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(EU citizen point of view) I'd never consider a role in US that pays less than 150k (outside SV) $200k (SV/NY). H-1B is really bad because the holder has limit
by paulus_magnus2 10y ago
(EU citizen point of view) I'd never consider a role in US that pays less than 150k (outside SV) $200k (SV/NY).
H-1B is really bad because the holder has limited bargaining power vs US citizens hence he's forced to accept a lower salary when competing for jobs.
There's also no clean way to allow talent to move around the world.
A fair solution would be to agree on visa free movement of specialists earning above certain threshold ($100, $150k etc), even if it starts with a group of "most favourite nations".
- throwaway100217 10y agoOnce in the US, an H1-B auth holder can move at will to another company without informing the current employer. If the H1 transfer fails, it is a silent failure, Bargaining power is an illusion once the employee is in the US.
- arachnids 10y agoNonsense. The power of an alternative employment offer is the leverage its gives you against your current salary. As a green card holder, my employer has twice matched competing offers resulting in significant raises. If I was still on an H-1B, I would never have been able to negotiate that way because of the risk that they fire me and I get deported.
- harigov 10y agoYes and no. Most H1B's are stuck on that visa for a long time [more than 6 years] because they are waiting for their green card. Because green card is restricted by country, folks from India/China/Mexico have to wait much much longer to get a green card. If you change company when your green card is being processed, the whole process will have to restart. So most people just stick to their company and wait it out.