Taiwanese giant TSMC received billions of dollars from the US government under the CHIPS Act to build these factories. But TSMC’s reputation for overworking its employees appears to be at odds with American work expectations.
12-hour workdays, constant repression, and martial law are reportedly the norm in Taiwan. In addition, TSMC’s high status worldwide forces employees to accept these conditions. American engineers were shocked by the ongoing workload in the company’s factories. They think TSMC’s management style is “stressful and ineffective.”
According to company founder Morris Chang, repairing faults at night is a must. These “unrealistic demands” were tested on American engineers, and cultural differences became even worse. When they returned to Arizona from Taiwan, American workers encountered a continuation of the Taiwanese way of working. Tasks such as removing construction waste also seemed “humiliating” to them.
The report reveals dissatisfaction on both sides. Therefore, Taiwanese workers perceive Americans as “arrogant.”
Source: Ferra
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