Do you feel your life on H1B in the US is embarrassing or humiliating? Before someone asks me to GTFO of US, I'm doing that. My answer to the question is "Yes, I'm in only for the short-term. Will pursue other options." Note that I'm not suggesting reforms or complaining about US immigration system. Just sharing my feeling and want to know how others truly feel about it.
It's uncertain and exploitative. Explaining this to a native American sometimes gets embarrassing, because I am not able to convince him (or myself) about why I am in it.
I assume you're on the visa as well. Are you okay being exploited or do you think you're not part of the exploitation?
Tangential but: * Native American: it means something else entirely. * he/him: try and use gender-neutral pronouns (they/them).
What's exploitation for one is a massive opportunity for other. Remember there is always someone ready to take the job for less and yet do more. It is not about IT industry
USA is losing you, my friend. It’s USA’s loss
Unfortunately there are thousand's waiting in the line to replace her/him
Sincere question, how are H1b workers being exploited?
They pay the same taxes as everyone else, get thrown under the bus everytime there is an issue, are always the ‘others’, get no benefit and if you are lucky enough to be Indian or Chinese cannot buy a house without wondering when you would get deported.
I think h1b exploitation may be seen in paying low wages to employees as they just need to have a valid Visa status throughout their time in US. Though it's a dual-intent visa, the path to immigration is impossible for Indians. So, knowing that an Indian H1B employee can't easily quit a job, they could very well be paid less than the market for their skills.
I’m not Indian but I don’t like that I paid so much tuition to attend school here just to be treated so badly after I graduated. My life feels so unstable and uncertain because of visa
This. I almost wish that there are only as many h1bs as there are green cards and that there is a direct and stable path to PR, like in almost every other country.
So you should be treated based on how much money you put into the system?
If you can mint money for a decade here, make your career grow in FAANG and then transfer to India with a good job, your life will be better than you would have imagined!
☝️Use this as a stepping stone to go back to India and move into a senior role there
This may sound cliched or just stupid. But, when I move to India, my plan is to work in an Indian based tech start-up.
I'm here for the money. This is not a good country to retire in at any rate. I'm using it for the money and then retiring in a country with a better social safety net.
what happens to all the social security taxes you paid for yesrs
So you will pay nothing into that safety net and then think you can just move there and partake?
I’m eagerly waiting for this Covid shit to end and international travel to resume normally - safe travel and no quarantine crap. Will get out and don’t think of coming back ever. <rant over> USA is like a golden cage.. one can make good money and have a relatively comfortable life.. but so many restrictions for us Visa holders.. have to think twice to goto India- visa stamping.. H1 extensions.. too much stuff.. and uncertainty in everything..
Great idea. Make sure you take your job along with you!
Make sure u take whole department with u And export all jobs u do in ur company to India
The rules and the uncertainty(stamping, extensions, no gc) annoy me and also make me anxious. Given that the tech companies are paying so well in India too, I only see the quality of life as the reason to stay here. Anyways I'm mentally prepared that I can be kicked out anytime so that when the time comes, I don't really feel bad about it
Lol no. There are disadvantages and Indians are treated unfairly due to the stupid rules. BUT it's utter nonsense comparing it to slavery.
No H1B is slavery. Pay taxes that benefit the society but you have no rights