Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft
by happytoexplain on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:27PM
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Yes, exactly. Without a hint of pettiness or subjectivity: To say that many of these individuals are bad at the job would be an understatement. They might as well be random non-English-speakers grabbed off the street and told "write a React app" or "administer this database" or "perform data analysis".
It's not their fault. But it's demeaning in the extreme to the experienced, dedicated natives who are forced to work with them.
Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft
by seizethecheese on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:58PM
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I’ve experienced working with h1b workers that are not great, but this characterization is a bit rich. All of the massively valuable big tech companies have a ton of these workers. There’s no way they are like random people pulled off the street.
Not everyone, but a significant number, and if you've ever worked with one of these individuals, you know how demoralizing and frustrating it can be. Especially in the typical political climate in a tech company, where saying something even slightly related to immigration will get taken a certain way.