@xgigglypuff As a tech professional I agree with this comment. I like the concept of the H1B, but not the current implementation. The current implementation is rigged to harm both native born and foreign born workers. The people who most benefit are the owners of companies gaming this system
I take issue with some of the discourse I've read online today suggesting “lazy American culture” is the main driver for why we need to continue the H-1B program. Let's be real: tech companies getting massive breaks on cheap labor at the expense of the American way of life is predatory.
Blaming our culture for why American STEM grads won’t take underpaying jobs is ridiculous and insulting.
Devs what title from other professions should we steal next? We already destroyed “engineer” and “architect”
…I’m thinking I like “software doctor” or ooooh maybe “software surgeon”
I can honestly say… from the bottom of my heart… if you are a software developer… no matter if you have a CS degree or not… no matter where you deploy… no matter how many nginx configs you’ve toiled over… I will NEVER consider you an engineer 💯
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