Jobs at the TSMC semiconductor factory in Arizona could require long hours and total obedience. Americans may push back on the company's culture.

The world’s largest chipmaker promised to create thousands of US jobs. There are growing tensions over whether US workers have the skills or work ethic to do them.::Jobs at the TSMC semiconductor factory in Arizona could require long hours and total obedience. Americans may push back on the company’s culture.

  • nave@lemmy.zipEnglish
    41·
    11 months ago

    Having difficulty with

    comparing and contrasting information, paraphrasing or making low-level inferences

    Is not illiteracy. It’s not good but they can still read. People who are “functionally illiterate” are below level one. Putting the literacy rate at 96%

    • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I didn’t say functionally illiterate. Having low literacy (i.e. having difficulty with level 2 or higher literacy skills) is not being fully literate, which is typically what these stats are referring to when quoting literacy rates. Ironic that we’re arguing semantics on this.