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H1B Severance
- Got PIP ed at Amazon Manager told that I am not performing well and suddenly put me in PIP plan in 2 weeks after Forte. He has given a project which is still not even have design done. I need to deliver that in 30 days. I am L5 and I am on H1 visa. What is the best way to survive PIP as well as prepare for interview? A
- Help me solve my dillema. Be me. Talented H1B SW Engineer. - Current job is terminating on Oct.15.(site closure). - Have internal offers pushing me to accept before severance begins on oct. 15. - Have verbal offer from outside company that blows away internal offer's TC by far. But they are taking long time for final approva
- Amazon Pivot Received Amazon Pivot yesterday. Was already interviewing within Amazon but final interview wasn’t done. PIP plan cannot be complete in given time frame and my manager also agrees but senior leadership won’t budge. Severance 21k. On H1B visa Suggestions? At Amazon since Aug 2017
- PIP and future course of action? Happening to a colleague of mine who isn't on blind. I'm trying to help him so posting on his behalf. Anyway, Sr. Director oncology. Been on the role 10 months. Things haven't been going well between him and manager last N months. He was told unofficially on Thursday over a 1-1 that he will get the
- Layoff and H-1B status I am posting this question for a friend. She got laid off from Deloitte, last day being tomorrow. She is offered with severence of 8 weeks. When does the 60 days grace period start - immediately after last working day or after the last pay check, which in this case is after 8 weeks? Please respond
- H1B Layoff disclosure to your prospective employer Question regarding layoffs: Do you discuss your layoff situation directly with your prospective employer/interviewers or reserve it to talk with the HR upon receiving the offer? I ask this question so the prospective employers don’t give you a lowball offer. #layoff #severance #H1b
- link 2,183,112 Indian applied for H1B in the last decade Why don't companies just start more offices in Inida? Or will they? Also, there's many countries' citizens severely under-represented, i.e. Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Japan, how do we improve this? https://www.livemint.com/Politics/OGUZjTaeWPSGTng0JP13qI/Over-21-lakh-Indians-applied-f
- Piped in Amazon L4 It's been 1 year 2 months for me in Amazon and manager told that I have to go through PIP process. I will be receiving the PiP doc next week so wanted to know what are my options before signing it. I am on H1B so concerned about finding a job within 60 days. I am really concerned as I will not be
- When does the 60 day grace period start? Last day of employment or last pay day? My brother who's on an H1B visa was laid off last month. I'd love to know when does the 60 day grace period actually start. He got laid off on July 1 but received paychecks from his employer for 6 more weeks. Does the 60 day period start from July 1 or from mid August? Thanks! #h1b #layoff #60da
- Any protests or rallies planned for new H1b rules? People have the money to contribute but need to find the right groups. This affects everyone even if you yourself got a recent H1b renewal. Your neighbors, friends, coworkers, relatives and their families would be severely impacted which would have a direct effect on your own happiness.
- People with GC: do you worry? Got my GC last year, was on H1B for several years before that. Due to the current political climate, do you worry about immigration issues even if you have GC? Or can you be considered safe assuming you don’t commit felonies or things like that? Or, what else could happen?
- h1b grace period(2 months) over - next steps - help Hello Community, I need help! I was impacted by the pandemic workforce reduction and have been trying very hard to find sponsorship. I applied at over 30 companies but after clearing all rounds or initial rounds things didn’t materialize due to h1b. Since 2 months passed, my husband attorneys asked
- PIP on H1b visa Fear a pip coming up. Can a fellow H1b help plan the todo steps if I get the dreaded 'talk'? I have started doing LC. Update: 9 yoe Do I have to continue working even if most prob they've made up their mind to fire me? I read that it is possiblet o negotiate severance but how would visa work in tha
- H1B lay off and H1 transfer Hi All, My husband got laid off today due to an acquisition and HR told that he has 60 days to find another job. Fortunately, his H1B transfer was in progress and today got his receipt number from premium processing from California USCIS. He wants to start immediately but we are hell scared to jo
- Moving to another state for several months. Any concerns? I am planning to move to another state for several months for personal reasons. Do I need to let my employer know that I am not near the office? There shouldn't be any difference since I am working remotely. P.S. I am not on H1B.
