20K Workers Will Be Jobless in Indian IT Sector, Thanks to Infosys and Cognizant

Re:20K Workers Will Be Jobless in Indian IT Sector, Thanks t... by tracer4201 on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:12AM (#21460381)

I worked for an oil and gas company in Houston about 5 years ago, and the IT organization was primarily Indian contractors working through a couple companies. I recall Infosys and Larsen and Toubro.

One of the IT contractors supporting the SAP system confessed to me how horribly L&TI treated him, and how if he spoke up about it, they could force him to return to India. He was making $18 an hour btw, although I’m pretty sure his billable rate was far larger. One of his Indian friends found out what he’d told me and ended up yelling at him in their native tongue because he wasn’t supposed to speak up, apparently.

I’m sure tons of talent from India absolutely is deserving of their work visas, but there were companies clearly gaming the system.

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Re:20K Workers Will Be Jobless in Indian IT Sector, Thanks t... by chopraaa on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:16AM (#21460396)

I worked for HCL right out of college.

If I asked people whom I worked with to guess my salary, they couldn't even come close. I made about $180 per month with 48 hour work weeks.

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Re:20K Workers Will Be Jobless in Indian IT Sector, Thanks t... by sokz on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:27AM (#21460439)

I got offered about the same amount last month by HCL,for a position that required a Master's.

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