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"I had a friend". Typical.

• RajT88 2y ago
  My roommate for four years. So I heard about it on a weekly basis. Better?
  • ritcgab 2y ago
    Market is so bad so it would be too risky for your roomie to get another job. The employer knows this and exploits this. I understand it.
    • RajT88 2y ago
      In his case, he was not on an H1B, but whatever it is people from Japan tend to get. He was tied to the employer for his visa, but the market was fine at the time. In 2008/2009 (I forget) he won he green card lottery, and immediately all that overtime he was asked to put in stopped. This was after being told his company would sponsor him for a green card if he stayed there 5 years (and then reneged on that - his boss saying "I never said that"). There was a bit of cultural exploitation as well - Japanese workers were expected to put in 12 hour days (it was a Japanese company) even though the bosses weren't all Japanese. It was surreal to hear about - a Korean boss saying, "You have to work 12 hours, because you're Japanese". This is just the stuff I recall. There was more I am forgetting as well. A fair bit has to be illegal I'm sure, and was back then even.