TSMC "rumored to cut bonuses" sparks outrage as employees claim executives take the profits first, calling for a #TurnOffPhonesAfterWork movement

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The FB community "TSMC 大小事," dedicated to discussing TSMC, erupted this week with rumors that the company would reduce employee bonuses, with claims that "bonuses will be permanently decoupled from EPS" sparking strong resonance within the community, subsequently fueling the #台積下班不oncall movement. (Previous coverage: Three years at TSMC's US plant: 3x the salary but 3x the expenses, 7 things I want to tell my colleagues in Taiwan) (Background: Research firm praises TSMC as the "world's most fair and just company," despite having the power to raise prices and earn more during the AI boom) The FB discussion group "TSMC 大小事" for the national treasure TSMC (TSMC) has recently been flooded with discussions sparked by rumors that "bonuses are about to be permanently decoupled from EPS (which represents how much profit the company makes per share and is the core indicator for evaluating corporate profitability)." An anonymous long post accumulated over 900 likes yesterday, detailing the downward trajectory of TSMC's bonus policy over the past decade or more, resonating with a large number of employees. According to the anonymous employee's statement, the evolution of the proportion of TSMC employee bonuses relative to salary is as follows: the earliest company policy stipulated 15%, which was later reduced to 13%, and then to 11%; the latest round of adjustments in the rumors represents a more fundamental policy reversal: the bonus ratio will no longer be linked to EPS, meaning that no matter how much the company earns, employees' pockets will no longer grow accordingly. The long post further named names: senior management's negligence regarding the "Luo Ba" leak incident, the procurement VP's defection, TSMC facing policy-driven hollowing out by the US, NVIDIA being forced to abandon the Chinese market due to geopolitics; Intel rising again to snatch Apple orders, and Samsung following closely behind. He worried: "The leading position in semiconductors is no longer far ahead, but just one step away." As the rumors intensified, some found another outlet: the #台積下班不oncall movement. "Without a union, we can't strike, but we can start by turning off our phones. Since the company's growth and bonuses won't grow in the future, it's reasonable to leave all our time after work to our families." In the comment section, a netizen quipped: "If a major earthquake happens during a long holiday, remember to finish your leave first, and then deal with it on a workday." Taiwanese engineers living in the US also joined the discussion. Netizen Cheng Xiaobai pointed out: "Here in the US, you often hear that Taiwanese people work overtime for no pay, while Americans get paid for overtime; Taiwanese people only know how to bully other Taiwanese people." Another comment used the "boiling frog" analogy: "It's boiling the frog in warm water now. Unless we come out and protest to fight for our own benefits like in South Korea, we will be eaten away bit by bit." However, some netizens also expressed that even if TSMC's bonuses are reduced, there will still be a crowd fighting to get in: What TSMC gives has never been just a salary; it is a stage built by all of Taiwan's resources. Complaining while sitting in that position is sometimes really hard for outsiders to understand. Currently, TSMC has not yet made an official response to the relevant rumors. But under the external pressure of Intel's resurgence and the threat of policy-driven hollowing out by the US, how to stabilize the cohesion of core talent may become a challenge that the national treasure must face squarely.

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