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> But they also abuse the visa process for lower wages in lower positions. The numbers are public on this and look fine. People keep telling you "I'm on an H-1
by serge2k 10y ago
> But they also abuse the visa process for lower wages in lower positions.
The numbers are public on this and look fine. People keep telling you "I'm on an H-1B and I'm paid reasonably".
Please, offer actual proof or quit spreading this around.
- 0xfeba 10y agoPeople who are in startups and other unicorns are telling me this, sure. But lots of established SW companies use contracting companies that abuse the visa process. I should have been more clear, it's these contracting companies (usually based out of India) that are abusing the process. US companies that use them are pretty much complicit: http://www.vocativ.com/money/business/theyll-sponsor-american-dream-might-cost-soul/ http://www.vocativ.com/money/business/theyll-sponsor-america... http://www.infoworld.com/article/3004501/h1b/proof-that-h-1b-visa-abuse-is-rampant-in-tech.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/3004501/h1b/proof-that-h-1b... http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Chasing-dreams-and-dollars-India-and-the-H-1B-7382822.php http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Chasing-dreams-a... http://www.epi.org/blog/new-data-infosys-tata-abuse-h-1b-program/ http://www.epi.org/blog/new-data-infosys-tata-abuse-h-1b-pro...
- Clubber 10y agoI remember a fairly recent story about Disney laying off a bunch of IT folks. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2915904/it-outsourcing/fury-rises-at-disney-over-use-of-foreign-workers.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2915904/it-outsourcing/...