1. Report to the local Ali center, get your work badge, get your computer, etc. Ali gave out laptops to everyone, which was really great. Later, I learned that I had to take my computer home after work and was not allowed to leave it in the company. One reason was to keep confidentiality and prevent data leakage.

Second, I had to work overtime every day.

2. Report to your superior's office and accept work arrangements. It's different from the traditional one here. No one will take care of you. We all know that when you go to a new company, someone will definitely be arranged to help you get familiar with the system process and work content. At Ali, you have to check the computer system by yourself. You can ask your colleagues, but everyone is so busy that no one will pay attention to you. It's even less likely that your superior will teach you. If you ask them, they will just ignore you. However, they are very polite during meal breaks. You can talk about other things, but no one is willing to cooperate when you ask about work matters. It's probably because they are too tired from work and don't want to talk about work. Treating them to dinner and other things didn't work very well. Fortunately, I have more time to ask different people and summarize the information before trying it. Yes, to be honest, it is very tiring, because Alibaba is very strict. If you make a mistake in the system, you will be rejected, but no one tells you what to do.

3. After I officially started working, I clearly felt that Alibaba's environment is different:

(1) Alibaba employees do not punch in all year round. They swipe their work badges to enter the Alibaba Center. They usually work from 9 am to 9 pm for 6 days a week. After 9 pm every night, you can take a taxi home using Alibaba's internal taxi software, which is free. However, you have to leave before 6 am to take a taxi to work in the morning, so most of the mornings you have to solve the transportation problem by yourself. On weekends, you need to write a weekly report and submit it. This is the famous "996" work system.

(2) Everyone works in the office without cubicles. They are all divided into departments on the same floor but not partitioned. There are about 100 people working together. You can see everyone when you look up. Alibaba requires that when you are working on your computer, the screen cannot be seen by others. When you leave your workstation, whether you are eating, flushing water, going to the toilet, etc., you must turn off your computer. This means that any information or data leakage must be avoided and you must be responsible.