Good salary but no life balance - Engineer TSMC Employee Review

4.0
8 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary is better compares to the most companies in Taiwan.

Cons

NO work-life balance even works are finished. You are required to stay in the office until at least 8pm. Base salary is very low. The high annual salary relies on the bonus. Usually work under high pressure.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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