I have not interacted much with h1b's. However a friend of mine has, at several different companies and in general has not been impressed. Specifically when a

I have not interacted much with h1b's. However a friend of mine has, at several different companies and in general has not been impressed. Specifically when a quote for single sign on was made for the customer, that it would take 3 months. He implemented the feature over a weekend... This is in the "body shop" consulting side of the industry. I have heard similar complaints about H1b's in the cell phone and telecom industry as well. EDIT to add: specialty cases as mentioned elsewhere in the thread, could well be different...