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drm604

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12. I have neither of those skills and I don't have the money to pay for training.

Reply to MH1 (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 02:35 PM

Mar 2013

If an employer would let my learn on the job, I'd jump at it, but we both know that isn't going to happen.

Regarding taking a low wage job, at my age taking a 40k to 50k job is taking a job for the rest of my career that won't even pay my expenses.

That said, I haven't had any offers at any price.

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Plan to hike H-1B cap to 300,000 seen dead; 130,000 cap still possible [View all] Newsjock Mar 2013 OP

What about the MILLIONS unemployed in OUR friggen country! AAO Mar 2013 #1

I can't get a technical job and they want to increase the H-1B cap? drm604 Mar 2013 #2

what's your skill area? MH1 Mar 2013 #10

I have neither of those skills and I don't have the money to pay for training. drm604 Mar 2013 #12

If you have programming skills you may be able to self-teach, somewhat MH1 Mar 2013 #13

The problem with self-training is that most employers want someone with paid experience drm604 Mar 2013 #15

Just another way for cheap labor Squaredeal Mar 2013 #3

Let me tell you about my experience with H-1B Jivenwail Mar 2013 #4

It gets worse than that . . . aggiesal Mar 2013 #6

This is such B$ aggiesal Mar 2013 #5

I work in a field that has a lot of imported talent from India. octothorpe Mar 2013 #8

Dump the H-1B program and let companies pay a not-too-small fee to give someone a green card. Jerry442 Mar 2013 #7

Dump the H1B program and fund targeted training to fill the need. MH1 Mar 2013 #14

Corps want that cheap ass labor n/t OhioChick Mar 2013 #9

classic 'compromise' sham markiv Mar 2013 #11