Principal Engineer - Principal Engineer TSMC Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

TSMC brand name & the latest technology node to work.

Cons

Too many hierarchies. Work Life Balance unable to meet with targets. Profit sharing (variable pay) is too much The worst for non Taiwanese engineers to work in Taiwan. Too much secretive style of working. Employee is cut from family and external world, once @ office. No smartphones allowed inside office. Too much mental stress and peer pressure on employee to achieve decent grade.

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Pros

Stability despite layoffs across the semiconductor industry

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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