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Originally Posted by aigel
So why is it then the subject that these folks come from abroad?
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Because I'm asking about people's experience with people with foreign degrees.
Edit: I should also clarify that most of my bad experiences have been with engineers from India.
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Originally Posted by aigel
There are plenty of poor quality US universities that churn out poor tech graduates.
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You're absolutely correct.
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This is a xenophobic thread and every middle aged white guy now chimes in with their example of an idiot [enter nationality here] they had to work with.
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Who said I was white? I've lived and worked in Silicon Valley for 30 years. Since I was 17 years old I worked with EE's from every corner of the globe and can say the same of the diversity of folks I work with since moving into IT in the 90's. You are misunderstanding the point of this thread. Your very assertion that everyone replying with common experience is a middle-aged xenophobic white guy is problematic. I have no reason to be jaded. Silicon Valley has treated me well.
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Originally Posted by aigel
IMHO you should have started a thread on the sweat shop your company runs with the help of temp agencies bringing in sub par labor that they pay poorly in exchange for an H1B while overcharging you. Good engineers don't work for temp agencies, especially in this economy. Top talent is hired straight into a top company that supports their H1B and hires and supports them for the long term.
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We hire temps because our needs fluctuate based on project needs. We have a core group that is permanent but sometimes we need more resources of a temporary nature and sometimes we need skills that we don't have in-house so we contract it out until the project is complete. Our IT environment is pretty diverse and high tech, more so than you would see in most high tech companies just due to the nature of our business.
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Originally Posted by aigel
If it wasn't for the constant influx of foreign talent, tech would be practically non-existent in this country ...
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Again, you are misreading the whole point of this thread.