Friend's really bad experience with a government agency

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Pretty sure this one is about the same person too

HR department wants PhD thesis before employment contract

A friend of mine in hi-tech left their previous job and country, and came to Taiwan on the offer of the CEO of a large Taiwanese company for a handsome compensation package. After arriving in Taiwan, the CEO told him that there were delays in being able to hire him, and he should wait a bit. Furthermore, the size of the compensation package has been reduced “due to unforeseeable limitations on what the CEO is able to offer”. To date, no formal employment contract has been signed. My friend ha…