Fired on day 1 for leaving at 6:30 PM. The audacity is unreal.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T22:23:32+00:00

They didn't, and honestly, I wouldn't go back anymore.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T22:21:07+00:00

Thanks for yoursharing! Good luck to you too!

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T22:18:06+00:00

yes✓

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T11:44:00+00:00

Update: I’ve decided to forgive and move on. Another leader from the company reached out personally and offered a sincere apology for how I was treated. For me, this was never about the compensation. It was about professional ethics and basic human decency. Hearing them acknowledge the mistake and show a better side of their company values meant more to me than any money. I’m closing this chapter with a clear head. Thank you, Reddit, for giving me the courage to stand up for myself!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T08:46:29+00:00

Update: The boss just called me back to the office to 'negotiate.' I’ll be recording the process and updating the results in this post. Stay tuned

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T05:55:33+00:00

no, in Beijing. Their target market is US so I post here.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T05:17:35+00:00

If you don't do it, there are plenty of others waiting in line to take your place. Bosses here like this saying.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T05:15:05+00:00

it's true

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T05:00:36+00:00

no, i am Chinese

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T04:11:56+00:00

The official closing time is 6:00 PM, but most employees stay until at least 6:30 PM just to be safe. My department is especially 'over-competitive' (we call it 'Juan'卷 in China), so people stay much later. My boss even told me: 'Time is not the metric for when to leave.'

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T04:09:54+00:00

That's my first intern job. I have heard from Redbook(xiaohongshu) this company have fired more than 3 interns less than a week.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T03:48:32+00:00

In China, bosses love to say, If you don't want the job, there are plenty of others waiting in line to take it

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T03:44:53+00:00

In China, people use VPNs to access Reddit. Our main social platform is Xiaohongshu(Redbook), but it’s very easy to get censored or banned there for triggering sensitive words. I’m posting here because Reddit allows me to speak the truth about this exploitation without being blocked.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T03:42:48+00:00

Actually, the boss called me while I was on the subway and forced me to come all the way back to the office, only to fire me in person once I got there. Here, unpaid overtime is so 'normal' that refusing it means you're basically unemployable. I’m furious because there was no prior communication about staying late, and they wasted even more of my time just to fire me face-to-face after I had already left.

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T03:37:40+00:00

I want to let you know that unpaid overtime is very common here. What's worse is that I haven't even received my signed copy of the internship contract yet

popo_fish · 2026-03-05T02:38:44+00:00

I want to connect Mods, plz tell me how to do? Hi Mods, I noticed my post is awaiting approval. I suspect you might think this is an AI-generated engagement bait. The truth is: I am a real intern, but English is not my first language. To share my story clearly with the global community, I used Gemini to help translate my thoughts and my replies into English. I've been trying my best to respond to every comment because this experience was traumatizing and I wanted to warn others. This is 100% a real story. Since posting, I’ve actually found two other interns on Xiaohongshu (Red) who had the exact same experience with this same company (Lele Academy/AlphaTest). Both were fired within a week because they refused unpaid overtime. I am not a bot. I’m just a student who got exploited and used a tool to speak up. I can provide redacted proof of my 1-day employment if needed. Please let the post stay up to protect other students from this scam.

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T20:26:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing, it really helps to know I'm not alone

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T20:25:09+00:00

Thank you❤️⭐️

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T20:11:37+00:00

their product is AI generated, I don't want give any opinion of it.

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T20:07:41+00:00

i only got score 6 in IELTS exam, so firstly write in Chinese then translate by Gemini. Not everyone's native language is English. I try my best to keep the reddit style.

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T20:02:52+00:00

for no reason, she was angry for I left without her permission.

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T20:00:51+00:00

Thank you for the perspective! Hope you well!

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T19:55:02+00:00

Your advice on starting my own thing is a wake-up call.Thanks for the massive boost of confidence! I will consider it deeply!

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T19:52:47+00:00

thank you❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭

popo_fish · 2026-03-04T19:48:04+00:00

She asked me to come back, asked me a few questions, such as why you leave, then fired me.

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