One word to summarize the company: rut. From the moment I entered the premises, I felt the jitters. Old tables/desks, loose floorboards, disheveled shelves, and unsmiling employees greeted me. The lady who administered a General Intelligence Test for me wasn’t forthcoming from start to end. She has barely risen from her seat to attend to me. It appeared that she was not interested in interviewing me. I was then passed on to their editorial department to take a Typesetting Test. After that, a man interviewed me several times. I was honestly put off because the questions were getting personal. Job interviews should always be objective, no matter the circumstance. I also felt uncomfortable because he was giving me “pieces of advice” because he said that I am “still young.” I would be very glad if he is someone I know. Again, interviews should focus more on the job than giving me his “lessons.” However, I tried my best to remain neutral and jovial. From the three hours I was there, I gleaned so much information about the company. How their employees were unsmiling and unwelcoming. The very department I was to work with seem . . . lackluster. Bleak. They appeared overworked and underpaid. The duties and responsibilities from the publishing supply chain (acquisition, editorial, production, and marketing) are being done by ONE person only. The publishing tools and software too are not up to date and efficient. I gleaned that much. They don’t know how to use Optical Character Recognition. Instead, they result to plain old typesetting. Finally, the company has no clear direction of where it’s going in the future. Their future seemed so bleak.