-every imaginable aspect of this job is a con except that the advanced tech is interesting and the job requirement puts you under immense pressure to improve as an engineer
-if you don't get priced in well initially management/HR will not adjust your salary to be comparable to your peers regardless of performance
-everyone leaves around 1~3yrs who does not require visa sponsorship leaving every department is understaffed and undertrained
-you should not working here if you are a US citizen or have a green card already
-they previously fired all US directors so you will never become a manager/director unless you are a fluent mandarin speaker
-they cut bonuses at every opportunity even when making money hand over fist
-big tech company without big tech pay or flexibility (good luck talking to your family, friends, etc when your phone is kept in a locker and you get worked like a dog)
-huge portion of salary is based on performance rating for Taiwanese employees which creates a imbalanced and unfair dynamic for employees with the same job when it comes to effort and work load
-terrible office politics with management who would "rather give budget for team dinner than give better pay or bonuses" (yes the head of HR literally said this to us in a retention related meeting for local hires XD)
-all of the high salaries reported are from retention bonuses given to US hires who trained in Taiwan over 1yr ago and will not be given to anyone hired after (there are essentially 3 different compensation packages for people with the same job title are yours will be the lowest possible as a new hire)
-you will not have any time or energy for anything but work
-As a US hire you will likely never be given any opportunity to do critical work (you will be hired to fill quota so TSMC can say they made more jobs for the US and your main objective will be reduce the work load of your Taiwanese counterparts)
