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Are American Engineers in Short Supply?
You guys are kidding, right? Some of the comments here were plain stupid and racist. I'm an Indian born software engineer in San Diego on an H1 visa. I have a bunch of friends (both Indian and American) in Qualcomm and believe I know a bit about the tech industry. Let me cover some points (no time to cover all) you guys bring up: - cheap slave labor: the tech industry is highly competetive- name one large tech company (please exclude niche markets) where work hours are easy. Some economies were used to easy work cultures- Greece and Italy. - comments about Indian engineers being less talented: I'll do you a favor and ignore those. - abundance of American engineers: the previous place I worked at had been trying to fill my position for 5 months. and this was a start up company founded by an American citizen of Indian origin. I was the only other Indian there. Oh and I did work my butt off there and trust me- that was the most fulfilling position I've ever held. - Qualcomm salary ranges: I know guys with the title 'software engineer' who are fresh grads and others with the same title with 4 years of experience + a post grad degree- would you pay them the same? it often takes multiple years to go from 'software engineer' to 'senior software engineer'. Also how would you calculate for niche talents within software engineering, like research experience in place and route algorithms, compiler algorithms, etc.? - "*Qualcomm whose labor force went in 10 years from 95.5% American to 40% American, and whose H-1B population climbed to 42% of the total workforce, it's pretty obvious that not filling 7000 jobs from Americans will have a huge impact on the local job market*": Qualcomm itself has grown in the past 10 years. Is there an indication that the number of American CompSc graduates in the San Diego area has also grown? - You guys don't seem to have any problems with American companies making a profit by trying to sell some of these products abroad. Does this not amount to double standards by your rule book?— January 21, 2013 4:36 p.m.
Are American Engineers in Short Supply?
You guys are kidding, right? Some of the comments here were plain stupid and racist. I'm an Indian born software engineer in San Diego on an H1 visa. I have a bunch of friends (both Indian and American) in Qualcomm and believe I know a bit about the tech industry. Let me cover some points (no time to cover all) you guys bring up: - cheap slave labor: the tech industry is highly competetive- name one large tech company (please exclude niche markets) where work hours are easy. Some economies were used to easy work cultures- Greece and Italy. - comments about Indian engineers being less talented: I'll do you a favor and ignore those. - abundance of American engineers: the previous place I worked at had been trying to fill my position for 5 months. and this was a start up company founded by an American citizen of Indian origin. I was the only other Indian there. Oh and I did work my butt off there and trust me- that was the most fulfilling position I've ever held. - Qualcomm salary ranges: I know guys with the title 'software engineer' who are fresh grads and others with the same title with 4 years of experience + a post grad degree- would you pay them the same? it often takes multiple years to go from 'software engineer' to 'senior software engineer'. Also how would you calculate for niche talents within software engineering, like research experience in place and route algorithms, compiler algorithms, etc.? - "*Qualcomm whose labor force went in 10 years from 95.5% American to 40% American, and whose H-1B population climbed to 42% of the total workforce, it's pretty obvious that not filling 7000 jobs from Americans will have a huge impact on the local job market*": Qualcomm itself has grown in the past 10 years. Is there an indication that the number of American CompSc graduates in the San Diego area has also grown? - You guys don't seem to have any problems with American companies making a profit by trying to sell some of these products abroad. Does this not amount to double standards by your rule book?— January 21, 2013 4:34 p.m.