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The female manager pretends to know what she’s doing but doesn’t, meddles in everything, and does not follow the Labor Standards Act. She constantly changes her decisions, making it impossible for employees to comply. She also does not establish company policies; everything is decided by her.
She only thinks about how to get employees to do more work, and even orders them to run errands after work.
Then she insists that you handle tasks outside your professional field, only to criticize your work afterward.
The female manager even quibbles over a 5-dollar difference in shipping costs. The company tries to save money on everything—far beyond what is reasonable!
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A small company with only a dozen or so employees. The interviewer seemed to be the owner’s wife. I was asked to introduce myself, and if I didn’t do well, it felt like they would see it as my own problem. They kept probing into my personal and family background, asking in great detail about my parents’ and siblings’ jobs… It feels like a company with traditional thinking. By the end of the conversation, I just wanted to leave as quickly as possible and had no desire at all to work there. A good company should respect its employees instead of constantly fixating on their family background. I’m not a second-generation heir—otherwise, why would I be out looking for a job? What a bizarre experience; a total red flag. I probably wouldn’t stay long if I joined…