Telling your pregnant wife that you just lost your job to an H-1B Pakistani ( happen to me in the 1990’s ) will change your outlook on life.
>>Telling your pregnant wife that you just lost your job to an H-1B Pakistani ( happen to me in the 1990’s ) will change your outlook on life.
I am so very sorry, central_va. The thought of that is horrible. And, of course, every one of our experiences is what forms our opinions. That’s why every individual is so different. For example, I was raised where there was never a threat to life or property, so I was raised not to think of not killing as the first sin to be avoided, but could afford to think that bigotry was a bigger sin. If I’d been raised in a bad neighborhood, I’d be a completely different person than I am today. I truly hope that all ended in a better place for you.
Not as a matter of H-1B, but the people I knew were all in very high salaried technical positions after so many years in the field, and there was a period where almost everyone lost their jobs because the companies were trying to reduce payroll costs. Really big names in their fields were out of work. Husband and I took early retirement, but then I kept getting networking messages from friends trying to find other work.
For us it worked out well, as we had to live in two states and this let us consolidate into one. And husband ended up in a tiny company that got bought out. Wouldn’t have happened if that incredible buy-out hadn’t happened at just the time I knew I could get husband out finally. But most of my friends didn’t lose their jobs at optimal times for them.