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I’ve worked with DBAs at well-funded, forwarding thinking startups. But they wore lots hats. I worried it was a way to get H1B visas for software dev roles.

• w4ffl35 5y ago
  Why would dba help get h1b over other roles?
  • pyuser583 5y ago
    Employers have to show they can’t hire enough locals. If there is a surplus of “software developers” locally, it might be tricky to get H1B folks. So they simply say, “We are not hiring for software developers, we are hiring for DBAs … totally different thing ;).”
    • w4ffl35 5y ago
      Shady. The worst ive seen is forcing your American staff to hire a massive overseas team at approx $10k per employee per year, having them set up a local company in their country with the understanding that it's just a front and you are their only client, force them to work during American hours and forcing all of your American employees to remote train them for two years and then firing your American staff. Had this happen to me once.
      • pyuser583 5y ago
        How did it work out for the company?