Samsung memory workers are pocketing roughly $400,000 in bonuses while their Mobile division counterparts scrape by with about $4,000, and yeah, the internal backlash is absolutely feral. Mobile employees literally showed up dressed in all-black mourning gear, and a United Enterprise Labor Union survey found 81.5 percent of 8,297 Foundry respondents actively want out.
The Foundry number dwarfs everything else in the DS arm. Samsung LSI sits at 75.4 percent wanting to jump ship, the Semiconductor R&D Center hits 60.6 percent, and the memory crew? A measly 32.7 percent. The bonus structure ties 10.5 percent of yearly operating profit to memory staff whenever earnings clear 200 trillion won through 2028.
Kim Yong-kwan, who runs business strategy for the DS division, mentioned during an internal gathering that the group would hit analyst projections of roughly 300 trillion won in yearly profit. Then, the dude straight up bragged that 2026 earnings would eclipse four decades of cumulative semiconductor gains. Wild flex, but the Foundry and Mobile crews are not vibing with it.
The Foundry number dwarfs everything else in the DS arm. Samsung LSI sits at 75.4 percent wanting to jump ship, the Semiconductor R&D Center hits 60.6 percent, and the memory crew? A measly 32.7 percent. The bonus structure ties 10.5 percent of yearly operating profit to memory staff whenever earnings clear 200 trillion won through 2028.
Kim Yong-kwan, who runs business strategy for the DS division, mentioned during an internal gathering that the group would hit analyst projections of roughly 300 trillion won in yearly profit. Then, the dude straight up bragged that 2026 earnings would eclipse four decades of cumulative semiconductor gains. Wild flex, but the Foundry and Mobile crews are not vibing with it.
