Throw away all your pre-conceived impressions of Shopee out the window. Fancy new office, gym, fully stocked pantry etc..
Once you take that away, Shopee is nothing but a company that micro-manages its staff, over-working them, stingy when it comes to compensation and extremely elitist when it comes to hiring. The first thing they consider is if you have upper tier honors/from local uni or not.
They are not like this initially. I think they need to re-evaluate their position and stop sticking their heads up in the clouds.
I have friends that were rejected from Shopee, simply because they do not go to a local university. They would much rather hire a fresh grad from a local uni.
Secondly, career progression is vague. There is no clear charted path for you from your manage despite discussions. Performance review is based on arbitrary ratings and KPI's were not clearly defined.
Thirdly, there is no work life balance. Half days on major holidays (CNY etc) is subjected to Manager's approval. And half days are from 3pm onward. If you were to take leave, its equivalent to an entire day off. 0 flexibility.
The style of working as well, is very very very micro. Weekly lengthy reports done on Powerpoint slides (smh) and having meetings with CEO every single week. You would expect a company that is supposedly made up of young millennials to function a little better, but its working like a giant local SME lol
