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> Most of my coworkers ended up here on H1-B visas from top schools in their home countries, but no network or strong family wealth here in the US. That's an i

> Most of my coworkers ended up here on H1-B visas from top schools in their home countries, but no network or strong family wealth here in the US. That's an interesting matter on its own. Americans are jumping through 12 stage interviews at a chance for a job and getting ghosted while somehow people from other countries are quickly filling up corporations. It's also weird that so many people with no local connections and no reason to stay in the country get important roles in tech companies, return home, and data is consistently being leaked or "hacked" through various vulnerabilities obvious to employees.

slt2021 4y ago
it says more about your skill that someone from 3rd world country, whose parents earn $10/mo is more skilled and smart to pass interview. Keep in mind it is more expensive for company to hire foreigners as there are 12 hoops to bring foreigner in board, they just desperate for any talent that can do the job (at high bar though)
- grapeskin 4y ago
  Nah. H1B sponsor mills are a well documented issue that the US government has been trying to handle for a while now. These organizations go as far as filing multiple applications so they can more easily push one through. [1] It's nothing to do with "skill level" but everything to do with employers pushing down wages and wanting employees that are easily churned when necessary and kept obedient with the threat of their contract and thus visa and livelihood being cut at any time. The "Americans just aren't good enough!" excuse hasn't been bought by anybody for years now. It's boring and desperate sounding. There's nothing wrong with hiring workers from other countries. The H1B system just promotes abuse. [1] https://content.techgig.com/us-govt-to-end-h1b-visa-abuse-heres-what-you-should-know/articleshow/90053967.cms https://content.techgig.com/us-govt-to-end-h1b-visa-abuse-he...
  - novok 4y ago
    WiPro H1B contractor mill staff are very very bad. The other person is probably talking from their non-wipro hiring experience.
  - KptMarchewa 4y ago
    You're talking about two different things. Google, Microsoft, other FAAGs's H1Bs are not the same as Infosys or Wipro.

slt2021 4y ago

it says more about your skill that someone from 3rd world country, whose parents earn $10/mo is more skilled and smart to pass interview. Keep in mind it is more expensive for company to hire foreigners as there are 12 hoops to bring foreigner in board, they just desperate for any talent that can do the job (at high bar though)

grapeskin 4y ago
Nah. H1B sponsor mills are a well documented issue that the US government has been trying to handle for a while now. These organizations go as far as filing multiple applications so they can more easily push one through. [1] It's nothing to do with "skill level" but everything to do with employers pushing down wages and wanting employees that are easily churned when necessary and kept obedient with the threat of their contract and thus visa and livelihood being cut at any time. The "Americans just aren't good enough!" excuse hasn't been bought by anybody for years now. It's boring and desperate sounding. There's nothing wrong with hiring workers from other countries. The H1B system just promotes abuse. [1] https://content.techgig.com/us-govt-to-end-h1b-visa-abuse-heres-what-you-should-know/articleshow/90053967.cms https://content.techgig.com/us-govt-to-end-h1b-visa-abuse-he...
- novok 4y ago
  WiPro H1B contractor mill staff are very very bad. The other person is probably talking from their non-wipro hiring experience.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago
  You're talking about two different things. Google, Microsoft, other FAAGs's H1Bs are not the same as Infosys or Wipro.