Vantaggi
Standards here have gone down the drain thanks to inept upper management, so it's the perfect haven for slackers and underperformers with no proper job know-how. If you're one of management's little pets, you won't suffer any repercussions even when there's evidence of you goofing off or disappearing in the middle of the work day for Happy Hour :) Fun times!
Svantaggi
At least 3 experienced senior-level writers/editors have left the company within the span 2 months out of pure frustration with the company's toxic environment and inept higher-ups - if that mass exodus isn't a red flag, I don't know what is. Incompetent editorial manager from HK keeps trying to push her responsibilities to others, going so far as to label one of the editors a "mentor" to the creative that she was supposed to manage herself - thus effectively making that poor editor a supervisor (to someone OUTSIDE her team no less), albeit sans the supervisor title and pay that comes along with it. Literally only one strong member of the original team remains, while everyone else are new hires who lack experience and proper know-how, and are thus ruining the carefully-curated voice and image of the whole brand that others have worked so hard to shape. About half of them have questionable work ethic and are often bumming around during work hours, but they suffer no repercussions as these newbies are fresh blood that the clueless higher-ups have personally chosen to hire and are biased towards. One of the project editors seems to be having an illicit relationship with one of the video guys, always disappearing into the semi-cloaked meeting room and lying down on the sofa, doing personal "photoshoots", and bursting into loud (and very questionable) giggles while everyone else is trying to work. All this is happening while said project editor, who has zero editorial sense, can barely handle her light workload. There was also a lecherous old uncle colleague who made slimy comments that left multiple female staff feeling highly uncomfortable, and while a complaint was made to HR, he did not suffer any repercussions. The company is extremely cheapo and calculative, and will even question your toilet paper usage to the point of insinuating theft (yes, true story sadly). There is no water dispenser despite multiple staff asking for one for over 3 years, yet the company is super okay with spending money on pointless "world tours" for aforementioned inept managers to constantly fly down for things that could easily be settled in an FOC email or quick video call. Office lights were yellow when we first moved into our new space, and HR took HALF A YEAR to get them changed to conducive white lights for office use - and this was only after they got called out in a big group chat. Nothing ever gets done around here, so you can expect any sort of feedback regarding improvements to fall on deaf ears. Don't believe the company when they tell you that they have a "hybrid schedule" - their idea of this is just 1 WFH day, while other media companies have already moved with the times with 2-3 remote working days. Also, don't dream of getting even a 0.5 month bonus even if you OT or go above and beyond. You will never be valued or duly recognised no matter how much blood, sweat, and tears you invest in your role. All they care about is their own nepotism gang in HK.