Skills are not transferrable, hurt exit options - Anonymous employee Alibaba Group Employee Review

1.0
Apr 8, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

the high pressure environment can help build soft skills quickly

Cons

1. Systems and job assignment are unique, what you learnt here are likely not transferrable to other companies, which could hurt exit options 2. Most team need to communicate across time-zone which is painful 3. No respect, sometime rude

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Cons

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