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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by re-thc on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:17PM (#35970139)
> his is really suboptimal though, what if you have a H1B worker that's a high performer in a key position that would make your company collapse if they left but say, they were born in India, and you're laying off folks in projects that failed / folks that are low-performing.

You can offer them a different visa? H1B isn't the ONLY option. It's only being used because it's not a "key" position.

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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by coderintherye on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:22PM (#35970166)
What different visa option are you referring to? Specifically, as noted in the parent comment when referring to workers from India.
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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by bradleyjg on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:29PM (#35970207)
If a particular employee leaving would cause Google to collapse that certainly sounds like an extraordinary alien.
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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by photonbucket on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:52PM (#35970365)
Presumably the O-1 visa
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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by wheels on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:56PM (#35970381)
EB-1 ("Executive") or O-1 ("Genius").
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