Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar
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by OsrsNeedsf2P
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That's literally insane for Korean living standards. Those people can basically retire
by ChoGGi
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Finally, some feel good news about AI.
by agentifysh
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I do wonder if this is good for Korea in the long run. There's not many employers like Samsung and SK that can provide this level of compensation for cost centers. I think many more workers are going to start demanding red carpet treatment when companies are choosing to outright shut down or move operations out of Korea due to increasing pressure from unions. ex) Hanjin, SsangYong Motor, GM, Renault Samsung/Renault Korea, Nestle, Tetra Pak, Hyundai Motor, HomePlus....
by bayarearefugee
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Meanwhile tech workers in the US spend all day online defending billionaires who wouldn't piss on them to put out a fire and arguing about why we can't have unions because blah blah blah rugged individualism.
by VerifiedReports
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Meanwhile, U.S. companies are cutting our already-shitty vacation and leave.
by dyauspitr
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This is what bonuses would average out to in the US as well. It’s just that the CEO would get $100 million and the workers maybe $10k each. Does the article say how it’s going to work?
by yogthos
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unions work
by 4d4m
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This is wonderful!
by akabalanza
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Big up for the unions!
by jinwoo68
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Do not get deceived by the average number. I'm pretty sure that most of the money of the total goes to a handful of people, and the small remaining amount will be shared by the rest. Emphasizing the average amount is just their PR strategy.
by dahuangf
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Samsung chip workers get $340k bonuses. American tech workers get laid off because AI is 'optimizing headcount.' Different kind of AI dividend
by xbar
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Nice. Now, the Fortune 500, please.
by teinnt
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Next post will detail a 300 percent increase in chip workers LOL
by jdw64
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by akg_67
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And, soon someone will come along claiming unions and strikes don’t work. /s
by startpage_com
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by boguscoder
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Any bonus is better than no bonus but averages are deceiving. Maybe VPs would get 10m and line workers 10k ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
by brcmthrowaway
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So does Samsung have a union?
How about TSMC or ASML?
by cosmobiosis
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I'm never a big fan of Samsung haha. I'm more like a fan of Google as hardware
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