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Tech workers of the OT lounge: big changes coming to H-1b visa system
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:33 pm
Companies will now have to pay 100,000, rather than 1,000, to bring an Indian tech worker into America.
I’d imagine this will have a decent effect on tech salaries as labor supply contracts
I’d imagine this will have a decent effect on tech salaries as labor supply contracts
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:39 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
the levels of things i voted for reaches new heights every day.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
How long before some Indian judge blocks this?
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I noticed it smelled a lot better today
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:47 pm to Foreskinski
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How long before some Indian judge blocks this?
How can he slap
100k tariff on h1b
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:49 pm to el Gaucho
Nuggie just came
This post was edited on 9/19/25 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:53 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I was just going to say, I can't wait to see what our biggest fan of H-1Bs thinks.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:57 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
We hired 5 Indian guys years ago one network guy, one sys admin, one exchange and two desktop support guys. They didn't even make it 6 months before we fired all of them. They were worthless. Most of them lie about education, skills, and work history and don't know shite. They are no threat to any American that has any semblance of communication and IT skills/experience at least on the infrastructure side. Applications like SAP might be a different story.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 2:59 pm to ronricks
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semblance of communication
Try working for one of the biggest abusers of the H1Bs, my Indian company. My job prospects are about to get much, much, brighter. I was the last non H1B on a team of 12 at my last client.
ETA: All of our corporate communications are rife with bullshite like, "kindly revert to same." If you want me to fricking reply to you, just say that. And the endless Teams messages like this, "Hi Lemmy" 20 minutes goes by. Then I send a "?" Then they don't respond to me for a day, etc.
And, they'll let meetings run 30m over, they'll call you out of the blue without scheduling a meeting to give you any context, frick them.
This post was edited on 9/19/25 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:06 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
That cheap labor is not so cheap. 
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:13 pm to GumboPot
Now severely restrict L1b and a bunch of other pathways
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:13 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I was told Americans were too dumb to do these jobs & we needed to hire more guys who wipe their asses with their hands.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:15 pm to LemmyLives
They're weapons grade AI email writers though. I swear they don't right good morning without passing it through a chatbot first anymore.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Companies will now have to pay 100,000, rather than 1,000, to bring an Indian tech worker into America.
Single greatest economic policy of my lifetime. Regardless of what else he does in office, if this sticks, its a successful presidency.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:37 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
They will just have them work remote.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:40 pm to ronricks
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Most of them lie about education, skills, and work history and don't know shite.
This is what I hated while working with them. Some of them had “master degrees” in engineering but couldn’t handle the most basic task.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:41 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Someone get me a coat.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:51 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Is this only targeting India or all countries? I hope my Koreans don't have to go home. They're good dudes and all turned into America loving rednecks.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:07 pm to billjamin
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Is this only targeting India or all countries?
Indians make up 73% of H1B recipients. Chinese are 2nd at 12%.
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