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eshvk may not be phrasing it in the most sensitive way, but he/she is right. If you are not in a major tech hub, your pay is going to be low, and the ability f

eshvk may not be phrasing it in the most sensitive way, but he/she is right. If you are not in a major tech hub, your pay is going to be low, and the ability for your employer to abuse you is going to be high given the small market of jobs. This applies to both natives and immigrants alike. You are also unlikely to be in a market where companies are willing to pull out the stops to find qualified talent. In the Bay Area, Seattle, Austin, NYC, etc, I have found the majority of companies willing to consider visa requirements when hiring. The competition for candidates is fierce enough that this is a non-issue. As an international in this country also, just get out of that job. If they've violated a non-written promise before, they will do so again. As you mentioned yourself, the natives at your company are treated poorly too - but they have left for greener pastures where you have not. There is no shortage of high-paying tech jobs in this country, even when you limit the search to companies that will sponsor a visa. You don't need to move to a new city every week. You just need to move once, to a market that has more choice, therefore fewer incentives for abuse.

eshvk 13y ago
I am being harsh because money is a false signal that doesn't serve both sides of the debate. I am against the H1B as it stands now because it is exploitative, indentured labor. How does it matter if I get paid 10% more or 10% less when I have to work under fear, constant persistent fear? Disclosure: I spent five months in an H1B. At one point, I was three days before my green card interview. My company kept dithering on whether I would be laid off or not. A layoff would have met all the work done for my green card would have gotten fucked because I would become out of status immediately. Now I didn't get laid off and got the green card. Yet, that system continues to exist because companies don't want to change that; immigrants are too scared to protest. An immigrant from India/China goes through 5+ years of this. That is the key advantage from an employer's perspective. Not a few thousand dollars. But the ability to get these people working all the time under threat of deportation. Also, it doesn't matter how good you are. Getting a good new job takes time.

eshvk 13y ago

I am being harsh because money is a false signal that doesn't serve both sides of the debate. I am against the H1B as it stands now because it is exploitative, indentured labor. How does it matter if I get paid 10% more or 10% less when I have to work under fear, constant persistent fear? Disclosure: I spent five months in an H1B. At one point, I was three days before my green card interview. My company kept dithering on whether I would be laid off or not. A layoff would have met all the work done for my green card would have gotten fucked because I would become out of status immediately. Now I didn't get laid off and got the green card. Yet, that system continues to exist because companies don't want to change that; immigrants are too scared to protest. An immigrant from India/China goes through 5+ years of this. That is the key advantage from an employer's perspective. Not a few thousand dollars. But the ability to get these people working all the time under threat of deportation. Also, it doesn't matter how good you are. Getting a good new job takes time.