Timeline for How do programmers in the West see programmers in the East?
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| Feb 25, 2011 at 15:53 | comment | added | Kaypro II | The way some corporations use H1Bs to basically keep programmers on a leash makes me sad as well. I know many people who are in this situation. When you're on an H1B, you can only get one extension (for a total of 7 years, I think), so most H1B workers are trying to get a green card. Many companies won't even start that process (which takes years itself) until years after hire. Add to that the fact that if an H1B wants to switch jobs, the new company has to re-sponsor him and may delay the green card application further, H1B workers have a lot of incentive to stay put, which gets exploited. | |
| Feb 24, 2011 at 7:54 | comment | added | jwenting | @dev-art: Your H1b is tied to you being employed. You could I think switch jobs, but if there's no seamless transition your work permit automatically expires. And of course if your new job doesn't work out and you get cancelled during the probation period, you're an instant illegal alien with just a few days' grace period to find a job or leave the country. | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 16:30 | comment | added | btilly | @developer-art: I don't know the details. But the particular person I am thinking of was in the process of getting a green card, and was stuck in his current job until the paperwork cleared. In his case the paperwork has left him in limbo for over a year and a half that I know of. I've known other excellent people who have run into INS trouble and have been forced to leave. For instance Abigail of Perl fame encountered this in the late 90s. | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 16:22 | comment | added | btilly | @Htbaa: Let's just say that there is a good reason why he sticks out in my memory. I am actually not positive that Google gave him a final offer, he may have broken out of the interview process before then. But I'm confident that Google would have given him an offer. And he definitely got offers from the other two. | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 16:20 | comment | added | user8685 | Why can't you switch jobs while on H1B? I've heard there is the thing called "transfer" and it's basically a standard routine with guaranteed approval in practice. | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 15:50 | comment | added | Htbaa | Just curious, one guy that had job offers from Google, Apple and Facebook? | |
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| Feb 23, 2011 at 15:03 | history | answered | btilly | CC BY-SA 2.5 |