Very professional digital marketing—you’ll greatly improve your skills~
The colleagues are all easy to get along with, and there are no cliques.
Perhaps because the industry is quite new, the boss is very receptive to new ideas, which is nice, and they don’t make things difficult when it comes to the budget.
Flexible working hours: a full one-hour window, so you don’t have to worry about being marked late and losing your perfect-attendance bonus~ Come early, leave early; come late, leave late~~~
Paid sick leave, typhoon leave, menstrual leave, and additional annual leave.
Salary adjustments twice a year (this is pretty great).
The company keeps expanding, so new offices are constantly being added~ (Luckily, they’re all laptop-based.)
The turnover rate is indeed high, but, in all fairness, you need to come in ready to give it your all; otherwise, you’ll need to learn more from the company’s experienced staff... (Many people who have worked here and then been recruited into the industry are considered strong professionals.) Personally, I feel that the proportion of cold outreach isn’t high, because the company is already well known in the industry.
Some colleagues who couldn’t stick it out~when clients ask them questions, if they have no idea how to answer, they really lose their sense of presence.
So if you can pass the interview, how far you progress depends on you. The senior colleagues are all highly professional and willing to share. Just think of it as entering a Harvard-level digital marketing program~ Once you’ve learned enough, when you give clients advice, it feels like you’re walking out with quite a bit of swagger (your umbrella may even get blown away).
The company is continuously expanding and developing
The company has a high employee turnover rate
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company's administrative processes are problematic. The finance staff don't seem to know what they're doing; payments for articles can be delayed repeatedly, and they won't proactively inform you of the situation. You have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company's administrative processes are problematic. The finance staff don't seem to know what they're doing; payment for articles can be delayed repeatedly, and they won't proactively inform you of the situation. You have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company’s administrative processes are problematic. It’s unclear what the finance staff are doing; payments for articles can be repeatedly delayed, and they won’t proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. It’s unbelievably terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on external assignments, please take note: this company’s administrative processes have problems. The finance staff seem not to know what they’re doing. Payment for articles can be delayed repeatedly, and they won’t proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. Truly awful beyond words ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company's administrative procedures are problematic. The finance staff seem not to know what they are doing; payment for articles can be repeatedly delayed, and they will not proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an impossible task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please be aware: this company has problems with its administrative processes. The finance staff seem not to know what they are doing. Payment for articles can be delayed repeatedly, and they will not proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on external assignments, please take note: this company’s administrative processes have problems. The finance staff apparently don’t know what they’re doing; payment for articles can be delayed indefinitely, and they won’t proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an impossible task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company's administrative processes are problematic. The finance staff don't seem to know what they're doing. Payment for manuscripts can be delayed indefinitely, and they won't proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase it up yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an incredibly difficult task. Absolutely awful ^^
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Those who want to take on outside commissions, please take note: this company's administrative processes are problematic. The finance staff seem not to know what they're doing; payment for articles can be delayed repeatedly, and they won't proactively explain the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an incredibly difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on external assignments, please be aware: this company's administrative processes are problematic. The finance staff don't seem to know what they're doing; payment for articles can be delayed indefinitely, and they won't proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase it up yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an impossible task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on external assignments, please note: this company's administrative processes are problematic. The finance staff seem to have no idea what they are doing. Payment for articles can be delayed indefinitely, and they will not proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase it up yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on external assignments, please take note: this company’s administrative processes are problematic. It’s unclear what the finance staff are doing; they can keep delaying payment of writing fees and won’t proactively explain the situation. You have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an incredibly difficult task. It’s terribly bad—there’s plenty left over. ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company’s administrative processes are problematic. It’s unclear what the finance staff are doing; payment for articles can be delayed repeatedly, and they won’t proactively inform you of the situation. You have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an incredibly difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on external assignments, please take note: this company's administrative processes have problems. The finance personnel don't know what they're doing. Fees can be paid late repeatedly, and they won't proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an incredibly difficult task. It's unbelievably terrible ^^
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Those who want to take on freelance assignments, please take note: this company’s administrative procedures have problems. The finance staff seem not to know what they’re doing; payment for articles can be repeatedly delayed, and they won’t proactively inform you of the situation—you have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an extremely difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
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Those interested in taking on freelance assignments, please note that this company has problems with its administrative processes. The finance staff seem not to know what they are doing; payment for articles can be repeatedly delayed, and they will not proactively inform you of the situation. You have to chase them yourself, making you feel like a beggar. Paying on time seems to be an incredibly difficult task. Absolutely terrible ^^
Many learning opportunities and systematic educational resources
High staff turnover means you often get to see new hires
A computer monitor is provided (but you have to bring your own computer)
1. High staff turnover, with extremely large cultural differences among the various business units. For example, in some units, new employees are put on their own before they have even finished training, forcing everyone else to play Minesweeper directly.
2. Department operations lack planning. Senior or capable employees are often overworked, while those with limited abilities may still work normal hours.
