>>21578487They're trying to run a chink factory on US soil.
>Part of the suit focuses on the company’s alleged preference for employees who can speak and write Mandarin Chinese. The plaintiffs claim that meetings and business materials were often communicated only in Mandarin, preventing English-speakers from doing their jobs and forcing them to decipher instructional texts with translation services. This was especially problematic when U.S. employees were required to undergo training in Taiwan; one person claimed a manager encouraged her to study Mandarin on the Duolingo app.>The company’s alleged use of “Chenglish” to keep information from non-Mandarin speakers was even acknowledged by TSMC’s head of compensation, Jen Kung, at an all-hands meeting last year, the lawsuit claimed.>The suit also claims that Taiwanese employees on “expensive” visas are given better performance reviews and job assignments, alleging that’s because TSMC is motivated to reap a “maximum return” on its investment. Howington alleged that TSMC specifically sought out Taiwanese candidates for U.S. jobs — and had confidentially engaged an “Asian headhunter” to recruit these individuals. 