u/Revolutionary_Fan760

There is a contract position open at TEL for a field service engineer in Arizona, the position mainly supports the TSMC facility. I have some questions about the company in general and about FSE's. If anyone has experience with TEL or working as a FSE at a similar company, then any input would be great.

1. Does the work culture of the customer effect the work of the vendor? TSMC is notorious for their hard work culture, I wouldn't work for them outright. That being said I have worked with vendors before, and they seem to get a different experience servicing the company rather than working at the company of the customer.
2. Do their contracts end up transitioning to full time positions, or is it just a pipe dream? I have seen companies that transition a lot of their people out of contracts, and I have seen "permanent" contract companies.
3. Working at a vendor company can lead to companies trying to poach you, how much experience could lead to a poaching or another job? If for example I work for 2 years at TEL and don't like it, would I be able to go to another company and find a good job using the experience I gained?

Any other information would be helpful, and appreciated.

There is a contract position open at TEL for a field service engineer in Arizona, the position mainly supports the TSMC facility. I have some questions about the company in general and about FSE's. If anyone has experience with TEL or working as a FSE at a similar company, then any input would be great.

1. Does the work culture of the customer effect the work of the vendor? TSMC is notorious for their hard work culture, I wouldn't work for them outright. That being said I have worked with vendors before, and they seem to get a different experience servicing the company rather than working at the company of the customer.
2. Do their contracts end up transitioning to full time positions, or is it just a pipe dream? I have seen companies that transition a lot of their people out of contracts, and I have seen "permanent" contract companies.
3. Working at a vendor company can lead to companies trying to poach you, how much experience could lead to a poaching or another job? If for example I work for 2 years at TEL and don't like it, would I be able to go to another company and find a good job using the experience I gained?

Any other information would be helpful, and appreciated.

I followed UA and bought boxes up until around Oct last year, and now it seems like all the sets are releasing and staying at around 80-100$ which is almost double what it was around 6 months ago. What changed, and is this going to be the new norm? If it is I don't think collecting and box opening is going to be sustainable going forward.