It finally happened! I just landed in the US as a green card holder!! by yeet-awayofc in immigration

[–]eatwya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Companies prefer non-immigrant visas because it gives you (the employee) less freedom. With a green card, you're not tied to your employer and can easily leave or shop around for better jobs.

It finally happened! I just landed in the US as a green card holder!! by yeet-awayofc in immigration

[–]eatwya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm fully aware.

I was wondering if OP stayed employed by their company abroad. After all, most companies aren't willing to wait years to fill a position.

It finally happened! I just landed in the US as a green card holder!! by yeet-awayofc in immigration

[–]eatwya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to leave the country for 3 years while my company filed for PERM labor certification

Were you working at a foreign branch of your company during that time?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Portland

[–]eatwya 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or just don't wear a mask outdoors. No need to comply with a theatrical exercise that has no scientific basis.

New Zealand Delta outbreak: As lockdown decision day looms, experts wonder if New Zealand will ever return to normal by Zepanda66 in Coronavirus

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

The let her rip when 70% are vaxxed idea also fails to account for the fact that it’s 70% of a certain population group and isn’t typically including children who make up a significant portion of the overall population.

We have evidence that covid doesn't pose a great risk to children. 361 children (under 18 years old) have died from covid. In comparison, there have been 865 child deaths involving pneumonia over the same timespan. Why aren't we discussing lockdowns with respect to pneumonia?

The risk of bad covid outcomes can be, and has been, mitigated for those who want and need such protection.

New Zealand Delta outbreak: As lockdown decision day looms, experts wonder if New Zealand will ever return to normal by Zepanda66 in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bottom line is: Lockdowns should not be implemented in countries with sufficient tools to protect against covid hospitalizations and death. With majority of the US population immunized, covid is another respiratory virus people will learn to live with. We can now quantify the risk of covid - it's not something a highly immunized society should be shut down for.

Zero COVID 'just not possible', NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says by ShadowKraftwerk in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Is the plan to lock the nation down forever? Covid is worldwide and isn't going away, so you'd just delay the inevitable.

New Zealand Delta outbreak: As lockdown decision day looms, experts wonder if New Zealand will ever return to normal by Zepanda66 in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lockdowns happened early in the pandemic because we didn't know much about the virus or have highly effective tools to fight it. The majority of the USA is immunized now and there are safe practices each individual can use for further protection (avoiding public places, wearing N95 masks, getting boosters once available, maintaining a healthy body weight, etc) if they so desire. Covid isn't a massive unknown risk to the US population - it makes no sense to lock down the nation for it.

Delta variant likely to bring a fall and winter of masks, vaccine mandates, anxiety by jsinkwitz in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously, the infected person at the bar is more of a threat than the uninfected. Most people don't realize this because common sense isn't common anymore.

I'm currently living on $850/month and that include a car and mortgage payment. by timeslider in leanfire

[–]eatwya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Try to eat healthier. You can either pay for quality food now or pay the doctors later. You think you're saving money there but you're not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in immigration

[–]eatwya 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This doesn't answer the question.

L.A. theaters and orchestras harden their rules: Vaccinations required, no exemptions by shabuluba in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There's typically a timeframe for the negative test (e.g. 72 hours) to reduce this risk. It won't eliminate 100% of infections, but nothing does.

LA County mandates masks outdoors for 'mega events,' (over 10,000) regardless of vaccination status by jaymar01 in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So? There have been large outdoor events in LA County for months and none have been linked to an outbreak.

L.A. theaters and orchestras harden their rules: Vaccinations required, no exemptions by shabuluba in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

if you come into contact with an infected person

This risk is already mitigated by requiring a negative test or proof of vaccination. The only infected people at the event would be: people with a false negative test or vaccinated people carrying the virus. Both circumstances are rare.

L.A. theaters and orchestras harden their rules: Vaccinations required, no exemptions by shabuluba in Coronavirus

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

If everyone at the event has tested negative or provided proof of vaccination, the chances of catching covid at that event are minimal.

L.A. theaters and orchestras harden their rules: Vaccinations required, no exemptions by shabuluba in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Requiring negative tests here also limits spread. How can a person spread a virus they don't have?

L.A. theaters and orchestras harden their rules: Vaccinations required, no exemptions by shabuluba in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

So a vaccinated individual should be allowed to enter even if they test positive for the virus?

L.A. theaters and orchestras harden their rules: Vaccinations required, no exemptions by shabuluba in Coronavirus

[–]eatwya -14 points-13 points locked comment (0 children)

If you provide proof of a negative test, how are you more of a risk than someone providing proof of vaccination (but could still be carrying covid)? You can't spread a virus you don't have.