I have been at Amazon for over 5 years now. But, am on H1-B. I live in constant fear of screwing up and having to leave. Any small argument with a team member or comments during a design review and I feel it will be the end of me. Just wanted to share.. vent I guess. Does anyone else here feel the same? If so, what do you do counter it.
I guess that's independent of the company. Citizens and GC holders lose job it's only mental , financial stress but for people on visa it could be more devastating.
Assuming you are into Bollywood movies 😉
I guess can't control the factor (fear )
It's real and unfair, companies know it and abuse it. Having unions doesn't sound as bad at times like this. I know the feeling, it's bad and has a toll on mental health.
Is the odds of it happening are even remotely 1 ?
Life on H1b dude... it is what it is.
I graduated from a top school and live under a constant fear myself. What do you guys do to overcome this stress?
I had set up an emergency fund in my home country, in any case, I need to return my home country, and I am confident enough with the knowledge earned studying and working here that I can easily survive in my home country.
Canada. Salaries are getting better. No where compared to the US but you will have peace of mind.
I am genuinely considering moving to Canada with my girlfriend. So I would not have to live in constant fear of getting kicked out. I agree that Indian backlog is long due to abuse of system, but those of us, that are genuine and graduated from top schools (Stanford, CMU or Ivy Leagues and so on..) are also branded as abusers just because of few. Nevertheless there is no hope that this system would improve.
Exactly. Better to cut your losses and move on. Apply for a Canadian PR and be eligible to do anything ( swe, chef, entrepreneur etc.) from day 1. Just don’t compare your life to your life in the US. Most friends that are there are happy. Just plan to move with a job, take a transfer.
Over years i have seen so many people vent about this but have’nt seen anybody move out.
Recall what gabbar Singh once said
जो दर गया समझो मर गया