ICSN Group Reviews

There were so many issues with this company. First, there is no structure within the company. The CEO and controls the entire company. Thus, creating a lack of opportunity for those to discuss their wants, needs and concerns without fear of losing their job. All of the managers were extremely clique-y. They spoke mostly Korean and did little to offer you constructive criticism, solid training and team morale. They often gossiped about you or other employees in the office rather loudly or constantly took naps or smoke breaks. Management smoked so frequently that you often could not reach them for help at a reasonable time. Their smoke breaks ranged from 15-30 minutes every hour while other employees (past and present) are berated for taking short walks to catch some fresh air from breathing secondhand smoke constantly. The CEO would also constantly gossip about past employees. Citing inaccurate and unprofessional statements to build fear in the present employees to yearn them not to quit. There is no set time off. I was told one thing by the CEO and then was told another by my manager and co-workers. It was not clear how many days off we were given. We were given “personal” days where we can take time off when we need to, but we must be wary of how often we do it, lest the CEO or managers gossips about it behind our backs. Expect your pay to be cut if you do miss a day, even for unforeseen circumstances. The CEO and management would often berate you in public (with their office door open, with others on the phone while on speaker or during mandatory lunch time). Lastly, there is one vague training manual, but no real training. You are told to read over the manual several times and memorize it and then just watch your team member perform their tasks and hope you understand it. If you make any mistakes you aren’t given the space to learn from them, except, you are brought into the office and berated and then told that you will be “constantly supervised” from here on out. There is little learning to do within this company and little skills to be developed as you are constantly being “checked” without proper feedback and further training.

They cycle through new grads and pay them below subpar salary. During my 2 years, I have seen over 15 people leave. Most people will only stay for year and move on. The industry is dying and profits are nonexistent. As more and more people leave, upper management will distribute workload on to the few remaining and expect you to do more work with little compensation. The culture is terrible. Senior Management consists of all Korean older men. They will speak to each other in Korean all the time. Management will go out every 30 minutes and smoke cigarettes, sometimes staying outside for over an hour. They do this all the time. Literally go out 10~15 times a day. Managers will be playing games or watching TV when you go into their office sometimes. You are micromanaged like crazy. With the very little work that they do, all assistant project managers get fed up very soon and leave. There is no such thing as a raise or bonus in this company. I've been told that IF you are lucky to even receive a SMALL raise, you take whatever is given. There hasn't been a raise given within the last couple of years. There is no room for advancement. Management has been the same for the past 10 years and their company model is to cycle through new grads. You are better off having no work for a couple of extra weeks~months and finding a company with better culture and career opportunities. I have literally seen employees quit on the spot without giving a 2 week notice. That is how bad it is. Vacation ~ You can THREE vacation days after ONE YEAR of work. Although you are salary, there were instances where if you took some days off, you were not paid for those days. Wednesdays and Fridays, lunch is provided but the culture is so down that no one wants to talk. You have to awkwardly sit there and listen to politics,religion.