The job I took when I was a young programmer had an h1 visa guy they fired before me. He nearly bankrupted their company and it helped me get the job. On Nov 8, 2016 10:38, "Eric Cope" wrote: > If I may, the market determines your value. If another employer is willing > to offer you more [money|vacation|benefits] then you may choose to switch > employers. If someone is willing to offer your employer the same work for > less [money|vacation| > benefits], then why shouldn't they? To turn it around, what value do you > provide over those foreign workers to warrant paying you more? > > Now, we can start using words like "entitled", but that, in my opinion, is > just to invoke emotions and cloud the real topic. > > Finally, I can say that we use H1B at my employer (a semiconductor > company) and we struggle to find candidates (analog circuit design) H1B or > otherwise. We rarely factor in the salary because we struggle to find > qualified candidates regardless of salary. > > just another perspective. > > Eric > > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Keith Smith > wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> While at the polls I talked with a man running for Chandler City Council >> who told me the H1B Visa was necessary because there are not enough >> qualified Americans to fill those positions. >> >> I do not agree. And if it is true then why, for example, is there no >> Microsoft University that finds those with the talent and help develop them >> into the qualified employee they are looking for? It is my understanding >> M$ is one of the biggest users of the H1B Visa program. >> >> This is an example of there not being an shortage. -->> McDonald's lays >> off 70 American accountants from Ohio and gives their jobs to foreign >> workers as part of cost-cutting exercise >> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3800381/McDonald-s-l >> ays-70-American-accountants-Ohio-gives-jobs-foreign-workers- >> cost-cutting-measure.html >> >> -- >> Keith Smith >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >