skeptical that American workers would be willing to make the same sacrifices as workers in TaiwanIt's not just a disagreement over expertise that poses risks to TSMC's Arizona chip plant. Differences in work culture between the US and Taiwan — where employees say extended shifts and worker obedience are expected — could bring challenges to not only the construction of the factory but also its operations after opening.
In March, Morris Chang, TSMC's founder, spoke at a panel in Taipei about what he considered a significant gap in work cultures.
"If an engineer [in Taiwan] gets a call when he is asleep, he will wake up and start dressing," he said. "His wife will ask: 'What's the matter?' He would say: 'I need to go to the factory.' The wife will go back to sleep without saying another word. This is the work culture."
TSMC employees told The New York Times in February they were skeptical that American workers would be willing to make the same sacrifices as workers in Taiwan and said Taiwanese workers in Arizona would likely be forced to pick up the slack for their American colleagues.
Tempest62 » 08 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm » wrote: ↑ Speaking of Chink….I bought a Chinese audio amplifier and then I woke the **** up… pissed at myself for pulling that ******* move, I returned it for a refund.
No **** Chinese ****-designed / mfd audio components in my system. **** that.

Tempest62 » 08 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm » wrote: ↑ Speaking of Chink….I bought a Chinese audio amplifier and then I woke the **** up… pissed at myself for pulling that ******* move, I returned it for a refund.
No **** Chinese ****-designed / mfd audio garbage components in my system. **** that.
Tempest62 » 08 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm » wrote: ↑ Speaking of Chink….I bought a Chinese audio amplifier and then I woke the **** up… pissed at myself for pulling that ******* move, I returned it for a refund.
No **** Chinese ****-designed / mfd audio garbage components in my system. **** that.
It's about work ethic, not culture...LowIQTrash » 08 Apr 2024, 4:55 pm » wrote: ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-jo ... 2023-8?amp
skeptical that American workers would be willing to make the same sacrifices as workers in Taiwan
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I've talked with a few people where my company "market tested" various products.GHETTOBLASTER » 09 Apr 2024, 12:42 am » wrote: ↑ Bob Carver of Carver Stereo [and who originally founded the legendary Phase Linear company] will be the first guy to tell you that the Chinks can mfg components and sub assemblies that match what he was able to produce for just pennies on the dollar.
Bob had a duty to his stock holders to go with what the Chink salesman [who showed up one day at his office unannounced] demonstrated to Mr Carver was the smart way for him to go.
OTOH...there IS an awful lot of totally sub-****-standard Chink **** out there to steer clear of.
Buyer beware.
I'm talking about here...which I'm sure is fading fast with each generation...DeezerShoove » 09 Apr 2024, 6:39 am » wrote: ↑ There's probably not a lot of individuals in Asia that actually believe they are even close to "essential".
Seems like to barely consider yourself necessary at all would be a stretch over there.
Any job you quit, get fired, abandon, seek, enjoy . . .
...there's a line behind you just waiting. Chinese people are not in short supply.
That's not work ethic. That's the culture in which they live.
Americans are used to much higher wages relative not only to the rest of the world but also to COL. As that is fading (or collapsing, depending on how you measure the numbers) so does “work ethic”ROG62 » 09 Apr 2024, 8:41 am » wrote: ↑ I'm talking about here...which I'm sure is fading fast with each generation...
They suffer from quality control…..they have very little.Tempest62 » 08 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm » wrote: ↑ Speaking of Chink….I bought a Chinese audio amplifier and then I woke the **** up… pissed at myself for pulling that ******* move, I returned it for a refund.
No **** Chinese ****-designed / mfd audio garbage components in my system. **** that.
You’re a ****-up and a waste of time. Go to hell.
ROG62 » 09 Apr 2024, 8:41 am » wrote: ↑ I'm talking about here...which I'm sure is fading fast with each generation...
The thing is they don't know till they actually try. LolLowIQTrash » 08 Apr 2024, 4:55 pm » wrote: ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-jo ... 2023-8?amp
skeptical that American workers would be willing to make the same sacrifices as workers in Taiwan
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Possibly true...I'm just going by personal experience with whitey...DeezerShoove » 09 Apr 2024, 2:10 pm » wrote: ↑ Chinese culture is worldwide. Just ask a Chinese person. I have.