[AAABEST]

Let's see. High tech companies donate millions. Average citizens donate only a little. This one is going nowhere.

Heh. That statement is probably as true as it is cynical.

H1Bs are bad enough in an economy such as this one, but did you hear about that guy that worked for Bank of America? They actually had him train his replacement and then let him go. He then went and shot himself.

He was wrong for doing that, but the very next day after reading the story, I closed all of my accounts with BoA and I'm in the process of selling a truck that they hold the paper on. I will never do business with them again, and I've done a bunch in the past.

[BJungNan]

So sorry to hear about this as I just opened up at BofA - only game in this one horse town. Shocking, though, having someone train their replacement. This country really has no class any longer. I'd love to have a word with the manager that did this.

[Zippo44]

You are referring to what seems to be standard practice these days. I have worked for a company called Air Liquide America (parent company in Paris the frog bastards) for three years, but last year they decided to outsource all IT and telecom to a Canadian company (french canadian, based in Montreal) called CGI. I have been training the THREE Canucks that are to do my job in Ontario for the last two months and when I am done...adios to me. I have no intention of shooting myself, but it's a good thing I don't have my finger on a button controlling a missile targeted on Paris or Montreal.