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Is it a bad sign that all SW engineers were on H1B visas? Why wouldn't they hire any from the US?
by 35bge57dtjku 10y ago
Is it a bad sign that all SW engineers were on H1B visas? Why wouldn't they hire any from the US?
- liulu 10y agoFor control. A US employee can walk away from the sinking ship any time without too much repercussions, not the case for foreign nationals staying on company sponsored visas
- _pmf_ 10y ago> A US employee can walk away from the sinking ship any time without too much repercussions, not the case for foreign nationals staying on company sponsored visas The Qatar school of management.
- wazu 10y agoWhat could have they done in this situation?
- chrisper 10y agoAssuming that they acutally are legally in the country, they could have talked to a lawyer and try to find a new job.
- gotrecruit 10y agoand the lawyer would tell them "don't bother, just go" unless the lawyer just wants to make free money. honestly, getting H1B is tough enough already - trying to secure an extension or transfer of H1B when your first one is entangled in fraud, practically impossible.
- USANEEDSHELP 10y agoI got the impression that the "founders" are Chinese and were only hiring H1B's because 1-They too are Chinese, 2: Cheaper than local. 3: easy to control with the H1B hanging over their heads.