- The fact that most of the reviews about the pros of working in Shopee is mainly compensation based speaks volumes about the culture of the people here. It feels like the only reason most people work here/retain here are because they are paid adequately enough to forgo the ugly parts of the company. As it stands, it feels like I'm only here to do my job adequately enough just to collect salary, I wouldnt 'champion' working here to others.
- The mass hiring rate means that most of the time, new hires were made just to meet numbers rather than showing the right profile culture & competency wise.
- There is a top down feeling of toxicity as well where people generally see the worst in each other and often display either two faced treatment/favourtism
- They like to advertise how 'fun' or 'innovative' it is in here to portray the image of a company that is willing to try new things, but that is far from the case internally. Most new suggestions are often turned down by people in more senior positions because 'its now how we usually do things here' or 'we always did it this way instead'
- Shopee's standard response to negative feedback is alway 'we are still a startup', which quite frankly cant be further from the group. Although Shopee is less than a decade old, according the Malaysia SME Corp guidelines, startups are supposed to be less than 6 months of operation.. We are also strongly financially backed and have a strong presence in multiple countries across south east asia and brazil as well. How can we still go forward with this 'start up mentality' if we are already such a global brand?
- HR displays a sense of toxicity as well in that they always assume the worst in the rest of the people. When people ask genuine questions, its always retorted sarcastically or in disgust. There is also a lot of talking behind other employees back as well. As a function that is supposed to champion the needs of employees without forgoing business needs, it feels like the HR here always assumes and expects the worst of the company while putting themselves on a high stool.
- Company wants to retain talent, yet are not necessarily taking action in initiatives that will address this. It feels like the only way Shopee can think to retain people is to throw things at them during special occasions/celebrations, but even then, budget cuts means the quality of things get worst each time.
- I dont think i even need to go into work-life balance as the working hours here are so rigid we even have to tap in and out each time to have our attendance recorded. Feels like high school all over again, even college/uni didnt require us to do something like this.
I've been here less than a year and I already feel all these things, and my review is not the only one that mentions these things.
