TSMC’s “liver-selling culture” is difficult to copy! Former American employee: Worst job on earth | Finance | CTWANT

TSMC’s success in Taiwan through its “liver-selling culture” is difficult to replicate abroad. U.S. media recently reported that TSMC engineers in the United States broke the news that internal engineers work 12 hours a day and weekend shifts, and American workers have no say in the company. They are also tired of the flattering behavior of Taiwanese colleagues. Former American employees even said that “TSMC was the worst possible place to work on Earth”, which disappointed them.

The American non-profit media “Rest of World” recently ran the headline “TSMC has the worst working environment on earth” and stated that most American employees are disappointed with TSMC’s corporate culture. Recently, many American employees have come forward to accuse “TSMC is the worst working environment on earth”. The worst workplace environment on earth”.

According to the report, an employee named Bruce said that he was excited when he received the recruitment message from TSMC in 2020, but in the next two years, working at TSMC was not as he expected. In 2021, he worked with more than 600 people An American employee flew to Taiwan’s Tainan Fab 18 factory for one-year training. During this period, he encountered language communication barriers, long working hours, and a strict hierarchy, which made him rethink why he wanted to join TSMC.

The training period in Taiwan usually lasts for one or two years. Bruce and most foreign employees praise Taiwan’s convenient transportation. He often goes to nightclubs on weekends or relaxes through travel. However, when he recalled the training in Taiwan, TSMC’s strict work culture The impact and language barrier were like a nightmare for him. The staff in the Taiwanese factory did not speak English and relied on Google Translate most of the time. However, after returning to the United States after training, American employees did not get more say in the company.

What dissatisfied Bruce the most is the “flattery” of his Taiwanese colleagues. They always stay late in the office for no reason. “They are just pretending. This really annoys me.” He also complained that the language problem he encountered in Taiwan was not resolved when he returned to the United States. His boss in Arizona also had poor English and always communicated through Taiwanese colleagues.

Bruce is not the only employee who is disappointed with TSMC’s U.S. factory. “Rest of World” has interviewed more than 20 U.S. factory employees in the past few months. These people are from Taiwan and the United States. Most of the American engineers complained that the company The culture and hierarchy are rigid; senior engineers in Taiwan describe a lack of obedience and dedication among their American colleagues as the basis for the company’s world leadership.

For example, some American employees complained that most of their supervisors assigned important tasks to Taiwanese employees; another former employee joked that the greatest skill they learned at TSMC was making PPT presentations. Several former American employees said that after resigning, Feeling relieved.

For Taiwanese engineers, they think that their American colleagues are arrogant and undisciplined. They always like to challenge orders and “it is difficult to ask them to do things.” However, coming to Phoenix to live is a rare opportunity to realize the American dream. A Taiwanese engineer told “Rest of World” said that it is best to give birth to children in the United States. “As American citizens, they (life) will have more choices than others.” However, for the residents of the island, life in the United States is a Taiwanese engineer. When talking about his wife’s description, “Good mountains, good water, so boring.”

In addition, Taiwanese management in the United States are often reminded not to casually ask employees why they are taking leave, or ask female job applicants whether they will have children; some former employees revealed that the company once sent an internal email to remind employees Note that “that” in Chinese sounds very much like the “N-word” (The N-Word, which means Nigger, is a derogatory expression for African Americans).

The “Rest of World” report also mentioned that according to TSMC insiders, the key to the company’s success lies in the “military” working environment. Engineers work 12 hours a day, sometimes including weekends. Taiwanese commentators were even quoted as saying that TSMC It relies on engineers with a “slave mentality” and “willingness to sell their livers” to operate.