H1B visa window opens (80,000 Visas Available for 2008 Fiscal Year)

Siliconvalley.com ^ | 03/30/2007 | Nicole C. Wong

[wentali]

I was just curious: if you replace 3 H1B's. That is 3x60000=180000. Assume you work for 80000. Their would be 100k savings for the company by hiring you. So is it the age thing, or what? I'm working in a similar field and get older.

[brownsfan]

"LOL
More like you've been repeating your strawman arguments so often you've begun to believe them yourself."

Why not? YOU believe them.

[1rudeboy]

No, I don't. Want to know more?

[brownsfan]

"No, I don't. Want to know more?"

Usually my curiousity would be piqued. You and I have crossed paths enough that I think further exchange would be fruitless at best.

[1rudeboy]

I completely understand. Closed mind, and all that . . . no problem with it whatsoever.

[Doc Savage]

"I don't need no stinkin' VISA" I got mine from Bank of America even though I used a fake SS#, fake name, and have no intention of ever paying these a-holes a penny! LOL from the Rio Grande!!!

[1rudeboy]

Excuse me, this thread is about legal immigration. Please direct your comment to a thread concerning illegal immigration. One pops-up now and then.

[brownsfan]

"I completely understand. Closed mind, and all that . . . no problem with it whatsoever."

See, that's why we can't communicate! Your logic seems to be damaged. There's a very distinct and real difference between a closed mind, (your interpretation), and one that has been educated by empirical result, (reality).

[1rudeboy]

Yet I sit here, a direct contradiction to what you think is "empirical" reality, and you don't want to listen.
"Logic?" LOL

[kabar]

I would much rather we get our new immigrants through H1B visas than through the current system of chain migration and self-selected illegals. We are taking in over a million legal immigrants a years and 500,000 to 1 million illegal aliens.

[kabar]

Companies can also use the H1B status to sponsor them for green cards and eventual citizenship.

[null and void]

I was making $100K. I simply didn't have enough hands to do everything at the same time. By replacing me with three people he tripled the number of hands at less than twice the cost. He also added considerable capability as Srinivas is about a zillion times better at web design and programing than I.

I had beaten the job well enough into submission that less skilled people could handle it - I count that as a success.

We're still on good terms and the old boss wants me to do the voice over on web demos.

Since no one seems to want to hire a fat old grumpy greyhair, I'm starting my own damm company, with one of my old bosses (it's his fourth start-up).

Start working on your Plan B now...

[wentali]

So everything is in natural order then. Plan B is: once one becomes older and wiser, your assignments becomes to nurture the young ones. In other words start a company, provide working places and become the teacher and provider. So, repeat what is already done. Hire H1B's, this time you are on the other side. The Circle is closing, it makes sense.
P.S. this is not sarcastic, that's probably how it really is.

[null and void]

Pretty much. I've trained my share of my own H1-B replacements.

My usual goal is to work myself out of a job and go on to something more challenging/interesting.

These days I'm a bit better at part A...

[wentali]

Tip: accept the situation as is. Loose some weight, put some Suspenders on and a Tie, use Miss Clairol to get rid of the gray. Fight your inner self to complete the move to the other side. And your future is bright.

[null and void]

My future is bright.

We have a product, a customer, and a facility. Cash flow is next, and soon.

[grey_whiskers]

I had beaten the job well enough into submission that less skilled people could handle it - I count that as a success.

We're still on good terms and the old boss wants me to do the voice over on web demos.

Since no one seems to want to hire a fat old grumpy greyhair, I'm starting my own damm company, with one of my old bosses (it's his fourth start-up).

Start working on your Plan B now...

Freepmail coming.