Posted on 05/01/2017 10:17:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Infosys, the Indian IT services company that stands to be one of the biggest losers from a US visa crackdown, plans to hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years, according to the company’s chief executive.
News of the hiring spree, due to be announced on Tuesday, is likely to be seen as a win for the White House as it tries to push companies into creating more US jobs. The administration announced a review of the H-1B visa programme a fortnight ago, aimed at stemming the flow of low-cost workers brought in by companies such as Infosys....
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Wow, sometimes winning is just that easy!!!
#winning
Interesting. I felt like something like this was coming, but never actually saw it.
Large H1B contract houses will become domestic contract houses.
I was laid off a few months ago due to one of these “consulting companies” making “nice” with tech clueless execs. But damn, working for one of them is better than being unemployed (I think? Maybe?). Guess I’ll apply to Infosys tomorrow.
Mood luck.
If the web site is ant indication ..
Keep us posted
Why do American companies need an Indian company to hire American workers?
Where are the American companies that do this kind of thing?
There are American companies that do this kind of thing. The problem is that Indian companies have squeezed many of the American businesses out of business.
‘Hoping I can understand the new “American” workers!
The ones who dodge taxes by not hiring US Citizens.
Wait, how can this be? I mean the only reason we have H-1B workers is because companies can’t find qualified American workers to begin with, right? </sarc>
Very doubtful. My guess is they will hire business analysts and all the high tech work will still be done off-shore.
If anybody actually believes this, I have some beautiful, mountainous land in Florida that you’re going to want to buy before anyone else sees it.
Winning....this is like the New England Pats playing against a elementary school football team.
I wouldn't consider working for an Indian IT company "winning"... especially this one.
There are both large and small American and large and small Indian consulting firms. (I work for a small Indian firm.)
Consulting has grown faster than traditional employment in the past 20 years and Indian firms faster than American firms.
There are several reasons: Accenture, DeLoitte, etal are general contractors that hire sub-contractors. The Indians (especially Tata/TCS) have mastered the game of sub-contracting into multi-level martketing of sub-contractors.
But more importantly, Americans have left the recruiting role. In 2000 I would get 50 emails per day and 40 of the 50 would be from American recruiters. Now I still get 50 per day. But 40 of 50 are from Indians.
Recruiters, both American and Indian, work on commission. Indians multi-level approach worked better in the last downturn. Most Americans are not willing to work on commission. Most companies, both American and Indian, are not willing to pay high salaries to unproven recruiters.
Recruiters are typically less qualified in both technical skills, business understanding and especially communication skills ... skill in American English. The Indian English does not communicate job openings and skills needed in the same way as American English. We Americans tend to take literally what the Indians intend figuratively and vice versa.
Most recruiters, both American and Indian are constantly looking for a better job for themselves. There is high turnover in recruiters. I can think of only 3 recruiters (2 American in the 90s and 1 Indian now) who I had contact with 3 years in a row. I would be looking for my next gig and contact firms I had good rapport with the last time I was looking and discover not a single person who was there last time is there now.
There are many other defects in the recruiting system. Many of these defects stem from the IRS vs Union 76 law suit in the 1980s and other IRS rules and regulations. You either have to violate contradictory IRS rulings and take the risk of the IRS putting you out of business. Or you have to spend extra overhead on inefficient anal compliance with the IRS.
To a lesser extent, compliance with diversity and other non-IRS regulations also increases inefficiency. But IRS is the biggee.
There are other factors. Bottom line, if we simplified taxes, ideally down to a flat tax or fair tax, and removed the IRS for control of business decisions the rising tide would lift all boats.
Too often, business decisions are made, not on how to grow the business and run a business that is profitable because it is efficient. No! Business decisions are made on how to game the complex tax system.
And all of the above is apart from the problems in the client companies which have a war raging between the hiring managers in IT and the legal-HR-PR nervous nellies of the corporation.
Their Indian managers had better start ordering Maalox in 55 gallon drums. They are about to find their new American employees are not nearly so docile. Or silent.
Foreigners working phone lines in this country really irritate my hearing challenged condition. Being recently inundated with repeated calls for ‘extended car warrantee’?? by these likes,I triggered an episode in which I told/ask in exasperation that they speak English to which they replied tartly “goodbye can you understand that?” Paid by the call, it’s been at least 30 on this one car. Getting meaner.
“Paid by the call, it’s been at least 30 on this one car. Getting meaner.”
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Why even answer the call?
I’ve been ignoring them for years.
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