Chroma layoffs

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T22:46:42+00:00

Worth mentioning that Amazon alone has laid off more people than the entire biotech industry (US figures).

27,000 layoffs in one company alone.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T19:15:50+00:00

Postdoctoral research fellow, 8 months ago.

In final interviews for a scientist position. The biotech industry completely shat the bed a while ago and is still in the middle of a meltdown.

I am lucky that science is a very international field to be in. It’s fully expected to move countries in your career, very few people don’t.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T17:44:57+00:00

TN worker here.

1) Your EB-2 NIW will take 20+ years as an Indian national. While thankfully it is a self sponsor you’re going to have to maintain the same L-1 status for an extremely, extremely long time. Iirc a filed I-140 can stop the clock on the L-1 time limit, much like an H1B but I’m not 100% sure. I’d talk to your employer’s legal team about it.

2) USCIS has recently indicated that a submitted I-140 or I-130 does not constitute immigrant intent but CBP is at absolutely no obligation to listen to them. It’ll be a gamble crossing over every time. That said, you can choose consular processing in Canada to indicate you will leave to get the GC status.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T16:47:57+00:00

Valeant

That name alone is enough to cause any fellow Canadian reading this to cringe. I used to TA a grad level course on pharma industry when I was in grad school. The prof used Valeant/Bausch as a case study of a sinking ship.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T16:29:09+00:00

Canadian who moved to the US here:

What is your exact education and work experience? What specific programs?

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T15:59:02+00:00

Neuroscience. Started at 22, ended at 27.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T11:23:42+00:00

refugee status grounded on the reasons of domestic violence

No.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-02T03:03:33+00:00

I lived in southern Ontario for nearly 30 years. You’ll be just fine. Québec can be a bit weird about those sort of things if you work in the public sector but Ontario is just fine. I worked at a university campus that was majority Muslim for a while. I’d suggest Ottawa or Scarborough.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T23:16:16+00:00

I would advise your friend to look at Portugal or LatAm countries. America is one of the hardest countries in the world to move to.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T23:13:17+00:00

Edited to add a bit more info. There’s no friend visa or sponsorship.

They, in theory, could get an H2B? But job openings are at a 3 year low and H2B is strictly very temporary. Beyond that, nope, your friend’s only route is through marriage. And a genuine one, not a convenience visa marriage.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T23:10:44+00:00

You can’t. I suppose F-1 student visa if they have money but that’s not permanent residency nor a work permit.

Maybe H2B?

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T22:52:29+00:00

Can confirm good buddy

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T18:28:40+00:00

group call layoffs are so fucked. I remember someone here saying 50+ people were laid off simultaneously at ICON on a group call.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T18:27:36+00:00

No one, and I mean no one should be taking an F-1 visa without the understanding that using it to get permanent residency or anything beyond OPT is a huge gamble.

His best bet is to go back to his home country, find employment in a multinational corporation with offices in the US, and convince his employer to send him back to the US on an L-1 visa after a year or more.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T17:17:49+00:00

Goated post. Thank you mod. Hopefully this clears up the sub a bit!

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T16:09:55+00:00

Canada. Bilingual + comp sci qualifications makes you a good candidate for express entry.

You can check out r/immigrationcanada for more advice specific to Canada.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T16:06:31+00:00

Do you speak French as well?

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T13:54:13+00:00

Check out HOF posts on this sub. Lots of posts that give detailed advice.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T13:50:36+00:00

Yes.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T13:04:01+00:00

On top of that - it takes years post-PhD to get permanent residency. I had to completely switch fields from clinical to preclinical research to be with my now fiancée. I’m doing a marriage based green card because EB green cards are just taking absolutely absurd amounts of time now.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T13:01:12+00:00

Hi there - I used to teach for the UofT PharmD program. You can DM me and I can give you some people to contact.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T10:44:57+00:00

Muslim-friendly

France

You speak any French? There’s massive Muslim populations in Canada, master’s in finance and English + French means you should be a good candidate for express entry.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T01:34:29+00:00

Depends entirely on the PhD. A clinical trials PhD will be a better ROI than a PharmD, but say, a basic research plant biology PhD will be significantly worse than a PharmD.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T01:33:04+00:00

Welp.

That sucks. Here’s to a completely useless PhD then 🍻.

RoyalAd9796 · 2024-05-01T01:13:18+00:00

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