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Did Gates Fib About H1-B Salaries?
netbuzz writes "While in Washington last year lobbying for higher H1-B visa limits, Bill Gates told David Broder of the Washington Post that Microsoft starts such workers at about $100,000. An analysis by one offshoring critic suggests that's not true. If his analysis is correct, it would undermine part of the case for lifting H1-B ceilings.
Isn't he running for president? A geek with nukes should scare everyone sillier than Al Gore inventing global warming.
Is it the mid-90s again? That's the only possibility if someone is making that much with only 2-4 years experience. And 100k+, even in an expensive city as Seattle, is still awesome money.
Mr. Gates is full of shit. No one is making 100k in the Seattle market with 2-4 years experience as a developer. Even if they are very good, they are not making 100K. They might be close to it, as in 80K but not 100K.
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> I am a Microsoft manager
Yeah sure.
> The salaries paid for H1-B employees is exactly the same as those paid anyone else
You almost had me on that one.
> It is not legal to do otherwise
Loopholes, loopholes, loopholes.
> at that same skill/job level for the government that shows we are not underpaying the H1-B employees
Works quite well when the job description has been tailored such that only the H1-B applicants, or their equivalent in undereducated citizens, fit the job description. Most of us have heard how the hiring process works.
> The issue is absolutely finding enough qualified people for the jobs that are available
Define "qualified" without implying a tailored job description.
> There are a number of reasons that jobs cannot be filled without the H1-B visas
But the only reasons which truly matter are loopholes and tailored job descriptions.
I'm going to stop now. It all sounds the same.
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