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San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
One report indicates Apple factory worker pay can be as low as around $1 / hr. In 2011, Cook reportedly made 378M - to round it off I'll say he worked long hours and put in 3780 hrs for the year. So that's about $100,000 / hr. I'm not sure what legislative action can or should be taken but seriously something isn't right when there is a 100,000 to 1 ratio in hourly compensation from top to bottom. http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple… http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103798/R…— January 25, 2013 2:45 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
Doesn't require much expertise to put a USB stick in a computer, download some important databases, and carry that data home. Just sayin.— January 24, 2013 10:40 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
Never underestimate your opponent. -Sun Tzu, Art of War— January 24, 2013 10:37 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
Yes, I would agree with that.— January 24, 2013 9:13 a.m.
Mickelson threatens to leave over taxes
At the Federal level I think we have more of a revenue problem than a spending problem, although both must clearly be addressed. Sorry, but I think at the state level we have more of a spending problem. It's hard for me to get upset at Michelson's comments when CA has a prison psychiatrist making over $800K/yr http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-11/-822-000…— January 24, 2013 9:11 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
A recent story - not directly related to H1B's but indicative of the mindset of management towards engineering - shows Steve Jobs thought engineers should be treated as indentured servants. Jobs wanted to make a deal with Palm to avoid hiring engineers away from each other (increasing engineer pay in the process) http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/23/tech/innovation/ste…— January 24, 2013 4:56 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
Here's an example - RDA Microelectronics in China. Look at the executive board - http://ir.rdamicro.com/management.cfm most of their leadership has U.S. work experience and/or education (and if rumors are true they're not shy about producing chips which um, borrow a bit of intellectual property here and there).— January 24, 2013 4:41 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
I think you are missing my point. The short term problem with H1B's is that they drive down engineering salaries. The long term problem is that a lot of engineers and scientists come over to the U.S. to work at U.S. companies - where they get valuable experience (and in some cases have access to a lot of valuable intellectual property). Some of these workers will eventually return to their native countries where they can take the experience, training, and intellectual property they received in the U.S. and start companies which compete with U.S. companies..— January 24, 2013 4:32 a.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
25 years from now - when India and China have achieved technical superiority to the U.S. due all the Indian and Chinese engineers and scientists returning home after being educated and trained in the U.S. - they will say no one saw it coming.— January 23, 2013 9:34 p.m.
San Diego’s Qualcomm is the fifth-largest user of H-1B talent
I think in the long run there is a bigger problem with the H-1B programs than lower engineering salaries. The bigger problem is that America is transferring all our technical expertise to foreign nationals who can use that expertise to start overseas companies that compete with American companies. U.S. companies are directly training their competition. In the long run this will weaken America's technical leadership. But oh well, that won't affect this quarter's earnings so who cares?— January 16, 2013 9:50 p.m.