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And the people looking at your resume later. Staying at Twitter now will need a darn good explanation, otherwise I guess the assumption is you buy into this BS,

And the people looking at your resume later. Staying at Twitter now will need a darn good explanation, otherwise I guess the assumption is you buy into this BS, or you need your visa. If you need your visa I get it, otherwise that is a stain on your resume

yrgulation 4y ago
Good point re visa. Thats why i refused transfer offers to the us and generally speaking stayed away from h1b. It’s basically a form of paid indentured servitude.
- vinay427 4y ago
  This limited definition of "indentured servitude" would describe the analogs to H-1B visas in most Western countries, which I think does a disservice to other problems with the US system that aren't as common: its cost to businesses/employees, the inconsistency in achieving permanent resident status, etc.
amerkhalid 4y ago
What percentage of tech folks are on h1-b. 20% seems about right. Makes sense that some people had to check that box.
- faangiq 4y ago
  Much closer to 50%.
joshstrange 4y ago
I was saying the same thing to friend last night. If I saw “Twitter X-Y” on a resume where X is <=2023 and Y is >= 2023 then I’m going to have questions. The people attracted to that kind of company run by that kind of person set off red flags for me. H-1B is an acceptable reason, almost anything else isn’t.
- bitshiftfaced 4y ago
  Why? I'm confused.
  - joshstrange 4y ago
    I don’t want people who are workaholics on my team. I want people who aren’t going to burn out and have a good work/life balance. I don’t want people who are sycophants for a billionaire on my team. It shows a lack of good judgement. I don’t want people who think laying off half the staff, revoking WFH out of the blue, and then giving a hazy ultimatum with neither option well defined is a smart move. I want people who know their worth, will speak the truth without fear of reprisal, not mindless followers willing to sacrifice everything for a company or a person.
    - bitshiftfaced 4y ago
      > I don’t want people who are workaholics on my team. That's a big assumption. Maybe they had a great work/life balance before and they see this current imbalance as a temporary inconvenience that's not worth losing their job over. > I don’t want people who are sycophants for a billionaire Another unfair assumption. You could get this information directly by asking a good open ended interview question. > I don't want people who think laying off half the staff, revoking WFH out of the blue, and then giving a hazy ultimatum with neither option well defined is a smart move. I don't understand why staying on automatically means that you think that Musk's actions are smart. > not mindless followers willing to sacrifice everything for a company or a person. They were not willing to sacrifice everything since they were not willing to quit their jobs.
- deleted 4y ago
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- ryandrake 4y ago
  What about simply "I had a mortgage to pay, we were going into a recession and all the other tech companies stopped hiring"? I've clinged on to crappy jobs out of desperation during bear markets. This should not be a red flag.

yrgulation 4y ago

Good point re visa. Thats why i refused transfer offers to the us and generally speaking stayed away from h1b. It’s basically a form of paid indentured servitude.

vinay427 4y ago
This limited definition of "indentured servitude" would describe the analogs to H-1B visas in most Western countries, which I think does a disservice to other problems with the US system that aren't as common: its cost to businesses/employees, the inconsistency in achieving permanent resident status, etc.

amerkhalid 4y ago

What percentage of tech folks are on h1-b. 20% seems about right. Makes sense that some people had to check that box.

faangiq 4y ago
Much closer to 50%.

joshstrange 4y ago

I was saying the same thing to friend last night. If I saw “Twitter X-Y” on a resume where X is <=2023 and Y is >= 2023 then I’m going to have questions. The people attracted to that kind of company run by that kind of person set off red flags for me. H-1B is an acceptable reason, almost anything else isn’t.

bitshiftfaced 4y ago
Why? I'm confused.
- joshstrange 4y ago
  I don’t want people who are workaholics on my team. I want people who aren’t going to burn out and have a good work/life balance. I don’t want people who are sycophants for a billionaire on my team. It shows a lack of good judgement. I don’t want people who think laying off half the staff, revoking WFH out of the blue, and then giving a hazy ultimatum with neither option well defined is a smart move. I want people who know their worth, will speak the truth without fear of reprisal, not mindless followers willing to sacrifice everything for a company or a person.
  - bitshiftfaced 4y ago
    > I don’t want people who are workaholics on my team. That's a big assumption. Maybe they had a great work/life balance before and they see this current imbalance as a temporary inconvenience that's not worth losing their job over. > I don’t want people who are sycophants for a billionaire Another unfair assumption. You could get this information directly by asking a good open ended interview question. > I don't want people who think laying off half the staff, revoking WFH out of the blue, and then giving a hazy ultimatum with neither option well defined is a smart move. I don't understand why staying on automatically means that you think that Musk's actions are smart. > not mindless followers willing to sacrifice everything for a company or a person. They were not willing to sacrifice everything since they were not willing to quit their jobs.
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ryandrake 4y ago
What about simply "I had a mortgage to pay, we were going into a recession and all the other tech companies stopped hiring"? I've clinged on to crappy jobs out of desperation during bear markets. This should not be a red flag.