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The system is fundamentally broken and it's partly my own countrymen to blame. I've lived here for 17 years (in 4 years, if I live here, I'd have lived here lon

The system is fundamentally broken and it's partly my own countrymen to blame. I've lived here for 17 years (in 4 years, if I live here, I'd have lived here longer than in my home country), earn more than $500k per year and recently got an offer for $600+k/yr. I've probably paid at least three quarters of a million in taxes. I'm still on a H1, cannot change jobs easily, cannot do anything on the side like advise companies and though I get opportunities for VP roles, cannot take them up since companies usually don't want a VP that's on a H1. This news is devastating since my wife quit her job after my kid was born and only recently has used the EAD to work with autistic children which has been her passion all her life. If HR1044 does not pass, we've decided to move back. I'll take my $1.5M, which I could have invested here, with me and invest it in my home country instead (or I'll come back on a L-1 visa like so many of my lesser-qualified friends and get a green card in a couple of years).

sundaeofshock 8y ago
$500k/year? I’m supposed to feel sympathy towards you when there are H1b holders who are being horribly exploited? $500k/year is a lot of fucking money, even in the Bay Area.
- throwaway082729 8y ago
  Sorry if it came off as asking for sympathy. I mentioned my compensation only to highlight the fact that I'm not cheap labor that's taking American jobs away. I happen to have some skills that top employers in the country deem enough to be worthy of half a million dollars per year.
- jogjayr 8y ago
  H1B-holder: earns $80k/year "Cheap labor! Exploitation!" H1B-holder: earns $500k/year "You greedy bastard! You want a green card on top of that?!" H1B-holder: shocked Pikachu face Sorry for the Reddit-style comment :-). Also, I haven't downvoted you (in case someone has and you were wondering) because I don't believe you're posting in bad faith. But you do see the contradiction?
refurb 8y ago
Why are you stuck? Country quotas?
- throwaway082729 8y ago
  Yes, I come from an 'untouchable' country. :)

sundaeofshock 8y ago

$500k/year? I’m supposed to feel sympathy towards you when there are H1b holders who are being horribly exploited? $500k/year is a lot of fucking money, even in the Bay Area.

throwaway082729 8y ago
Sorry if it came off as asking for sympathy. I mentioned my compensation only to highlight the fact that I'm not cheap labor that's taking American jobs away. I happen to have some skills that top employers in the country deem enough to be worthy of half a million dollars per year.
jogjayr 8y ago
H1B-holder: earns $80k/year "Cheap labor! Exploitation!" H1B-holder: earns $500k/year "You greedy bastard! You want a green card on top of that?!" H1B-holder: shocked Pikachu face Sorry for the Reddit-style comment :-). Also, I haven't downvoted you (in case someone has and you were wondering) because I don't believe you're posting in bad faith. But you do see the contradiction?

refurb 8y ago

Why are you stuck? Country quotas?

throwaway082729 8y ago
Yes, I come from an 'untouchable' country. :)