Friday, June 9th 2023
TSMC Boss Responds to Reports of Brutal Corporate Culture
Mark Liu, the executive Chairman of TSMC, has responded to recent reports released by the North American media about supposedly challenging workplace conditions. Current and former employees of the company's U.S operation have taken anonymously to Glassdoor to complain about "brutal" treatment on behalf of TSMC leadership—resulting in a 27% overall approval rating, which sits unfavorably next to the scores of nearby competitors—for example Intel gets 85%, albeit from far more user submissions. Liu has made comments to a Taiwanese news outlet (Focus Taiwan) where he suggests that: "those who are unwilling to take shifts should not enter the industry, since this field isn't just about lucrative wages but rather a passion for (semiconductors)."
TSMC is trying to meet staffing targets for its Phoenix, Arizona operation, but early feedback and difficult residential living could stifle this recruitment drive. Liu thinks that his North American division will offer potential employees a workplace culture that is unlike the one set for crew back in Taiwan. He told the local reporter that American TSMC team members will have an easier time, relative to how things are run at the company's native facilities. He also states that leadership is open to discussions with NA workers, as long as company values are followed (to a tee).
Sources:
Tom's Hardware, Focus Taiwan
TSMC is trying to meet staffing targets for its Phoenix, Arizona operation, but early feedback and difficult residential living could stifle this recruitment drive. Liu thinks that his North American division will offer potential employees a workplace culture that is unlike the one set for crew back in Taiwan. He told the local reporter that American TSMC team members will have an easier time, relative to how things are run at the company's native facilities. He also states that leadership is open to discussions with NA workers, as long as company values are followed (to a tee).
56 Comments on TSMC Boss Responds to Reports of Brutal Corporate Culture
Working 12hrs a day for 6 days, I would rather just be dead. What kind of life is that?
I noticed here where I am, maybe different experience, is that they make us monkeys work our asses off, they sit at home, work from home, and then pat themselves on the back when "targets are very high!"
Its insulting and its getting worst. I guess jokes on me, I should have worked harder or massaged more ego's in order to get ahead.
As for shift workers, its not uncommon for 12/12hr back to backs in factory/healthcare/other 24hr operations. The hours will be balanced out with appropriate rest periods e.g. 12hrs for 7 days (=84 hours), and then 7 days off for a total of 42hr/week on average. 8/8/8hr shifts is a lot harder to schedule, by the time you reach 6/6/6/6hr shifts workers will be working most days to make up the hours.
I always tell young people to become nurses in USA. then after 2 years of experience go back for 1 year to get the Nurse Practitioner license and become a traveling nurse, 160k a year and you work 3 days a week by age 26. 4 day weekends most of the time and money to spend to enjoy them.The science does all prove this, I agree. I used to be a night owl, but I am not anymore, my body is much happier waking with the sunrise.
The US likewise has political issues, and infrastructure is aging in parts, but it is still pretty damn developed compared to the rest of the world.
Heck most of the countries on that list are arguably pretty developed, with the exception of maybe PARTS of China, which do remain very rural.
I will agree though that in employee->employer protections, the US and those countries do belong on a short list of pretty bad nations.
You have 2 possibilities for 24/7/365. 2x 12 hour shifts or 3x 8hour shifts. 9:00-17:00, 17:00-01:00, 01:00-09:00. Two workers/shift, you work one day you have a day off. I have had this schedule for a lot of years now.
For me it is way better than working 5 days a week from 9-17:00, and it suits me fine, you work ~15 days a month, with two out of four weekends off and holidays are split, if you work Christmas you are off for New Year and vice-versa same for Easter. Also people like firefighters, doctors/nurses, police and other LEO's, gas and electricity, mass-media, army, food production etc. We all work like that, not just factory workers.
My wife is a nurse, she works 12-hr shifts. mon-tues days, wed-thurs off, fri-sat-sun days, mon-tues off, wed-thurs days, fri-sat-sun off, then repeat 2 weeks of nightshifts. I did the same schedule in metalurgical plant on production crew.........the factory runs 24-7-365. In overseas mining I was 6 weeks in and 3 weeks out aka 42-12hr shifts in a row.
Now as for immigrants coming from taiwan to arizona...........well the arid sands of arizona may not be as welcoming as taiwan's weather??
Always teething issues when first starting out.....
The fact is those who are desperate for work/jobs/money are exploited everywhere ~ whether it be for 16 hours a day here or less than minimum wage in the US or anything similar in the EU, Africa etc.
By population in 2018 estimates it is indeed #1, at least if you include things outside the immediate city proper, which we usually do.