TSMC

1.3 times higher salary than my last job, but more than 2 times the workload, not to mention overtime.

• Every week has an early day shift (6-3 pm) and a normal day shift (9-6 pm) that rotate. Each month also has one week of night shift (3-12 pm).

• Usual overtime is at least 1-2 hours without pay, completely destroying personal life and bad for health. Some teams also have 12-hour overnight shifts.

(Tip: Look at the offer; it never mentions working hours/days per week, so I would recommend being sure to clarify it before accepting.)

• Culture promotes overtime without pay.

• A lot of managers, and they all come to assign you tasks. Usually, one engineer answers to multiple supervisors.

• Though there are sick days, management usually doesn't like you taking them.

• Reduced benefits compared with those hired 2 years ago, when the retaining bonus was about 4 times of current ones.

Treat people as people.