- vote Got pipped with Last H1B attempt incoming, not sure what to do I'm an L4 SDE at Amazon on STEM OPT, and I got pipped a couple days ago. I've been Leetcoding since a couple of weeks now, and have been able to do about 50. I've applied to many companies but many of them are moving very slow, for a few fast moving ones I couldn't clear tech screening because of my
- Got Laid off today - Looking for referral Hi all, I have experience in Cloud SaaS, IoT, Networking and solutions. I am looking for Solutions Engineer, Systems Engineer, IoT engineer, Technical Marketing, Customer Success Engineer. It would be great if you could provide a referral or provide some guidance. Thank you in advance. Yoe: 5
- Full time to Contractor role I am Java Developer on a support project, currently on H1B visa and have 3 years remaining. Currently I am a full time employee. Trying to switch but unable to get any full time employer call, even after applying at several portals and linked in. Is it safe to move to a contractual role, quitting a
- Laid Off on OPT, looking for SWE referrals. Was impacted by layoffs last week. Would appreciate any referrals. Have 2 tries left on h1b but my unemployment days are counting down. 1.5 Yoe 190 LC done and am continuing to grind rn. Previous TC: $135k #severance #layoff #salesforce #apple #palantir #jpmorgan #salesforce #cisco #jpmorgan #re
- Choose H1b or New offer Hey folks! I’m currently in the interviewing phase for several companies and I told the HR that I dont have offers lined up. But I actually did and my H1b got picked up. Even if i get selected for the positions at the companies that I’m interviewing for I wont be able to join till the time my H1b
- PiP at amazon- need guidance received pip today. was unable to deliver the deadlines for the dev plan. i am on h1b. should i take the pip or severence? is it possible to get out of the pivot if delivered on the pip. the expectatikns are combination of hard deliverables and soft skills.
- H4 EAD and H1B Hi all, I am currently on H4 EAD. Given the risks with EAD, my company agreed to file my H1b. My EAD expires in Oct 2019. I am planning to go ahead with H1b. At the same time, I will be eligible to extend EAD in April (180 days before expiration). Since H1b process will take several months, can I al
- Working for 2 employers full time simultaneously on H1-B visa My current company is in transition and they asked me to either move to different location or consider my last day to work 10/31 with severance package. If I quit before 10/31, I don't qualify for severance. I got an offer from another company. My H1-B transfer with them is also approved. Since my
- PIP/Pivot I'm going to be put on PIP/PIVOT next month. I've started prepping for interviews but it'll takes at least 2-4 weeks till I'm ready. Does anyone know how long I have if I decide not to take the severance? I'm on H1B and I'm worried about timeline.
- link Visa Abuse: Is this for real? I have tremedous respect for those from IITs because going to school here in US with several of those IIT students and many other indian students are humble and respect the system. But there is this employee from Expedia putting an argument which is total BS. The new H1B lottery system sucks !!! (
- Layoff during H1-B processing Hello, I'm a SDE at Amazon, I have been put on pip with a plan that seems really difficult to achieve. I'm currently on F1 and my H1B is under processing since last 3 months. I want to know what happens if my H1B gets approved and how does it affect my visa status if I do not meet the expectations
- H1B transfer right after approval Hi Blind community, I’m currently on OPT visa and work for company A. My H1B got picked with company A and they’re ready to file for petition. However, I’ll be leaving the company and joining another company B. I have following questions, 1. Would my H1B petition be approved if I leave company A af
- Being layoffs but got Google offer I am in H1b status and have already left my previous company due to layoffs. Luckily I got the offer from google. I just mentioned to my hr that I am in h1b status and need transfer. Do I need to talk to my recruiter that I am in grace period right now? Or do I need to mention that I am been laid of
- What happens when Netflix fire someone on h1b? Do they keep the employee on h1b status and on payroll , but let employee to stay at home and look for next opportunities or Pay 4 months severance and notify uscis, right away? I know I have to be optimistic. But I was laid off due to poor performance in past.
- H1B Layoffs Advises #severance #layoff #covid #Pandemic Hello everyone, with the current situation and with lot of layoffs and hiring freeze going on, how should I be prepared for a layoff? My company's stock is tanking and I have recently joined. I am on H1b. Can someone please explain how to prepared for layoff on H
- Start up visa programs Canada I have read about several start up visa programs and lot of encouragement for entrepreneurs to apply for Canada and fast track(Although visa is not my main goal but hard to pursue it in USA on H1B). How good are these programs- anyone has opinions/experience?