3. Although it is a startup (as it calls itself), the current management’s approach to management and planning is closer to that of a traditional company or public-sector organization. There is little long-term planning, and after meetings there are often simply a pile of new tasks to handle.
4. There are no clear promotion rules. In theory, there is a salary adjustment meeting every six months, but usually the other party only throws out a new plan when you sit down with them, tells you that they can only evaluate whether you are worth a raise after the project is completed, and then fills your head with rosy visions of the future and career possibilities to get you to figure things out yourself. (These matters could normally be raised six months or even a year in advance, rather than being brought up on the spot. As a result, the salary adjustment meeting becomes a task-assignment meeting, making it hardly worth holding.)
6. Conclusion: It’s hard to put into words. You might as well save the laptop subsidy and use it to see a doctor instead (NT$300).
Many learning opportunities and resources; those who want to quickly increase their marketing knowledge may want to consider it.
There is a bullying situation in one department, and the sales team may harshly confront customers without understanding the situation.
Employees bring their own laptops and can leave at any time.
The management style is concerning. When hiring employees, the boss is often constrained by stereotypes about different age groups and is unwilling to take a closer look at individuals’ abilities and potential. He frequently finds supporters on online forums he is familiar with, and this self-confirming behavior leads him to mistakenly believe that his views are absolutely correct. This management style is clearly too one-dimensional and even lacks any meaningful contribution to the company’s actual operations. The company does not even provide necessary work equipment, such as computers, which is absolutely intolerable.
The boss always complains that he cannot understand young people’s thoughts and behavior. This attitude is truly inconsistent with the expectations of people in their early twenties today regarding style and respect. He seems to overlook the fact that everyone has unique value and contributions, instead always trying to classify people into specific categories. This approach cannot genuinely understand and respect everyone’s differences, which is precisely the root of conflict and discord.
There is comprehensive training.
I have heard that some departments have cliques that bully colleagues in the workplace.
My colleagues are all fairly polite, and funny too.
Submitting reimbursement forms or going to a certain department to get something stamped is very troublesome... (I really don't want to talk to them.)
If you ask about something you don't understand, or there is a small mistake even though the supervisor has already signed it....
The person delivering it will be told to figure it out themselves before coming back...
(The unfortunate person delivering it gets lectured. If you ask them for help, you get lectured too = =" So... should you still ask for help?)
They probably encounter errors often
and feel that everyone has to be just as professional as they are.
It feels like they all have pretty bad tempers...
Their attitude is truly speechless...
It feels like dealing with aunties at a government office~~~
Everyone, please be extra careful!! If there are mistakes in the documents, you'll get dirty looks~~~ Be careful not to get nagged at~~~
During the interview, they mentioned that your performance needs to generate several times your salary, that you will be subject to review, and that if your performance is poor, you should quit. They said there are many interns because they had interviewed many people but felt none were suitable, so they decided to train people themselves. Nothing else was mentioned during the interview.
The interview was supposed to be an opportunity for both parties, who did not know each other, to get acquainted, but they talked only about themselves from beginning to end. It seemed there was no need to schedule an interview at all.
The colleagues are all quite easy to get along with.
The company structure is a bit strange. I applied for a position in Department A, but ended up being interviewed by Department B.
Then, after joining Department B, I discovered that the supervisor has a serious need for control ==|||
They also frequently praise and boast about themselves, indirectly implying how capable they are. (This is a minor issue, but hearing it repeatedly can actually become annoying.)
The supervisor often goes to other departments to chat (I witnessed it personally—they were just chatting), then comes to find people near the end of the workday to talk about various things, affecting our ability to leave work on time.
Worst of all, they sometimes send messages about work in the middle of the night. Regardless of whether anyone replies, it is already disturbing others..
When we brought this up afterward, they actually said that we should manage our own time... An hourly wage system being treated like a responsibility-based salary system??
They even said, as if it were perfectly justified, that I work in the middle of the night?????????
Overall, it feels like they use the name of providing learning opportunities to treat an hourly wage system as though it were a monthly salaried, responsibility-based system—in other words, exploiting loopholes to squeeze employees.
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All my salary goes to seeing doctors
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Although the company displayed is Zhenhao Internet Media Co., Ltd., the recruitment information is for Renyu International Education Co., Ltd. The two companies have the same person in charge. The former mainly handles internet media advertising, while the latter specializes in study-abroad programs in the Philippines and English education, including the sale of courses and teaching materials. The registered locations of the two companies are also nearby, in the same neighborhood. Renyu is registered as a Singaporean foreign-invested company.
The location is the Ruixing Building on Zhongshan North Road. Because it is situated in an alley, it takes some searching to find. Upon arriving, I waited on a sofa in the reception area. The environment was relatively quiet, with around 10 or more people inside and rows of desks. There was a meeting room in front of the waiting area, as well as two private offices at the very front of the employee work area. The layout gave off the atmosphere of a traditional office.
