causing difficulties at work.
The following are some absurd experiences during my employment:
The boss fired an employee who was about to complete one year of employment two days before their anniversary, thereby avoiding the severance compensation required under the Labor Standards Act for employees with more than one year of service. The stated reason was that the employee could not keep up with the company’s pace.
However, the employee was a recent university graduate with no work experience. The company provided no relevant training, nor was there a more senior colleague to guide them. Everything was completed amid confusion, learning while working and asking questions along the way, in order to fulfill the tasks assigned throughout that year.
The real reason was to hire a newcomer who could immediately serve as a drafter.
Such an excuse is truly laughable.
If you are considering applying after seeing the company’s work, I suggest not considering it. The company’s designs are essentially all similar and do not involve new ideas. Designs that would require the director to spend more time thinking are also not permitted. Most of the work consists of conservatively modifying existing drawings and dimensions. It is somewhat a case of being attractive on the outside but empty within, and the director is also unwilling to explain the rationale behind the designs, leaving every position doing the work of a drafter.