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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by adtac on Sunday February 16, 2025 @03:55AM (#43066513)
All key personnel were immigrants? Why did the others come back? Also, since the H1B were key to operations and therefore smart, couldn't at least some of them have found a new employer? 61% of the H1B population switched jobs that year, so why did all key H1B come back?

I think key personnel came back because they wanted to. It's the simplest explanation.

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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by bigmattystyles on Sunday February 16, 2025 @06:40AM (#43067302)
With h1b i think you have 60 days to find someone else to sponsor you or you have to leave the country. 60 days is no time at all to find and start a new job. Even if you’re smart.
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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by johnnyanmac on Sunday February 16, 2025 @05:57PM (#43072637)
Even in the best markets, I still had a 6 week interview to offer stage (5 stages). 45 days and if they decided someone else is better I may be out of luck restarting the process.

With a Visa, I would not take such a risk. Given the job market, they either need to extend the period, or somehow mandate companies decide on a full time candidate within 30 days of first conact. It's gotten beyond out of hand.

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