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For FB, the H1B is largely used for pretty smart people across the globe. Their talent bar is high and so are the salaries. It truly is bringing in the best and
by jorblumesea 5y ago
For FB, the H1B is largely used for pretty smart people across the globe. Their talent bar is high and so are the salaries. It truly is bringing in the best and brightest from around the world. There's also the debate about how confusing/outdated the PERM process can be.
For the WITCH companies, it's likely undercutting American talent.
Which is why the lawsuit is so ridiculous, why not go after the real perpetrators of H1B problems, consulting companies. Cognizant for example, known abuser of the system to bring in low cost exploitable talent. There's so much shady going on in the system but FB is probably one of the better actors.
- verifyitnow 5y agowrong. At facebook, which is classified as h1b dependent having over 15% foreign nationals, and likely over 50% foreign nationals there is corruption. Virtually all interviews and hiring decisions are made by h1b foreign nationals. It is ludicrous to say they would fairly evaluate US citizens who do not support immigration which is supplying thezs h1bs with $300k per year jobs.
- kfprt 5y agoPray tell what special skills a foreign "art director" has than an American doesn't?
- jorblumesea 5y agoThere's a lot of nuance to this issue, it's not that simple. I say this as a 6th generation American. Here's a good write up: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-doj-lawsuit-unfair-h1b-workers-2020-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-doj-lawsuit-unfair-...
- quadrifoliate 5y ago> Pray tell what special skills a foreign "art director" has than an American doesn't? If the position is for a company that specializes in French designs, I think it's likely that a French art director might have a better understanding of the domain than an American does. I like how Hollywood gets a free pass on this. I wonder how it would look with American-only actors.
- boglurker 5y agoI thought another reason H1Bs are preferred by tech companies is because it limits the opportunities that your high skilled employee have access to, as far as I'm aware it's harder and riskier to switch jobs without getting deported if you're on a H1B visa which means the employees will put up with worse treatment and worse wages compared to native colleagues, though I'm fuzzy on the specifics
- alxhill 5y agoIt's harder but very much possible to switch company on an H1B visa - my partner did this recently and while there's a bunch of legal work and waiting around, for tech companies it's all just part of the process.
- chovybizzass 5y agoIt's called "indentured servants"
- jorblumesea 5y agoThe system is used by various players for various means. For places like Amazon, I'd be more inclined to believe those kinds of stories. For FB specifically, as it pertains to this case and lawsuit, I'd be less inclined to believe that they are specifically selecting for abusable people on visa. The WITCH consulting companies absolutely use the visa in terrible ways.
- bryan0 5y agoI can't speak for FB, but in my experience, you don't seek H1B holders out. Instead you recruit the best talent, and if the person you want to hire requires an H1B, then you jump through the legal hoops necessary to bring them onboard.
- NovemberWhiskey 5y agoThis. My company (Fortune 100) tells me not to discuss immigration status during the interview process. Oftentimes, the first time I discover that I'm hiring a candidate that's on an H-1B is when I find out they're going to be in the onboarding pipeline for longer due to immigration-related paperwork. It certainly doesn't figure into hiring decisions or compensation.
- Beaver117 5y agoI think the WITCH companies supply contracts to FB too right?