Comment Observations on H1Bs (Score 2, Interesting) 980
The layoffs are not done on basis of citizenship. Its on qualification, performance and dedication.
When I was doing my Masters from Purdue, most of Masters students in Electrical and Computer Sciences were non Americans. I used to TA a undergrad class and have never found a foreign student get bad grades. Maybe its that they cant lose their scholarships that makes them work hard. But either way, they come out of school learning quite a lot.
At work, I have seen many H1B workers work very hard. Maybe because they usually dont have a very firm financial base here or maybe they dont have much social ties and spend all their time at work. They eventually do a better job, aquire good skills and climb the company ladder. So employers do like them.
As for low pay, in the good old days of economic boom, I haven't seen H1Bs being paid less than their peers. I have seen them rise in the company hierarchy and do well. But now that the economy is turning bad, many employers not hiring H1Bs. I have seen people forced to work on salaries which don't compensate their skills. Because they if they dont have a job, they have to leave in 14 days. For most of them with kids at school and property, it is a very tough situation. So they take paycuts. Everyone is getting hit hard, but they are getting a bigger share of it.
So perhaps its not fair to blame them. Maybe we should take a leaf from their book and try to inculcate these qualities so that our managers dont find us dispensable.
When I was doing my Masters from Purdue, most of Masters students in Electrical and Computer Sciences were non Americans. I used to TA a undergrad class and have never found a foreign student get bad grades. Maybe its that they cant lose their scholarships that makes them work hard. But either way, they come out of school learning quite a lot.
At work, I have seen many H1B workers work very hard. Maybe because they usually dont have a very firm financial base here or maybe they dont have much social ties and spend all their time at work. They eventually do a better job, aquire good skills and climb the company ladder. So employers do like them.
As for low pay, in the good old days of economic boom, I haven't seen H1Bs being paid less than their peers. I have seen them rise in the company hierarchy and do well. But now that the economy is turning bad, many employers not hiring H1Bs. I have seen people forced to work on salaries which don't compensate their skills. Because they if they dont have a job, they have to leave in 14 days. For most of them with kids at school and property, it is a very tough situation. So they take paycuts. Everyone is getting hit hard, but they are getting a bigger share of it.
So perhaps its not fair to blame them. Maybe we should take a leaf from their book and try to inculcate these qualities so that our managers dont find us dispensable.
