Ha ha. I have to compete with indentured H-1B slaves in my IT career so small greedy business owners can shove it and pay up. Or learn to code.
You posted on Freerepublic, I think you meant to post on DU based upon your "hate the business owner". You know, the one who runs the business that PAYS YOU.
Don't like it? Then leave, simple as that.
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While they complain of a shortage of STEM workers, the inflation adjusted starting pay for new graduates in my degree has barely moved and gone down in inflation adjusted numbers since I graduated. Why? Because they can bring someone in on an H-1B who has more credentials and qualifications (on paper anyway) and flood the market. HR departments also get to fluff out their minority numbers by getting H-1Bs since, in my experience, they almost never come from European countries.
My work only tangentially relates to my original degree, but my degree was a lot more work and effort than others spent to get into the same field. It makes me feel like I wasted time and effort and I would not recommend others take the same path.
My advice to kids is: don’t go to college unless someone else is paying. If you do pay, get your gen-ed classes done at a local community college that can transfer those credits to where you want to get your core degree from. Don’t rush into picking a major, figure out what you have an aptitude for and will pay well. Preferably figure out a career path that lets you work for yourself.