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as an American who worked in Silicon Valley for years, but is not from there, i'd say it's also "captive real estate customers" created by H1-B people.
by jjtheblunt 1y ago
as an American who worked in Silicon Valley for years, but is not from there, i'd say it's also "captive real estate customers" created by H1-B people.
- throwawaybbq1 1y agoCan you clarify this? You saying non H1B's would not pay the crazy high rents of SV's housing?
- jjtheblunt 1y agoI once asked an (American) director where i worked just this question. He said what you surmised: while there are plenty of qualified American engineers in the United States, citing Motorola headcount reductions as an example, it was a challenge to convince them to move to California's cost of living.
- lisbbb 1y agoSeriously. All I needed to do to be filthy rich was move to Silicon Valley back in '97 when I got my MS, then eventually have bought a house or two out there. That's it. To recap: 1. Move to the Bay Area circa 1997 2. Buy houses 3. Profit enormously in the 2020s Mind you, I had no idea...