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Something isn't adding up here, even in areas with high COL people are clamoring for jobs like that. I'm not saying it never happens, something just doesn't sou

Something isn't adding up here, even in areas with high COL people are clamoring for jobs like that. I'm not saying it never happens, something just doesn't sound right. Also, the vast majority of people on H1-Bs that I've worked with are quite... average. It's nothing against them, but I doubt they were blowing people away in the interview. Many of them do have better attitudes, though. That's not to say that there aren't exceptional examples, or a given candidate was bad, but we absolutely could of hired some kid from university, or a mid-senior level from a US company. They just tend to have more demands. It's not exactly a secret the main reason for the program, is to lower wages here. ie. keep the wages of nationals in check. Of course, you also get access to a better deal on labor, and people that want the job very badly. I could be off base, but many of the people I've worked with on H1-Bs simply cause less political problems. It's not necessarily a cultural thing, as I'm including many different countries. They have the threat of deportation hanging over their head.

triceratops 6y ago
Off-topic, but just a tip. "could of" is never correct (nor is "would of" or "should of").
- zo1 6y ago
  Or could-have, which I think is more applicable in the sentence you're correcting. Or am I missing some obscure grammar rule?
  - triceratops 6y ago
    No you aren't missing anything. "could of" (and its cousins "would of" and "should of") are common mistakes made (interestingly) almost exclusively by English-as-first-language speakers (my observation, so don't ask for citations I don't have any), since they sound similar to "could have", "would have" and "should have" particularly in "native" English accents (I'm thinking North American and UK especially). I've never seen "could-have" (hyphenated) though. I don't think that's right either.
    - hooloovoo_zoo 6y ago
      It's just misspelled. 'Could've' is a standard contraction.
      - triceratops 6y ago
        "Could-have" is misspelled? Or "could of"?
        jpmoral 6y ago
        It's "could have" or "could've".
        triceratops 6y ago
        Right
      - zo1 6y ago
        I did misspell it in my comment. It definitely should have (should've? :) ) been written as "could have".
    - silasrude 6y ago
      It's the contraction of could have. "I could've been a contender Charlie!"

triceratops 6y ago

Off-topic, but just a tip. "could of" is never correct (nor is "would of" or "should of").

zo1 6y ago
Or could-have, which I think is more applicable in the sentence you're correcting. Or am I missing some obscure grammar rule?
- triceratops 6y ago
  No you aren't missing anything. "could of" (and its cousins "would of" and "should of") are common mistakes made (interestingly) almost exclusively by English-as-first-language speakers (my observation, so don't ask for citations I don't have any), since they sound similar to "could have", "would have" and "should have" particularly in "native" English accents (I'm thinking North American and UK especially). I've never seen "could-have" (hyphenated) though. I don't think that's right either.
  - hooloovoo_zoo 6y ago
    It's just misspelled. 'Could've' is a standard contraction.
    - triceratops 6y ago
      "Could-have" is misspelled? Or "could of"?
      - jpmoral 6y ago
        It's "could have" or "could've".
        triceratops 6y ago
        Right
    - zo1 6y ago
      I did misspell it in my comment. It definitely should have (should've? :) ) been written as "could have".
  - silasrude 6y ago
    It's the contraction of could have. "I could've been a contender Charlie!"