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>labor shortages There are more than 300 million people in the US. This is definitely a shortage, but this isn't a "labor" shortage. This is a "we're not will
by Nebruh 3y ago
>labor shortages
There are more than 300 million people in the US.
This is definitely a shortage, but this isn't a "labor" shortage. This is a "we're not willing to pay you enough why does nobody want to work" shortage.
Counterpoint - sending people from TSMC that already have hands on experience will make things much easier for them.
If they only want people like that, then yes, they can't just divide the facility in two, like a cell. They'll need to train more.
- koheripbal 3y agoThere are not 300 million ASML experienced engineers in the US. If you are experienced with ASML machinery and are willing to more to Arizona, then you should contact TSMC, because they are paying over the market rate right now for those roles. These Reddit-esque takes are not worthy of HN.
- throw9away6 3y agoIs market rate just really low for the role? Do you have any sources for over market rates?
- koheripbal 3y agoNo, the salaries are very high. The challenge is finding sufficient number of people outside Taiwan with ASML experience.
- throw9away6 3y agoWhat’s very high? Working 60 hrs a week in a factory I’d expect 200k starting
- DoughnutHole 3y agoThey’re not looking for minimum wage workers to assemble chips by hand - they’re looking for hundreds if not thousands of engineers and technicians with experience with advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. I’m sure the salaries are perfectly acceptable. Sure there’s 300 million bodies in America, many of them appropriately skilled - how many engineers are there with the requisite experience that are open to work in Arizona? I’m sure they could send hundreds of their own experts - if those workers weren’t needed for existing operations in Taiwan.
- throw9away6 3y agoAt the salary provided and the work conditions described it’s probably mostly industry rejects and new hires
- markus_zhang 3y agoI'd say it's more than wage. It's more about outsourcing manufacturing and other labors to Non US countries. It's wage + education + a shift in mindset, which basically means you have to put a lot of elites into prison to achieve that. You are going to touch the cake of a whole generation of aristocrats.