Posted on 11/06/2025 10:22:01 AM PST by libh8er
An Indian tech manager in the United States has expressed his frustration after feeling unfairly judged and resented for stereotypes associated with Indian professionals in the industry. In an anonymous post on the workplace discussion platform Blind titled “I’m an Indian manager and I feel hated for things I didn’t do,” the user shared that he came to the US on an H1B visa, worked his way up from level L5 to L7, and has always believed in fairness and merit.
The manager wrote that he has mentored colleagues from various backgrounds, hired based on talent, and never considered race, caste or nationality when making professional decisions. Yet, he now finds himself dealing with growing hostility toward Indians in tech spaces, both online and at work.
“Recently, I see so much anger toward Indians in tech. Online, people say we only hire our own, or that we bring the caste system here. It breaks me because I’ve spent my whole career trying to do the opposite,” he wrote.
The manager admitted to feeling isolated despite years in the US. “I moved to the US to belong but still feel like I live in India as my social circle is mostly Indians,” he said, adding that he wonders if he was “too naive” in believing that hard work and fairness would be enough. “I don’t know when being Indian in tech turned into something people resent,” he concluded.
Social media reactions
The post has sparked a discussion online. Reacting to the post, one user wrote, “I would never work for a H1B manager. They will never stand up for you and throw you under the bus to protect their job and status. You might be a good one but I can’t take that chance. Incentives are too perverse. I’ve never seen a H1B manager who wasn’t completely docile and a slavish.”
“I am a US citizen never on H1B but Indian origin.I am angry at what this flood of low skill uncivilized H1Bs have done to the industry and our reputation. 20 years ago, Indians were respected. Now, we are hated. Why? Because of H1B scammers flooding in who cannot behave themselves and make us all look bad. So no one feels sorry for H1Bs. I have worked very hard too, but H1Bs make it hard for US citizens, so no sympathy,” commented another.
“I think the WITCH companies have tarnished the image on Indians leave alone destroying green card opportunities for genuine Indian candidates who have done masters in the US,” wrote a third user.
“Ignore the racist comments you see online. It's sad to see the general state of racism against Indian people,” said another.
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I am guessing he is a Google employee since Google follows the L1, L2, L3... nomenclature.
Honestly I don’t get the blowback the Indians are getting......of all immigrants, they seem to fly under the radar the most.
If they’re illegals sure, but I just don’t get it.
Mid-1990s for me. Thanks for asking.
Keep your boss happy for cause, and be happy.
Go talk to a white guy who has been in tech for the last 25-30 years about it.
The anger has been there for 25 years.
Clearly he wasn’t paying attention to anyone but Indian engineers.
“Recently, I see so much anger toward Indians in tech. Online, people say we only hire our own, or that we bring the caste system here.”
Yes. I’ve seen this firsthand. I’ve even had other Indian employees complain about caste hiring practices.
That said....I'm an American and hell yes I resent that companies and corporate interests were allowed to run this scam for 35 years to steal jobs from Americans and depress White Collar wages with cheap foreign indentured servants. I'm disgusted this was ever allowed. It definitely should not have been.
Its like when somebody said to me that if I were some poor dirt farmer in central America I'd want to illegally enter the US and get paid more than I could back home too. I agree I probably would if I were in their position. But I'm not in their position. I'm in my position and I don't want my country invaded nor do I want corporations being allowed to screw American workers over by flooding the market with cheap foreign labor. That's good for the company but terrible for workers and ultimately terrible for the country.
One mulls over the American laws which created these classes of visas, and then reviews how many politicians supported this, and, now that the wind blows in another direction, will start chattering on in an opposite manner. None of these quoted in various media would be here, without having gone through a very normal and lengthy naturalization process, were it not for all those decades of politicians’ backsides in politicians’ elected seats creating and supporting the system.
Poor baby.
“I still feel like I live in India as my social circle is mostly Indians” — and whose fault is that?
I see Mexicans hanging around with Mexicans, blacks with blacks, Chinese with Chinese, Indians with Indians all the time. When I was working, they all hung around together and didn’t make much effort to mingle or assimilate.
Back in the 90’s I was a COBOL programmer. A friend from COBOL school (back in 1982) was a manager at the same company. Yeah, he moved through the ranks faster than me. Anyway, after I became a contractor and moved on to greener pastures in contracting, we had lunch one day and he told me something interesting.
He told me about looking at a row of desks all occupied by contractors. He told me that some were Americans and some were Indians on visa. The Indians were actually somewhat more productive and “hungry”. But here was the amazing part: He said the americans billed at $75 an hour, while the indians billed at $17.50.
So, what did that mean for me? It meant that by the late 2000’s I had migrated to Project management and Business analysis. The reason is simple: They were both communication intensive, and I knew Indians would have a hard time migrating to that role. And it served me well until my retirement four years ago.
But in the “FWIW” lane: I really enjoyed programming and was DAMNED GOOD AT IT! I hated project management and business analysis...but it paid the bills. Also, by the last few years of my career I was doing what they now have a name for: I was quiet quitting.
Those in the H1B program are legal at least. There is definitely a certain arrogance on their part though and voting overwhelmingly Democrat means I don't have any sympathy. I want them gone.
Because you never had to work under one
The hate is going to have to increase before we get real action from politicians to remove Indian invaders from America.
I’ve even had other Indian employees complain about caste hiring practices.
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I even remember there was some lawsuit, claiming job discrimination of lower caste Indians (Dalits?) in the US companies.
The Indians I knew, were almost all from the highest caste (brahmins), few from the second highest caste.
Nobody below that!
I am guessing he is a Google employee since Google follows the L1, L2, L3... nomenclature.
Let’s not be L7.
And now with AI, in essence, prompts are the new code. Proficiency in English is more important than ever.
The company CEO who is, strangely enough, also Indian wants more "diversity".
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