> I hear stuff like that a lot. But that seems like the dumbest, most passive-aggressive move ever (though I'm not denying executives can't be stupid). As many

> I hear stuff like that a lot. But that seems like the dumbest, most passive-aggressive move ever (though I'm not denying executives can't be stupid). As many have noted, it's a great way to filter out your top performers and keep all the low performers. Oh, I agree. At a high enough level, bean counters just see it as a cost line in a spreadsheet. "We'll either hire H1B workers or new college grads. Look how much money we saved!"