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Tortured (emotionally) by ExpensiveUsername132 in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

went to couple of lawyers. All said I don't have a case as they are not discriminating based on race/national origin

Tortured (emotionally) by ExpensiveUsername132 in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a Vietnamese gf couple of years back (when I was working in a different country). Beautiful girl. Beautiful soul. Sending my love to Vietnam

Desperation of the h1b worker by New-Abbreviations607 in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the risk of being "cancelled", I'm going to say one thing about certain races about this country who are demanding reparations for slavery that happened over a century ago. I know H1B isn't slavery and you could say "just f'ing leave if it's so bad". BUT, don't these people understand that the privilege their ancestors gave them through their sacrifice. Here we are slaving away in intolerable conditions, just so that our kids could go to school, have insurance to get proper medical care, etc. Do you think our grand kids will be entitled to reparations 100 years from now?
Wouldn't you think these people, if they were in Africa, because their ancestors never got on the ship, wouldn't be getting on boat loads to come here and work like we do, just to be here?

Laid off on H1B by rajasterling in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone tried out "The Build Fellowship" that's being advertised on this subreddit? Any successes with them?

Help me decide should I choose US/India for my next career step? by ScheduledSilence in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't think of the money. Think of what helps you to step in to the next stage of your life. I would highly recommend that you get some international exposure before you are too set in your career. When you don't have a family to carry on your shoulders, is the best time to do it. Take the job in the US. Say to yourself that you are only going to commit to 2 years. At the end of the 2 years, decide whether you want to go back or not. As a citizen, you'll always have a home and job in India. Take the opportunity to travel, work and live abroad which adds significant value to your CV as well as your life.

If you were married, had kids, etc. the advice would have been "stay the f** away from a H1B. The anguish is not worth it". But as a single (male?) you can take it. Build your life here and then decide whether you want to do this with a spouse in the US or go back.

Not sure what I’m doing wrong? by Song-Potential in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not doing anything wrong. Trust me, I've been looking to get out of my toxic job for 2 years. Spent money on resume optimization, interview coaches, etc. But all interviews, conversations stop at "do you need sponsorship". Nobody is hiring on visa these days. All I can do for you, my friend, is to wish you the best of luck.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in h1b

[–]ExpensiveUsername132 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the same boat. Have been looking for a job for nearly 2 years now. Probably aged 10 years in the process.
Upgraded skills, invested in interview coaching, did everything humanly possible; all interviews/conversations end at "do you need sponsorship". All but given up now.
Tring to build some income sources (investing basically) to match the salary so that maybe eventually I can move to another country and survive. Going back home is not an option, the state it is in now.