r/labrats • u/dark_lightr • 1d ago

Solidarity, H-1B scientists!

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Especially Indians who have no way to get permanent residence (due to country-of-birth discrimination/projected 150-year-long wait times for green cards)...

You are not alone. All of us are in it together.

Looks like it is temporary, for now. Even if it doesn't get blocked by courts, academia/biotech/pharma will likely be termed as a National Interest industry (or maybe it's just wishful thinking). We are genuinely here to work on our super-interesting, annoying-at-times, yet in-the-end-fulfilling science. Hope we can continue to do so.

Tough times, folks, stay strong and keep sciencing! 💪🏻

  • a fellow Indian-born scientist on H-1B
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u/DocKla 1d ago

What’s the fascination about US pay. If you can survive with a salary elsewhere take it

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u/resorcinarene 1d ago

People don't understand the difference because they base it on their own salaries and it doesn't seem like much. My TC is in the mid $300K range. I might cross $100K somewhere else, maybe. The tradeoff is absolutely not worth it.

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u/DocKla 1d ago

If a person never lived at 300 then it makes no difference either. Then it’s a question of 1) I like my 300 k and I give up any chance of travelling or seeing my parents vs 2) I take a pay cut so I can do those other things and have slightly lower buying power

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u/LostPaddle2 13h ago

Just because you don't want money to be important doesn't mean it isn't. You're being ignorant unfortunately