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H1-Bs are not an "extreme instance", to they are incredibly common. At my previous company I knew a excellent engineer who was treated poorly and paid way less
by 14u2c 3y ago
H1-Bs are not an "extreme instance", to they are incredibly common. At my previous company I knew a excellent engineer who was treated poorly and paid way less than he deserved. He had no choice though because loosing the job means he's kicked out of the country. Obviously he was grateful for the opportunity, but there's a flip side to it as well.
- treprinum 3y agoThat engineer could work remotely collecting $400k from a nice and cheap place these days. Imagine working from Costa Rica or somewhere in the Andes. If they were really excellent they would have landed such opportunity at some point.
- ajmurmann 3y agoMaybe they like living in the US and have friends and family there and there kids go to school there where they also have friends.
- bloopernova 3y agoAh, there it is: "if bad things happen to you, it's your fault for not working hard enough!" Amazing that someone can still hold that opinion, when all the evidence overwhelmingly contradicts that little nugget of pyrite.
- treprinum 3y agoNo, the point was that you don't have to be stuck in a bad position as an H1B abusee and can make enough $ outside USA if you are really good.
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoLol, what if they have families here?
- raverbashing 3y agoUnless your country of origin is really disadvantaged (think sanctioned), I'd say going back is an option. Or even sending CVs outside of the US. Sure, you don't need to quit on the spot, but looking for options, absolutely