It is incumbent upon the honorable craftsman to be aware
of whether or not his services are being used
as a means to accomplish evil ends -
and to act (or NOT) accordingly.
Duh.
Corporate greed undermining both America and American workers to make more money. Just like our beloved politicians!
It’s been phony for the last 20 years. They were making this claim running up to Y2K and since.
Let’s just call Customer Service and get an answer:
“My name Peggy...”
Uhuh.
A number of executives at Ameriquest held a significant interest in a certain “outsourcing” firm.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Ameriquest+Tavant
Obviously it was just a coinkidink that millions (500+?) of dollars were funneled through that enterprise ASAP.
There’s no shortage of STEM workers; there’s a shortage of STEM workers willing to work in Los Angeles (or any other high-cost area) for $33 per hour.
Yep. Plenty of tech workers here if they’ll pay for them.
The tricky part, of course, is that rising tech wages here lead to more offshoring of tech work.
With 100 million Americans unemployed should I call them a liar?
Wow. The truth smacked LASlimes in the head.
I’ve been in the IT industry for over 20 years. Over the last 10 years there has been an absolute avalanche of foreign tech workers flooding the market. Most are Indian. Some are good, many are not. But they generally accept less pay than a lot of Americans.
They are definitely crowding out American college graduates.
Being considered technically trained does not equal being a reliable or useful worker. Our colleges are giving a lot of degrees to completely useless people.
My niece has a 4 year degree and lives the life of a hippie because she doesn’t want to be chained to a desk. Her whole circle of friends are the same way. They’re too busy exploring their creativity or sexuality and bragging about their education to get tied up with a job in a “socially malignant” corporation they hate.
Frankly if I were looking for an employee, I would turn to my GED holding nephew who goes to work during the hours required of him and doesn’t expect 6 figures for a part time job. He can be trained for a high tech job within reason
It’s not phoney. There are no US candidates.
People like Michael Hiltzik know nothing about the industry they are writing about.
I would like to see a study of how much companies save by hiring an H1-B, if they save any money at all. To get an H1-B employee, the company has to shell out $15k-$20k upfront in legal costs etc. And the next day, that employee can take their H1-B to another company, and the original company is out everything.
I knew a company that refused to hire H1-Bs, because they shelled out $40k on two H1-B employees and they were hired away within a few months at higher salaries.
I am not sure companies save any money on H1-Bs, but the Visa they do use to undercut U.S. workers I don't hear people mention at all.
The Visa that is really allowing U.S. companies to pay less for labor is the L1 Visa. L1s can't jump to other companies, unless that company gives them an H1-B. Most L1s are stuck at their company and have little leverage to get higher pay, like H1-Bs so. Companies also lie to these employees about sponsoring citizenship. Also, I believe there is no limit on L1s. The catch is, the employee has to work for the company one year outside the U.S. before they can come to the U.S. How come no one complains about L1s?
After awhile it becomes a “self-fulfilling prophecy” because Americans don’t want to go into those industries knowing that they’ll just be passed for H1Bs.
Can’t believe this appeared in the L.A. Slimes.
It’s completely PHONY! H1-B is nothing more than a way to drive down employee costs, nothing more..
There is no shortage of able, talented tech folks in the US.