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It's hard for me to believe that anyone working in a tech industry hasn't seen this kind of thing happening or heard managers/owners talking about gaming the sy
by HankStallone 1y ago
It's hard for me to believe that anyone working in a tech industry hasn't seen this kind of thing happening or heard managers/owners talking about gaming the system. When people say they've never heard of it or don't think it happens, I wonder if they're incredibly naive or being evasive.
- rkomorn 1y agoIn many places it's talked about only by immigration lawyers and people who must be involved. If you're not very active in recruiting (especially at a sizeable company), it's not hard to be outside of the circles where those conversations are happening.
- shaftway 1y agoThis happens at a much smaller level too. We knew an au pair that the host family particularly liked, and wanted her long term. A typical au pair contract is for 1 year, maximum is 2. They worked with an immigration attorney to craft a "job" that she was uniquely qualified for, went through the whole dance, and got her into the system. She stayed with them for the next 10 years. They covered room and board, but she worked for free otherwise; getting her in the door and on the way to citizenship was her "pay".
- VincentEvans 1y agoI can’t even tell how this would be different from what is commonly termed as human trafficking.
- sitzkrieg 1y agowilling participants perhaps
- VincentEvans 1y agoCurious, just based in the facts of what has been stated - does this pass the sniff test to you, not exploitative at all?
- rkomorn 1y agoSure but that's also an entirely different context than the one of the comment I was replying to.