Or maybe, devs could move from Company A to Company B that would pay them more money. What a terrible world that would be to live in. Or companies in, say, SF could let people work remotely from Pittsburgh.
And what would company A do at that point? > Or companies in, say, SF could let people work remotely from Pittsburgh. Hold up, didn’t you say it was “clearly unethical” if local devs are available?
OMG - there would be a bidding war for developers! VCs and Shareholders might have to take less profit so they could pay their developers more!! What a dystopian future.
And as far as I can tell, Pittsburgh is in the same country as SF.
Oh 100%. But of course I am not limited to HK at all (in fact I am planning to move to AU next year as I got permanent residence there through their Global Talent visa programme). But nothing there either. And I'm not limiting myself to CPO or VP roles but yea... this is what it has been
Why aren't you considering CPO roles the US or starting your own company? I think you are too overqualified for non-VP/CPO roles, and B2C dealflow is dead across ASEAN and China atm so VP/CPO roles are hyper-competitive. It's similar in Australia to a certain extent as well. That said, best of luck! Your background is fairly strong
No way to just immigrate to the US but thanks for your comments. I do appreciate it.
First of all, congrats on getting a new gig! With a few minor differences, your experience is similar to my own. So, clearly, you are not alone! I will note that one other blockage that you likely encountered but maybe didn't note or focus on which has hit me (in addition to other factors you cited): agism. I have been in the workforce for a little over 28 years, and 24 of those years has been in some sort of IT or d…
I think you are right about the ageism. The company I'm moving to...I was interviewed by a group of people who are all about my age or older. They couldn't move fast enough to get the process moving, and skipped some of their hiring process to do so. But the others, it's diabolically schizophrenic. And the problem I really have is the time wasted by all parties. Here's my specific experiences over the last year. Ther…
Holy smokes, what a series of experiences! The things they put you through are ridiculous! And, the worse thing is that i'm sure any of those companies would have expected unbridled loyalty even after all that...which, i don't know about you, but i'm quite empty on giving any firm (even my current one) as much loyalty as i used to. Well, congrats again on the new role you got, and whew what a journey its been for you! Take care!
Stop it, no one "values things besides salary", and you know it.
I hired a developer who just wanted a cushy job and I offered him a cushy job. I offered 4 day work week, no on-call, no overtime, but paid less than their previous employer (because I couldn't afford it). I am sure lots of people value things besides salary.
You effectively offered them a higher dollar/hour rate. And depending on how much they value their free time, that's more $$ in their figurative bank.
My one hope for the next administration is that they crack down hard on this sort of thing and pursue comprehensive immigration reform. A company that relies on labor from people who don't even have permanent residency rights probably shouldn't exist, and yes, I'm including agriculture in that statement. We should have a points based system like Canada with some carve outs for lower skilled ag workers.
lol you think immigration is a real concern? remember the convoy, or the W Bush era? half of US farms, meat packing, restaurants, construction, etc. rely on undocumented labor. the GOP owned the house and Senate for years, and could have crushed it well before now. they don't because a lot of big business want these illegals, and the same folks backing the new administration -- aka tech bros like Musk and Thiel -- ar…
The thing with H1Bs is you can be against them whether you’re bothered about immigration or not.
There probably are real ghost jobs out there, but I recently got accused of posting one for a position that we actually are hiring for. It was a Senior-level role, and the applicant had ~3 years of experience.
I've noticed the snowflakes have been demanding senior title after working 3 years.
Why aren't you considering CPO roles the US or starting your own company? I think you are too overqualified for non-VP/CPO roles, and B2C dealflow is dead across ASEAN and China atm so VP/CPO roles are hyper-competitive. It's similar in Australia to a certain extent as well. That said, best of luck! Your background is fairly strong
No way to just immigrate to the US but thanks for your comments. I do appreciate it.
10 - 20 million just walked in but you sound like someone we should have.
I have 20+ years of experience and am getting nowhere. I'm ready to give up on life.
Same here, 20 years but also reading about h1bs "at no less than 300k" and more realistically looking to burn it all down with Trump's help, then move into building houses.