Crystal clear now! Working here turned out to be a grave mistake - Anonymous employee Crystal Claire Cosmetics Employee Review

Oh, where to start? There is a different horror story every day so I have ample examples to share. However to spare you the overwhelming details, I'll be pleased to provide some relevant highlights so that prospective employees will think twice before taking ANY sort of position here. Every day I see the enthusiasm and light in the eyes of new hires die quickly as they realizes too late the predicament of their work situation, as the old hires jump ship given the first available opportunity, leading to epic turnover rates. ON WORKPLACE CONDITIONS/LOCATIONS - cramped office space coupled with poor ventilation. Here's the best part: they are about to move to an even smaller location. Don't hold your breath for better ventilation. As for parking space, prepare to fight bitterly for it. - located in the heart of East York, also known as the dead center of nowhere. ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (...a lack thereof) - integrity? honorable conduct? Don't expect the impossible. Nobody cares about each other here. - Bosses (and those who merely think they are) brag about how much harder they work than you, or how much faster they can get things done than you (all without quantifying the workload or sharing this mysterious method of getting everything done always in half a day). As soon as THEIR boss leaves, they pull out their cellphones and instantly go on wechat. When the sound of the boss' footsteps approaches, panic registers on their faces as they frantically put their cellphones away and pretended that they've been working same as ever. Advice for you: If you don't put in actual work during actual work hours, then don't brag or complain that you've got work to take home to prove to others how hard working you are. In Accounting, work that is not delivered timely is work wasted. -They think they can get away with being disrespectful and rude, because they speak Chinese or Cantonese to each other about their real attitudes and motivations as soon as someone walks out of the office. At times, these comments tests the legal boundaries of workplace discrimination. If you're a visible minority (read: not Chinese), then this is not going to be a friendly workplace for you. You will be treated as an outsider. - They promises easily but do not deliver - Talk the talk, do not walk the walk. Everyone looks after their own interests instead of each other's, or that of the organization. That goes double for management. -you can try on a best effort, back breaking basis to deliver the result they want to see. Don't expect them to remember your contribution. Giving is a one way street to this organization's management. ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Don't expect the impossible. "You shall be bored, without the promise of reward." ON GOSSIP - bosses you work with do not confront you with any issues or concerns they may have. They smile and pretend everything's fine, then stab you in the back with nasty gossip to seclude you from everyone else, THEN expect you to learn your lessons. Hilarious! - Funny enough, these same bosses stab each other in the back by partaking and involving others in the same dirty gossip and office politics in a similar fashion. Unfortunately I have the dubious asian privilege of hearing and understanding everything. - my boss demonstrate no loyalty to her boss/CEO and complains constantly behind his back to the staff she manages. She wonders out loud why people avoid talking to her or engage her directly with her concerns. If she thinks a little harder about the kind of work environment she's participating in and look at the fear and demotivated faces of her staff, I'm sure she will come to the right conclusions. ON HOW YOU WILL BE MOTIVATED: - idle threats of laying off to the terrified employees, then laugh about it privately with fellow bosses. Clearly, wonderful and caring human beings.