No Americans Need Apply

Victor G. Sommers writes "Daniel Soong, who lost his programming job to Indian offshore companies, is willing to relocate to India. 'It would be really interesting to work in Bangalore,' he says. 'But I was told, "Daniel, it is against the law for you to work here. You can come here on vacation, but you can't work here."' Indian officials have told him they don't hire Americans." An article in ComputerWorld talks about the possibility of getting more than you bargained for in outsourced code.

Comments

Just usual

[Karamchand]

That's common in many countries all around the world. As long as you aren't a citizien it is rather hard to get a job - not just because of possible prejudices but also simply because you are not allowed to!

Especially Americans who whorked for SCO

[heironymouscoward]

Seriously: typical wage for Indian IT graduate: $200/month. Equivalent for US graduate: 10--20 times more.

It is almost redundant to say that Indian firms won't be hiring many Americans.

Curiously, my little firm is now subcontracting for Indian firms, so perhaps the rules can be bent a little for genius Belgians. C'est genial!