TSMC Chairman Wei Zhejia announced at the TSMC Sports Conference last week that this year’s bonus will be increased to 25,000 yuan, and all employees around the world will enjoy the same treatment, which aroused heated discussion among netizens. How...
TSMC Chairman Wei Zhejia announced at the TSMC Sports Conference last week that this year’s bonus will be increased to 25,000 yuan, and all employees around the world will enjoy the same treatment, which aroused heated discussion among netizens. However, some netizens posted on Threads that they could not understand TSMC's salary strategy, because the company has high salaries but high work pressure, and employees who cannot bear the work pressure will choose to leave.
The netizen also took his relative as an example, saying that he studied for a master's degree in engineering from National Chiao Tung University in order to join TSMC, but he left the job after only half a year due to excessive work pressure. He also wonders why TSMC has such good benefits and does not consider lowering the average salary and average working hours so that employees can strike a balance between salary and work pressure.
This article also caused many discussions among netizens. Some netizens believe that TSMC’s high voltage is a matter of the nature of the work itself, rather than external conditions such as benefits or working hours. The company’s work pace is very fast, fault tolerance is low, and standards are high. Some people who are accustomed to TSMC’s working atmosphere may not be able to get used to the pace when they later transfer to foreign companies, and will eventually consider returning to TSMC. He also said that even in a difficult environment, there are people who can adapt. "There are many very capable people here who can withstand pressure, solve complex problems and make beautiful reports. At the same time, they can manage upwards and manage interpersonal relationships well. They can also laugh and get off work early. Such talents will stay. They are already in the shape of TSMC."
Some netizens believe that this kind of corporate culture has created TSMC, because TSMC is a wafer foundry, and the factory is focused on production capacity, yield, and the ability to respond to errors in the shortest time. In addition, the machine operates 24 hours a day, which requires a group of engineers to work in reverse shifts day and night to support it, which also promotes the optimization of production capacity and yield. These "non-people-oriented" corporate culture are the advantages that TSMC relies on, and are also the fundamental reason why other countries are difficult to copy.
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