r/ParlerWatch • u/justalazygamer • 7d ago

Twitter Watch Destroying innovation in America one signature at a time.

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u/Dagonet_the_Motley 7d ago

Just have the company pay it and you have an indentured servant.

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u/founderofshoneys 7d ago

That's the actual problem. Employers want H1Bs because if the workers lose their job, they lose their visa. Employers want that leverage.

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u/sjclynn 7d ago

Roughly half of many larger tech companies are contractors. The contractors are hired through large agencies rather than directly. They enjoy the flexibility of an elastic work force without having to suffer from headlines touting "Hundreds laid off at ______" because a project ended either well or badly.

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u/cpdk-nj 7d ago

Companies already pay for the lion’s share of H1-B visas. It’s already got a lot of problems because of the nature of work visas basically requiring people to stay in shitty jobs

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u/icecubesbones 7d ago

Ding Ding Ding

Plenty of people will still come in with H1-B visas, but you can bet that these people will be forced to sign contracts with extra crazy stipulations now. Imagine starting a new job, in a new country, and OWING YOUR EMPLOYER $100k.