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I knew and worked with multiple people at Facebook who were terrified of losing their jobs, as that would mean having to go back to an unstable home country. I

I knew and worked with multiple people at Facebook who were terrified of losing their jobs, as that would mean having to go back to an unstable home country. I knew others who didn’t have such bad situations, but wanted to leave toward better offers and couldn’t due to H1-B and desire to get permanent residency. Those I knew in the former category put in long hours because of their fear, those in the latter category were having their wages suppressed because of how these H1Bs are structured. Sure, FB paid the same to H1B holders, but they’re getting a lot out of those folks because they have a harder time jumping ship. Further, just because FB pays H1B holders the same at each band does NOT mean that H1Bs might not drag down salary for everyone by accepting lower offers. There’s a systemic component to this that ought to be explored.

nrmitchi 6y ago
> There’s a systemic component to this. I truly think you are over-estimating the number of H1-B employees working these jobs in order to have the power to systemically drag down wages for everyone.
- SirensOfTitan 6y ago
  I didn't mean to make such a strong claim, merely to suggest there could be a more invisible component to the downward pressure. I've edited my comment to imply less certainty (though I think the amount of negatives makes it difficult to read now).
ra7 6y ago
> I knew and worked with multiple people at Facebook who were terrified of losing their jobs, as that would mean having to go back to an unstable home country. > I knew others who didn’t have such bad situations, but wanted to leave toward better offers and couldn’t due to H1-B and desire to get permanent residency. These situations have nothing to do with FB or any employer at all though. That's just how the H1B visa/green card rules are. That's what is broken.

nrmitchi 6y ago

> There’s a systemic component to this. I truly think you are over-estimating the number of H1-B employees working these jobs in order to have the power to systemically drag down wages for everyone.

SirensOfTitan 6y ago
I didn't mean to make such a strong claim, merely to suggest there could be a more invisible component to the downward pressure. I've edited my comment to imply less certainty (though I think the amount of negatives makes it difficult to read now).

ra7 6y ago

> I knew and worked with multiple people at Facebook who were terrified of losing their jobs, as that would mean having to go back to an unstable home country. > I knew others who didn’t have such bad situations, but wanted to leave toward better offers and couldn’t due to H1-B and desire to get permanent residency. These situations have nothing to do with FB or any employer at all though. That's just how the H1B visa/green card rules are. That's what is broken.