I’ve come to realize that blind is dominated by H1B’s. Does it bother you? I have this weird feeling about it because it’s this huge sub-culture I don’t understand. Every post seems like “H1 need help” or lottery related. I also wonder why H1’s are so into blind? Is tech just dominated by H1’s? Is it the “blind” referral culture? Its an interesting social question to me.
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We better start learning and acting like it. Especially now.
Separately I think the H1B program is horrendous. H1Bs are supposed to be for when a company can’t find a US citizen for a job—and they have to pay a premium for finding someone outside the country. However in practice I see too many cases where:
-Company wants to hire someone but doesn’t want to pay market value. They decide to contract rather than hire an FTE to do work an FTE would normally do.
-Recruiting agencies want to make top dollar or compete in a race-to-the-bottom by seeking the lowest possible rate for a position. For example, Technical Project Manager contract in California that pays $25/hr yet wants 6+ years of experience (market value likely $70-90/hr).
-Enough US Citizens decline to interview because the rate is below market value, which triggers exception to H1B process. Company doesn’t have to pay premium on fair market rate, they have to pay premium on advertised rate of $25/hr.
-Recruiting company interviews and hires H1B from India for Technical Project Manager position at $30/hr—less than half of fair market rate.
End state?
-H1B new hire is indentured servant working for less than anyone else in the same position for the same work, counting the days until they get their green card (likely 15+ years)... and praying they don’t lose their job or unsuccessfully transfer since they’d have to leave the country
-American who was qualified for the job couldn’t take it because it was offered way below market rate.
-Recruiting company profits.
-End client company profits most of all.
Terrible. Anyone have a significantly different experience than this?