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This might be orthogonal to your position, but I'll ask it anyways. As an American citizen, what's the best way to protect my career so my job isn't sent overs
by crankylinuxuser 8y ago
This might be orthogonal to your position, but I'll ask it anyways.
As an American citizen, what's the best way to protect my career so my job isn't sent overseas or pushed to an H1B (or equivalent) at starter IT salaries?
- pj_mukh 8y agoNot Peter Roberts, but the best protection for you here is to push your legislator to get rid of the H1B rule restricting the free movement of jobs. H1b's can't freely change jobs and therefore stay stuck at low salary levels. This is why, by and large, employers hire H1B's. Once we get rid of that restriction, an H1B will match your salary level: an actual free market where you will probably win.
- Deinos 8y agoExcellent answer. Current rules create the equivalence of indentured servitude, driving down wages for all and holding employees hostage.
- fabiospampinato 8y agoNot OP. I guess the best way to protect any job is to make yourself irreplaceable. Maybe a junior position could be filled by a foreigner at less cost for the company, but if you're filling a more important position, for which there will be less competition, it will be less likely that you'll be replaced.
- damnyou 8y agoBecome competent at something not many others are. Find a niche and become an expert at it.