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whereisjustice

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17. So sick of hearing how India is so much better than the US. Indentured H1Bs, low pay

Reply to OhioChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 12:27 AM

Oct 2014

and no protections. Now, they are importing workers from India to manage workers in and from India. There is a caste system alive and well, and many won't work for Americans directly.

India, China and Mexico - human rights abuses, poverty, slave labor markets.

Wall Street's dream world.

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Microsoft cuts 3,000 jobs, rounding out July plan [View all] OhioChick Oct 2014 OP

how many h-1bs will be the replacements? nt antigop Oct 2014 #1

My very first thought. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #2

3000 would be my guess rurallib Oct 2014 #3

Yep. There always seems to be a need for more of those at microsoft rpannier Oct 2014 #7

They'd replace every single one with an H1-B if they could. closeupready Oct 2014 #11

Bingo! nt elias49 Oct 2014 #13

Replacements are cheap, but getting your salaried workers to make up for the lost productivity hughee99 Oct 2014 #15

ALL valerief Oct 2014 #16

Microsoft: "We're Hiring! ...and firing!" ChromeFoundry Oct 2014 #4

But but but there's a shortage of tech workers ! Skills gap ! Srsly ! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #5

If they dont need the people who they fired they dont need the hire any H-1B workers and their cstanleytech Oct 2014 #6

Damned straight..... NO company that lays off employees should be allowed H-1Bs groundloop Oct 2014 #8

Absolutely agree. nt greatlaurel Oct 2014 #10

Very good point. nt greatlaurel Oct 2014 #9

Good catch. pa28 Oct 2014 #12

"highly skilled" Skittles Oct 2014 #14

So sick of hearing how India is so much better than the US. Indentured H1Bs, low pay whereisjustice Oct 2014 #17