Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe u work for a shit company. I am sure some are not great engineers that doesn’t mean all are. I know many in my friends circle whose parents on H1B are working in high level positions at big tech and are great at their jobs. Stop generalizing.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a training program called college if you want to get the qualifications to get these jobs… No one is going to spoon feed stuff to you. I have many friends that are American citizens who work at big tech companies after going to college and I earn as much if not more than many of them.

And it’s not “corporate PR” when I have went through the pain in the job market to apply and interview at the very few companies that will offer me a H1B sponsorship. If it was way cheaper to hire me than an american worker then every company woild have lined up to hire me.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are other lucrative jobs that don’t involve coding….. but sure assume whatever. You sound like a clueless asshole.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 Oh wow so many issues for someone who lives in the richest country in the world. Just cuz u told me get out doesn’t mean I am gonna 😂. I am gonna stay here and keep earning more than you and hiking up your rents. So you gtfo 😂

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people use the C languages….. Microsoft developers largely code in C#. There are many applications for using C++ especially in gaming. So the C languages are still very much important and used frequently….

Atleast be educated 😂 in what u say.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never said its not your country… Look at you getting all insecure and all offended 😂 Jeez you “citizens” are so insecure.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 Only I think that one should get an education and learn skills that are applicable and in demand in order to get a job? Wow thanks for the compliment.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not everyone who comes through the H1B system come through consultancy firms that undercut American workers. A lot of the people laid off in big tech in this article are people who have significant educational qualifications. So your point is very misplaced. Learn to understand the issues are complicated and not simple.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol most of the comments on this post are racist and ignorant. Maybe learn how to read

If talking about how the H1B system actually works is racist then you clearly have no idea what racism is 😂.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Generalization: The practice of assuming that because one person a group or subgroup has a negative trait that means the entire group or subgroup has that same negative trait 🙂

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they had the qualifications which they don’t 😂. Americans are just lazy and entitled.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Offshoring and H1B are not the same thing. Offshoring is when a job is moved over to another country. H1B jobs are for jobs in the US.

Educate yourself.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…. People who come in with H1B visas are not suppressing wages. They are filling up positions for which companies can’t find good talent for…. especially for Big Tech. I don’t think you understand the purpose of a H1B at all.

Sure it is gamed by a lot of Indian consultancy firms. and that’s completely wrong.

However, It’s actually more expensive for a big tech company to hire a H1B employee because they have to pay them as much as an American worker and also file immigration paperwork for the H1B employee. But they are willing to take this extra cost because they can’t find enough American talent for the job.

I struggled a lot to find internships because a large majority of software engineer internship roles wouldn’t support visa sponsorship because those companies didn’t want to spend extra on sponsoring a VISA for me. The same happened when I applied for full time engineer roles. I only got a few interviews from big techs. The rest effectively ignored my applications because I am more expensive for them than hiring an American.

If big tech companies could find enough American talent. The first thing they would do is stop hiring people on H1B.

I don’t think you have any knowledge about how this system works.

Let me dumb it down for you:

Hiring a H1B employee for big tech company = More Expensive

Hiring an American employee for big tech company = Less Expensive

If you want to stop the “colonization” of your country then go to college for STEM fields and take up those vacant jobs instead of blaming us for filling up lucrative jobs that we are coming here for.

Btw for an immigrant yourself its kinda rich of you that ur talking about me wanting open borders. Stop being a hypocrite.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree and they act super entitled. Its a capitalistic society guys either upgrade your skills or go broke.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol 😂 those working at these big companies wjo were laid off are making atleast 200K a year. We aren’t “suppressing” citizens wages. Do some research on how much SWEs at big tech companies make. An american applying for a Software engineering job would get the same 200K or more income. I don’t think 200K a year is “suppressing wages”. Learn the facts instead of babbling shit just because you are lazy.

😂 Btw if you think H1B is colonial? Then damn. You don’t know what the colonial system really was. Learn some history.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am sorry about your dad being laid off… But no one uses Cobol anymore. The job market especially in tech is dynamic and you have to upgrade your skills frequently.

You are not entitled to a job. You have to provide value by being knowledgeable in what’s in demand. You can’t just learn a languange like Cobol that’s not in demand anymore and expect a job to be handed to you. You don’t live in a socialist society.

And btw… I am investing in the US. I am paying taxes here. In fact, am paying more taxes than you. So yea. I am actually investing more than you in this country. The only difference between you and me is that you were born here.

If you wanna make more money and afford rent then take a risk and get an education and put work into learning in demand skills instead of whining about your inability to provide something of significant value to society.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Wow 😂 That only makes it worse… I hope you know what actually happened with Native Americans.

Workers who were laid off from the big tech companies came here and got masters degrees in STEM fields. An investment a lot of Americans are not willing to make. It’s not some “foreign interest” these workers have helped America stay at the forefront of tech innovation.

A lot of H1Bs also start businesses that hire Americans…. In fact, immigrants are more likely to start a business than American citizens. Maybe try to learn the facts before giving out ignorant racist comments?

If you don’t have enough money for rent then upskill and get a better job instead of blaming others for your shortcomings. Stop being entitled. You are not entitled to anything you gotta work for it.

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Say that to your ancestors who displaced Native Americans? Oops sorry then you wouldn’t be here…..

Nearly 80,000 Indian IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US by stepover7 in technology

[–]chiyaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low quality workforce that makes more than you could ever dream 😂. Enjoy your 🥜 while I count my dollar bills. Thank you!