八方文化事業有限公司

Leaving work on time

I. Policies and benefits

Labor insurance is usually not enrolled on your first day of employment. It depends on the company's mood and when they decide to send out the enrollment information. Not only do they enroll you late, but they also deduct a full month's worth of labor insurance premiums. If you don't check your enrollment records yourself, you may be quietly taken advantage of without even knowing it. The key point is that even after raising this with the company, they still consider it a minor issue.

II. Work-related

(1) Work responsibilities are unclear, and other people's tasks may also become your tasks. Colleagues are not good at detail-oriented work; if you are sufficiently meticulous, their work will become yours simply because the company thinks you are more careful.

(2) Work processes are made unnecessarily complicated. Something that could clearly be completed directly and only require two people must involve a third person, turning the process into a triangle where information is passed back and forth.

(3) Every meeting is spent discussing the same things. The content of a meeting may be almost the same as what was discussed a month earlier or a month later. Each meeting lasts 1–1.5 hours. If you think the company is paying you to attend meetings, then I suppose that's not so bad.

(4) The same questions and issues will be repeatedly asked of you. Even if your daily work reports provide detailed records of your work status, they will still ask you repeatedly, and sometimes even read your messages without responding properly.

(5) At first, you apply for an administrative position. Once you become familiar with the work, they will ask you to do business development, but the business commissions they offer are... (Those who are curious can come experience it for themselves.)

III. Work environment

(1) If you are not very sensitive to cleanliness and can accept an environment full of dust, lots of fruit flies, and urine frequently splashed on the toilet seat, then you may be very well suited to the environment here.

(2) The hardware and software are outdated. For example, the computer and telephone handset are very quiet—the volume is so low that you may suspect your hearing is poor. The water dispenser's filter is not replaced, yet they will tell you that it has been changed. Even after reporting that the plastic inside the water dispenser has deteriorated, causing the water to smell and taste of plastic and have a strange odor, they will still tell you, “There’s no smell,” and that the water from the dispenser is drinkable.

Punctual working hours; after work, you have time to go to Digital Bank to look for new Ma and Xi rides.

As for what was discussed in the interview, just take it with a grain of salt. If possible, it would be best not to come. If you do join, please be mentally prepared and take note of the following:

1. Trust your instincts. As soon as something feels wrong, get out. Don’t go astray.

2. Newcomers will have a very difficult time. There are gaps in the business, you’ll have to teach yourself, and there are no internal training channels. You’ll be a one-person department with nowhere to turn for help.

3. The boss really likes to check in on newcomers. After you clock out, they will keep you for 10–20 minutes to talk, for one or two weeks straight.

4. There is a discrepancy between the interview description and the actual job duties, and you’ll also be expected to create value—you’ll have to take ownership, okay?

5. You need to be extremely patient because the boss loves holding meetings. They often call people into one-on-one meetings and may even hold one-on-one meetings at the convenience store downstairs. Try to keep your distance during meetings; if you can’t take it, get out.

6. Learn alternative ways to communicate. The boss is very stubborn, difficult to communicate with, and illogical. You’ll get the feeling that you’re smarter than them. If you think that way, it means you’re a normal person, so don’t worry.

7. Learn to let things go in one ear and out the other. Don’t take what they say too seriously, because they’ll say the same thing again next time. You’ll keep going around in circles for the entire month.

8. Please make sure to be considerate of an elderly person with a poor memory. They’ll ask questions unrelated to the work sheet you prepared, forget a few days later, and ask you the same thing again. They’ll also forget things during conversations. In short… getting angry won’t hurt them, so you might as well take pity on them.

9. Learn to cultivate your patience. The boss loves making things difficult for employees. When you try to claim your rights, they’ll evade the issue or brush you off. In short, if you can’t beat the game, just cultivate your patience.

10. You need to be as drought-resistant as a cactus because the company’s water dispenser is old, the plastic has deteriorated and gives off a strange smell, and the boss doesn’t want to buy a new one. It is recommended that you find your own water source; otherwise, over time, you may die of thirst and develop a urinary tract infection.

11. Hopefully, you’re not experiencing financial difficulties. When business contracts, your salary will go home seven days late, or it will be paid in installments—with no interest, of course.

12. After joining, please diligently keep an eye on the status of your labor and health insurance.

Few tasks

The boss is stubborn, obstinate, and loves to nag; every meeting is lengthy and pointless