After waiting for about 10 minutes, I was first led into the aforementioned meeting room. Inside was a long table that could seat approximately 15–20 people and a projector in the center. After I finished the written test for the interview,
about 15 minutes later, a man in his 40s came in carrying a laptop and began the interview. Overall, the experience made me feel quite uncomfortable. The notes he was making on his laptop gave me the impression of an interrogation scene from a police-and-criminal drama, with a suspect being questioned by the police. The only difference was that the meeting room’s glass was not transparent from the outside, so people outside could not see in, and there were staff members standing outside monitoring the room. In addition, the other party displayed a flippant attitude during the conversation. I personally place great importance on formal communication during interviews, especially when both parties are meeting for the first time. Casual conversation would be acceptable, but when responding to my question, the other party gave a frivolous, loud laugh that was clearly visible even through the mask. The reason was the attitude he displayed when responding to my expected salary. Although he said, “To be honest, from the company’s perspective, this level of salary is unacceptable,”
I therefore felt that there was no need to continue speaking with the company. Interestingly, the other party still wanted to continue the conversation and asked about my minimum expected salary. I then casually gave a figure because I wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible. However, he said that the company could accept that figure, but the salary would never be adjusted again. The conversation then ended hastily, but the other party apparently did not realize this and even asked whether I did not accept the offer. I could only state firmly that I currently did not.
Looking back, the entire process was very strange. My qualifications and résumé were already visible on the employment website, so if they did not match the company’s position, why did they invite me to an interview? They not only notified me online but also called me. The questions about my résumé were also very strange. Although this kind of experience has happened before—asking personal questions unrelated to my work experience—it is a major red flag for me. Combined with the aforementioned police-interrogation atmosphere and environment, questions such as what I had done after leaving my previous job and whether I lived with my family made me feel that something was wrong. The other party asked questions while tapping on the laptop and, in an interrogative tone, said things like, “Can I understand this as …? Is that right? What I’m actually asking is …” Every minute and every second felt as though I were giving a police statement.
Moreover, since the information and the match between my résumé and the position should already have been clear to the company, bringing me to the interview only to say that I was not a good fit and to cut the salary offer was extremely unpleasant. They really did not need to waste both parties’ time.
For newcomers with limited digital marketing experience, there are many opportunities to learn about digital marketing and develop relevant skills.
A while ago, I saw the boss post on LinkedIn saying, “At least six colleagues were laid off in the latest round.” However, as far as I know, not all six of the colleagues who left were “laid off” because of capability issues or underperformance.
There are many reasons why employees leave. They may be unable to meet the company’s or manager’s expectations, feel that the company’s direction differs from their own career plans, or find that the atmosphere and promises created by the company do not match their original expectations. Since that was not actually the case, opening with the word “laid off” created the impression that the employees lacked ability. At the same time, the entire article conveyed an arrogant employer’s attitude of “what employees should do,” without reflecting on “what the boss could do to improve the company, reduce its high employee turnover, and attract more talented people.” As a boss, such a lack of grace and professionalism was deeply regrettable and disappointing to me, having previously worked in customer acquisition.
One day a week, you can work outside the office in the afternoon (limited to within a few hundred meters).
During the interview, they told you that your salary would be adjusted after the three-month probation period, but that never happened (with all kinds of reasons and excuses).
When the pandemic caused them to lose money, they started looking for all kinds of traps for you to fall into, intending to make you leave on your own.
Clock-in-based responsibility system—put more pleasantly, they call it giving you learning opportunities.
When you ask the supervisor where the boundaries of responsibility lie, you get only vague answers, mind reading, or “I don’t know” (in fact: if you don’t do it, just wait to be set up and pushed out).
If you come to this company, be prepared for the unwritten rule that you’ll have to work unpaid overtime on Saturdays and Sundays!
There are snacks to eat
The standard practice is to use the name of a startup company to attract a bunch of newcomers or university students to work here, but in reality, it is simply exploitation. The work is based on a responsibility system, with deadly amounts of overtime. Even if you originally work part-time, they may ask you to switch to a full-time position because of your longer working hours. It really makes no sense.
The sales commission system changes from day to day. When the boss cannot stand seeing the sales team perform too well and receive too much in bonuses, they will find excuses to make things difficult for them at any time and even adjust the commission rates. It is truly disgusting. They promised to provide performance bonuses for back-office staff, but have never paid them. They just brush it off with a perfunctory “The company didn’t make money.”
Also, whatever you do, don’t get on the boss’s bad side. The two bosses claim that the company is open-minded, progressive, and free, but behind the scenes they are always pulling little tricks. The employee turnover is extremely high, immediately demonstrating the caliber of the people running this company.
All I can say is, if you are considering joining this company, also known as 【集客數據行銷】, think twice before proceeding.
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During the interview, they told me on the spot that I was hired and asked me to go home and wait for HR to send the offer letter.
Then, after I got home, they called me and said: “There’s no such thing! We’re not going to send you an offer!”
Actually, we weren’t hiring for this position at all~ Prank successfully pulled off!
Did the interviewer just now even know what they were interviewing for? Was the manager just pretending?
What exactly did HR mean by calling to schedule the interview? ^^