microsoft lays off 700 with another 2200 come june.
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agree It's the best proactive measure out there. But this country - as is seen through the number of illiterate graduates - does not value education. |
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Yup. I'm a VP of a local tech company. We proudly only employ US citizens and greencard holders. I'm teach a class at GMU and have made some very fine hires right here locally from Mason. Beyond a doubt the program is absued. |
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"60 Minutes" is covering the H-1B scam tonight.
They're even interviewing Americans who had to retrain their low-cost replacements! Usually the media focuses on the Indian bodyshops like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and others that will have to charge the going wage if H1B eliminated. The US contributes nearly 62 per cent of the exports. Analysts are of the opinion that Indian tech companies could easily witness around 60-70 per cent rise in salaries of H-1B visa dependent workforce, leading to a 5-10 per cent hit on the margins, depending on the total base of employees currently on H-1B visas. Asked why Indian companies were in panic over the protectionist stance of the new US administration, Murthy said Indian companies will have to learn to work with non-Indian professionals and become more multi-cultural. Heights of hypocrisy. The company with the highest number of H1Bs is giving a lecture to others. If NM has guts he should stop Infosys from filing H1B applications... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/stop-sending-indians-on-h-1b-start-hiring-us-locals-narayana-murthy-to-it-companies/articleshow/56941808.cms |
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Why should any tech company have to pay 150K in salary when they can get this work done for 60K, either by H1B visas or by sending the work offshore?
The only way American workers can get jobs in this country is by being very well qualified and skilled. These kinds of workers are gold and can write their own ticket. Now, with the poor education system in the US, it is mainly Asian students who are coming up on the top by working very hard. So, even if the jobs were to go to US citizens, they will be Asian Americans. So, the biggest con artist of all time will spend his time in the golf courses and rake in the cash, and those who had pinned their hope on an empty promise will keep waiting for the tide to turn. Maybe things will change. I am waiting for criminal illegal immigrants to be deported, a stop to illegal immigrants, and all poor people dying because they will not be covered due to the new healthcare. The elites will take the country back, and Indian will get the chance to be the new BFF of the Trump administration. Is there any way we can introduce Hindi Language in the school system now? We should get rid of the French and German, lets keep the focus on Spanish, Hindi and Chinese. |
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I have no idea what the H1B scam supposedly is, but we struggle to find qualified candidates.
It's not that there aren't candidates who have a CS degree or something - there are plenty of mediocre candidates - there are very few quality ones. That's true whether we are talking us citizen or not. Generalizing a bit, we tend to see better poise and prescence from us citizens who are perhaps more culturally acclimated, but we see generally weaker mathematics and critical reasoning skills as well. On the flip side the the H1Bs tend to be on the stronger end of the bell curve in mathematics and related disciplines, and usually somewhat weaker on the presentation side. We've never said "hey let's hire an h1b cause he's cheaper" or "let's hire a us citizen because they are a citizen". We hire those that pass the screening and testing process. Many citizens don't, many h1bs dont. There seems to be this idea that because someone has completed a degree they are "entitled" to a job - or deserving of one - or because they've done a program they are equally qualified, but of course that's simply not the case. H1Bs exist because there's a desire to hire top talent, and some H1Bs - just like some citizens - are truly exceptional talent. |
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The main reason tech companies hire from India is that they are cheap labor, it's not due to a lack of talent among US workers. It's just greed. |
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| Hey King Trump! There goes some more good jobs from America. Oh shit, he's not here, he's in Mar-A-Largo again this weekend (on taxpayer $). |
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we find hundreds of candidates. where are you looking that you can't find good candidates? The h1bs we have hired are risk averse, obedient, and not very creative. These candidates tend to be low skilled people that are placed in unix admin, dba, change management, project managers, testers, software developers. used for staff augmentation (latest fad term). it is all about cheap and replaceable. |
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Trump is doing everything to make sure that Education dollars are reduced and the money from the vouchers go to the rich. This is the way it is in India. Good and quality education is only available to middle class and rich. Most poor children are working to bring money to their impoverished homes instead of going to school and they know not to dream big.
This is the way of the world. There is no need to educate everyone. Once you educate these ungrateful poor students, what do you get? Since the education system is crappy and the students are not motivated, you have a boat load of stupid people who are semi-literate and think they are too good to do low paying jobs. The law of the jungle is that only the powerful survive. The law of the jungle is upon us. Good news is that 3000 new jobs is slateded to open in the southern city of Hyderabad in India. Trump was reported to be in talks with some businessmen to build a new hotel in one of the southern states a while back. I wonder if this is a case of "you scratch our back, Mr. Trump, and we will scratch yours! " ? 
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Sure there are. And I deal with many of them, unfortunately some as employees. Typically the major concern is leaving the office at 5 PM, better to find a good reason to leave earlier. Kid's football game, wedding anniversary, mother's birthday, sister's nuptials, PTA, whatever. Maximize every long weekend and holiday, personal day and vacation. Even offering more money works not - they have enough. Think of early retirement starting at 30. Au contraire, immigrants typically WORK. Holidays, weekends, nights, Christmas break, whatever. They came here to WORK and EARN and move UP, and they always want just one thing - MORE and UP. More work and more advancement. I've never had one asking me for time off, but dozens asking for more overtime. They are not necessarily better qualified (many are worse) or have unique skills (most don't), but showing up is 80% of winning as said. Sure there are exceptions both ways, but some 90% are that way in either case. That is not ONLY because immigrants are desperate for GC ore because Indians or Russians somehow smarter, or better educated, or work harder in their countries: they aren't and don't, or their countries would be above USA. It is self-selection of people who come here. Those willing to give up their friends, family, native language, familiar food and culture, etc. to jump through the hoops and suffer immigration indignities to MOVE UP. I am one, former H-1B. I am a US citizen for 10 years now, desperate for nothing. It is Sunday, nice day outside. I am at work (as always), writing this in my lunch break at my desk. If you call that "compliant workforce", so be it. |
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+ 1,000, 000 Precisely. Well said. The low level H1B are for low paying and low skilled jobs. I am sure if citizens are willing to work at these low paying and low level jobs at the same pay, they will be hired on the spot. Low skilled citizens need to emulate these H1B workers. Become risk averse and obedient. Do what you are paid for in a timely and consistent manner. Take your low pay and become a law abiding citizen. Why is it so hard to understand? |
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A Senior Program Manager in Microsoft (Redmond) makes some 180 K salary + 80 K in bonus cash and stock per year. Some a bit more, over 300 K. Many are H-1B or L-1. If that's cheap for you, my congrats. |
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US jobs..going, going, gone.
The world is a global marketplace. If someone can do it faster, cheaper, better job for you, you will pay them money. Tech jobs do not have to be in US. |
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Our process is pretty demanding. Less than 10% of those who interview get an offer. We test on business (cases), technical and presentation skills. We may be an outlier, that I admit. |
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NP here. You've posted on these threads before about how your husband conducts interviews and is convinced there aren't any -- not a single one -- Americans competent enough or skilled enough to do the job. You are not convincing. There are plenty of verifiable examples of cases where H1Bs were hired to replace American workers and the American workers were even forced to TRAIN THEM. (Disney in Florida is a case in point.) The issue is not lack of skills or potential among Americans. It's pay. Companies not only can get away with paying H1B workers a lot less, but they know those workers are dependent on them so are less likely to lodge formal complaints about other issues. I don't blame the H1B workers, and the worst thing to happen with all of this recent attention on immigration is people demonizing immigrants. The focus should really be on employers who exploit immigrants, the system, et cetera. |