- Layedoff looking for referrals Hi all, I have experience in SDWAN, Data Center Networking, virtulization and cloud solutions. I am looking for Network Engineer, Network deployment Engineer, Customer Success Engineer , Technical consulting Engineer. It would be great if you could provide a referral or provide some guidance. Th
- Cloudkitchens layoff Im looking for opportunities in Cloudkitchens, but wondering how safe it is for H1B holders. I see a recent post that several hundreds of employees left the company. I understand startups has higher risk than big tech companies, but I think it also depends on how their business is doing. Has any clo
- Lost my job at Deloitte and have just 1 month before my visa expire in the US 10 years of experience in M&A program management business process engineering. Please, I’d much appreciate a referral to anywhere but Amazon and Facebook (AMZN said no and FB will not sponsor). 1 week on H1B. Filing for H4 soon. #severance #layoffs #FAANG #hiring #jobopening #recruiting #covi
- Overlap of employment for a week ok H1B Been laid off from employer A on 05/14 which was when I last worked but termiantion date is 06/05 and I started with emp B on 06/01. so there is a week overlap, any insights on whether it would be an issue. Tc: 220K#severance #layoff #h1b
- Companies with easy and quick interview process - FMLA coming to an end Hi All, My FMLA is coming to an end and I am on H1B. I am still looking for a job. I couldn’t focus on prep and interview due to severe health issues and depression. I am looking for companies that have easy interview process for SWE and quick in processing my application. Please help me ! TC- 14
- H1b Transfer Receipt Notice Timeline (Feb 2019) Hi Guys, I have seen several people asking for the current timeline for the receipt notice for h1b transfers. For me, it took 1 biz-day. File date: Feb 18 Receipt Notice Date: Feb 19 Company: Google Service Center: California (BAL lawyers uploaded notice today, earlier I assumed it arrived today
- FMLA on H1B Visa I want to take a FMLA because of severe depression. I have no been able to focus and the current company that I work at (not SAP) has very bad WLB. Has anyone taken FMLA while on an H1B? Also what are the steps to apply for leave of absence?
- Canadian/Australian PR All the drama/insecuritues around H1B and indefinite wait for GC has got me thinking about applying for Canadian/Australian PR. I know several of my friends have already applied. Anyone here doing this? Is the tech scene good in Australia. I would prefer Australia over Canada for the weather. Tho
- APM or PM with lesser experience? 2 years as a business analyst at a bank and 9 months as a Product Manager (hate current role). Disqualified for several APM positions as I've been out of school for 3 years. Underqualified for big company PM due to tenure. On H1B, any company suggestions?
- link Severance Period in California Does California provide any severance period of 60 days to employees? Please enlighten me of any source on this. I accidentally stumbled upon this https://www.am22tech.com/h1b-60-days-grace-period-uscis-rule/ which says about this just near 60-Day Grace Period vs i94 Expiry paragraph.
- H1b options if employment ends Thinking of joining an early stage startup but I'm still on H1B. What are some of the options to extend time to find another job and maintain status? Here's what understand: 1. Some companies give 1 to 3 months of severance and potentially keep you on payroll 2. Once that ends, H1B visa official
- Netflix firing H1B visa employees Does Netflix put you on payroll for few months when you're let go? If not, what do the H1B holders do in that case? I understand they give you a generous severance package. But if they don't keep you on payroll, you're out of status and are not allowed to stay in the US.
- Help: Getting laid off from a start up Blind Fam, You have nurtured me and helped me find amazing new opportunities. I have found some unbelievable insight about how things work behind the scenes. Sad to share that I am yet another vicitim of covid. In a tough personal situation rn, any pointers to help me find a new job would be very he
- Canada citizenship wait times increased Since there are a lot of posts concerning Canada, and Canada immigration, thought I’d provide an update. Maybe it’s time for blind to start their own Canada immigration sub channel. The wait times for applying for citizenship has increased from 12 months to 27 months now. Almost a 3x increase. Whil
- H1B transfer or Extension? I have an FB offer. I have approved I140 and my current H1 will expire in about 9 months. I have some questions about H1B transfer as I believe there may be several of you may have experience with this situation. 1. Will there be H1B transfer first or FB can directly file for H1B extension based o
- when to quit… if my h1b effective date is 10/1, when is the soonest time I can quit? work place harassment is getting more severe. I posted on blind few months ago and listened to the advice that I need to find a new job— I have an offer. currently I’m waiting for my h1b to become effective, but everyday is excr
- FB 24 month min h1b period req? I have read in several posts that FB dont extend offer to candidates who have less than 24 months remaining on their 6 yr h1b period. Is that true ? And what if the candidate have an approved i140 ? #Facebook Does it apply to other companies as well ? #Google #Apple #engineering #swe
- Payroll status while on severance I have been with FB with little over 2 years now as an E5. I received MM in the last half and currently on H1B. I am evaluating my options if I get MM this half. I can either choose to be on PIP or take mutual separation. Let's say I get MM this half and don't want to go through PIP (would rather co
- Termination date Jun 2020 Company office is closing and I got layoff notice today. My termination date is Jun 2020. If I stay till termination date, I will get severance of around 100k. I am on H1b and I am not sure, if I should stay till the end date and join another company after that or look for new job now and join. An