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Winterfell_Ice t1_j1hi6ej wrote

I work in the tech feild so don't expect any sympathy from me. These workers come in and take jobs that were held by American citizens because the companies want to save some bucks. Disney was the first to really go all in by firing it's tech teams and then telling them they have to train their replacments if they want any type of severence.

A job that would normally pay out 100K a year is being given to the H1-B workers for less than half taht at more like 40K. It's great for the companies that save big on salaries but screws the American work force. Now they're learning just how disposable they really are. Have a plesant flight back to India.

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tinyhorsesinmytea t1_j1hpdv4 wrote

Train your replacements if you want your severance? That’s cold as fuck and should most definitely not be legal.

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Winterfell_Ice t1_j1ja3fm wrote

you can look it up but back then tehy not only had to train their replacemnts if they wanted any severence they also had to sign a nondisclosure agreement to make sure Disney didn't look bad.

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kextatic t1_j1hkmpl wrote

The layoffs affecting Americans and H1B holders are the natural consequence of a remote and mobile workforce. Why pay Silicon Valley salaries for people to work from their homes? I don't hear about mass layoffs in Delhi. These jobs are moving on just like hardware manufacturing did years ago. Blaming the H1B visa holder is missing the bigger picture.

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Hellknight86 t1_j1i95tp wrote

Jesus, these people are getting screwed by the system as much as anyone else, not their fault they are offered opportunities. Foreign workers have as much a right to work as everyone else racist.

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Winterfell_Ice t1_j1j9vhf wrote

who mentioned race as a factor? I didn't so therefore how can I be "racist" I hold the companies that do it, the politicians that enable it and the scum that profit from it responsible not the workers themselves. I could care less if the worker is Indian, Cambodian or south African all I care about is the fact that an American worker who did everything right, got their education, got their industry certs, put in the time and got the experience to be paid a 6-figure salary has gotten screwed by the country that’s supposed to be on their side. There should be a much lower number of H1-B workers allowed and only for jobs that are in very high demand in scientific or technical fields not hotels and service industry jobs. I want to see our American work force put first for a change instead of competing on a global scale with laws that tip it in the foreigner’s favor.

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