H1B Visa

[Anon Anon]

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" <eric.cope at gmail.com> 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 <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
> 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
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