DrFirst reviews

1) Nepotism is rules the roost. 2) Incompetent and incapable people at executive and management levels across the board because of the first bullet point. 3) Deceitful and dishonest HR department. 4) New CTO Zilong Tang is the most incompetent CTO ever however he feels that he's the smartest person to have walked on planet earth. Developers can't ask questions to him about his designs or vision. 5) CEO, James Chen surrounds himself with sycophants who just say yes to whatever he says however improbable it is. All these sycophants do is make a fool out of him and never tell him what is really going on in technology department.

Company has a culture that is very hierarchical. The emperor may not be wearing any clothes, but you will be on the chopping board if you dare mentioning it. Consequently managers push workers extremely hard as the pressure bears down on everybody from the top. People only get promoted if they have similar background to the owners or are perceived to have external connections potentially benefiting the company. They hire a lot of young people from mainland China. But they go through a revolving door every few years. High turn over means lower cost for management. As you become senior, you command a higher salary which is not well received by management. Most of these folks never get anywhere in the company despite incredible work ethic and talent. They do not belong in the inner circle of management. Interestingly, a lot of very talented people from the DC metro were recruited by the company each year even though most of them were never retained. Only exception were people from India. Although many of them were non performers, most of them really stick together and cover up each other. Via smooth talking, light promises and sucking up to the boss, they are a very successful group in this company including the offshore team. If you could belong in this group, it might as well work out for you.