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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Wrong attitude. Not everyone is going to be famous (make a name for himself). Most people are average and will spend their careers as worker bees. Plenty of people in my company have science / engineering degrees from no-name universities, and they have perfectly satisfying, well-paying jobs even though they never rose into top management.[/quote]

I disagree.  You don't need to be famous, but a lot of "worker bee" jobs are not high paying nor are they particularly intellectually satisfying or secure.  Also getting a degree from a no-name university doesn't necessarily say much about how smart or talented they are, but often it has to do more with what opportunities were available to them at the time they were applying to college.  When I was in a top graduate program in the sciences, there were plenty of people who got their degrees at various state schools for financial reasons who did very well.  A lot of people who go into CS or engineering who are not really that good at what they do are the ones who freak out about their jobs getting outsourced.[/quote]

When you have friends fired after 20 years of outstanding work and replaced with a kid from India, you may feel differently.

IBM layoffs

http://www.endicottalliance.org/jobcutsreports.php

IBM and H1B

Ibm Corporation has filed 16288 labor condition applications for H1B visa and 500 labor certifications for green card from fiscal year 2011 to 2013. Ibm was ranked 5 among all visa sponsors. Please note that 1274 LCA for H1B Visa and 87 LC for green card have been denied or withdrawn during the same period.

IBM and H1B Fraud

IBM reached a settlement with Department of Justice over allegations it discriminated against U.S. software and apps developers by favoring job applicants who held H-1B visas or foreign student visas, according to a statement by the Department of Justice on Friday.  The Justice Department hit IBM for allegedly violating the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, when it posted online job openings for software and apps developers.  In the job postings, [b]IBM allegedly stated a preference for F-1 and H-1B visa holders[/b]. F-1 visas are issued to foreign students and H-1B visas to foreign nationals with technical experience in a specialized field.  “Although IBM’s job postings were for positions that would ultimately require the successful candidate to relocate overseas, the anti-discrimination provision of the INA does not permit employers to express or imply a preference for temporary visa holders over U.S. workers, such as U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, for any employment opportunity in the United States,” the Justice Department stated.
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