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    Work/Life balance
    3.1(10 ratings)
    Career development
    2.6(10 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.3(10 ratings)
    Management
    2.5(10 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.1(10 ratings)
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    4.0
    Graphic artist
    Jan 2020
    Good experience
    The good thingsGood environment, colleague are good, boss sometimes understand what the staff going through. At time give the beneiftis of adults.
    The challengesMeeting deadlines, turnover very high especially the editors side. Younger generation cannot take stress and always give up.
    1.0
    Office staff
    Aug 2019
    Regret
    The good thingsThe building is new so environment is relatively clean.
    The challengesHard to get things done as people here lacks motivation. No reward for extra work done. Salary gets frozen indiscriminately. No variable bonus for many years already.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Manager
    Mar 2019
    Facing the challenges
    The good thingshave chances to take the new challenges
    The challengesif you want to built up a good career, you should take new challenges always.
    5.0
    Admin
    Jul 2017
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great!
    The good thingsVery nice, caring and understanding bosses and colleagues. Worklife balance. Family oriented. Good medical benefits. No stress. Company transport provided to serveral mrt stations.
    The challengesSalary, increment very low
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Assistant store manager
    Jan 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Not worth it.
    The good thingsGood guidance from my store manager.
    The challengesPoor communication skills from management to staff, bad customer service from the older staff who are unwilling to learn and yet company do not bother to improve on it. Too long hours. No work-life balance at all.
    7 people found this helpful
    2.0
    operations manager
    Jul 2015
    Singapore5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    mean employer
    The good thingsGood staff.
    The challengesSalary. Work process. Need to modernize
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Cashier
    Jul 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Popular book sales event
    The good thingsI worked as a part time for Popular for an book sales event. I was immediately hired and work schedule was given to me. Though there was some hiccups along the way regarding days off, I was happy working there because of the friendly staffs. A good point too, pay day was fast and quick! Big thumbs up!
    The challengesLonger training days.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Assistant Merchandising Manager
    Jul 2015
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Experience working with a local retailer
    The good thingsGood IT system & proper in-house system
    The challengesWorking 5 & a half day per week. Not productive & unnecessary meetings.
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Managing Editor
    Jul 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    My experience as a Managing Editor at Educational Publishing House
    The good thingsThere is a formal corporate human resource structure and corporate benefits which you do not get in typical small-medium enterprises which ensures that all money-related issues are dealt with quickly and fairly. Free transport to the office from multiple locations.
    The challengesThe communication between the management and the staff is virtually zero. The staff have absolutely no power or means to communicate with anyone beyond the Publishing Manager, who basically has a lockdown on all communication going up or down. Although they are an educational publisher, they have zero staff with formal teaching experience. They give up quality for quantity and speed.
    2.0
    Advertising & promotion executive
    Jun 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good Eye-Opener for Fresh Graduate but Not Ideal for Career Development
    The good thingsMarketing Personnel gets exposed to a wide array of marketing functions. Great for fresh graduate to start off at. Get to work with different departments and understand their operation flow. Though individually, everyone has their own campaigns and job scopes, when a major project comes in, the team was great in working together and get things done.
    The challengesLittle autonomy, planning and management micro-manages. Year to year similar campaigns with little improvisation. Lots of projects are not well-thought out e.g. profitability, industry suitability, and managers' current skills for support. No active career / skills development from HR. Manpower often lacking thus mangers have to double up causing fatigue.
    4 people found this helpful
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