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I'm certainly not underpaid. I was among the top 1% of our graduating CS class in a top 10 US university. And I'm probably the highest paid among our classmates
by curiousDog 13y ago
I'm certainly not underpaid. I was among the top 1% of our graduating CS class in a top 10 US university. And I'm probably the highest paid among our classmates now. That being said, I do agree that H-1Bs increase supply and drive down salaries (which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing for the tech industry. US tech companies now have a vast, accessible talent pool to choose from). And also agree with the fact that there are some fraudulent consulting companies exploiting the system.
- fecak 13y agoIf you went to a US university, are you on an H-1 at this point or one of the other visas (F-1 IIRC?)? The reason I ask is my understanding of the visas for graduates of US programs is that there is no cost or real burden on the employer for a few years, which is much different than an H-1 that might have expectations of GC processing.
- curiousDog 13y agoI started on a H-1 right after school (where I was on an F-1) and my GC was filed within the first month of my joining msft. But you're right, people on F-1 can stay on something called OPT for 2 yrs after graduating whilst working. But my employer decided against that because not only is it a pain in the ass to work with that, there's no guarantee that you'll have enough H-1s left 2 yrs down the road.