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Emax International

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A place for shoe lickers, RUN! - Anonymous employee Emax International Employee Review

1.0
Jan 28, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I tried really hard to find something positive to say… still searching.

Cons

Where do I begin? Employee Benefits: Practically non-existent. If benefits are important to you, take my advice RUN! Company Trips: A creative concept, you’re encouraged to “bond,” but the days are deducted from your annual leave. Team spirit apparently runs on your entitlement balance. Management Layer: A group more focused on occupying meeting rooms and entertaining the CEO than actually running the business. Productivity seems secondary to performative alignment. CEO: Very enthusiastic about being “AI-driven.” Heavy reliance on ChatGPT with zero sense of leadership. Confidence levels are sky-high; originality, less so. Many ideas appear conveniently borrowed from leaders in other markets. Very active on social media, where noise outweighs substance. If visibility is your thing, you’ll be pleased to know his presence is everywhere, figuratively, digitally, and quite literally around the office. Company Culture: Less of a workplace, more of a belief system. Questioning, dissent, or independent thinking is quietly discouraged. Alignment is expected; obedience is rewarded. Labour law: seems optional here, treated more as a guideline than a requirement. Internal “company rules” change frequently and conveniently, often at the expense of employees who are less informed about their rights. Policies are rewritten, reinterpreted, and enforced selectively. Keeping up with the latest version of “the rules” feels like a job on its own and an irritating one. This is not a workplace for professionals seeking structure, integrity, or leadership. It’s an ongoing experiment in ego-driven management, performative innovation, and cult-like loyalty. If you’re comfortable trading stability and growth for chaos and applause, you may survive and possibly even thrive. Everyone else should proceed with EXTREME CAUTION!

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1.0
Mar 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I don't think there are any benefits to working here.

Cons

- No work-life balance (whoever said the opposite, they not youngsters & used to be corporate slaves) - Bad management - Recent HR very rude, bad system, very slow - Fancy office but only built to satisfy ceo, not employees (like cannot use any other spaces, cannot sit by the window without permission wtf) - Employee is not the core of business (ur not important, money is!) - Located at a very unstrategic place, densed, heavy traffic, no eateries nearby, only a road with many cars (they provide shuttle to the mrt but the driver also stress out) - Cannot do this, cannot do that, cannot wfh unless dying/higher position, must check-in, check-out, like prison. - It feel like the company is doing good stuff, good campaign, good products but once you work here, you see the reality - There are other races but you will not feel diversity - No team bonding, no company activities, just a company trip that benefits some parties (normal staff don't expect much ya) - Also, company trip not free need to pay - High turnover, many come and go easily - Do not be fool by the company looks and the people - Their spa/beauty treatment all trash, lies and force - Other races pls don't go here and use their service because they did not accept other races to be beautician unless u have bright skin and pretty face

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1.0
Jan 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Nice brand image from the outside, much better than the reality inside. - If you enjoy office politics and gossip, you’ll get plenty of exposure.

Cons

- Management lacks professionalism and emotional maturity. Gossiping, talking behind employees’ backs, and shifting blame appear to be part of the culture. - Very poor decision-making at leadership level. Decisions are time-consuming, frequently changed, and often reversed, resulting in wasted effort, inefficiency, and constant confusion. - Clear favoritism exists within the organization. Opportunities, recognition, accountability, and even flexibility are not applied consistently and often depend on personal relationships rather than performance. - Leadership is inconsistent and ego-driven. Feedback and differing opinions are rarely valued, especially when they challenge existing views. - Employees are blamed for issues they did not cause, and when people resign, they conveniently become the reason for everything that goes wrong. - Leadership avoids accountability and prefers finger-pointing over problem-solving. - Employees’ contributions and hard work are rarely appreciated; mistakes are magnified while efforts go unnoticed. - Extremely rigid and punitive attendance policy - forgetting to clock in or out results in a half-day salary deduction, and forgetting both leads to a full day’s pay being deducted, regardless of actual hours worked. - Benefits are extremely disappointing for a beauty company that markets itself as premium. - Toxic environment disguised as “fast-paced” and “passionate”. - No psychological safety - expect to be talked about instead of talked to.

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