科技行业大裁员重创 H1B 签证工作者|华尔街日报

  • Jingjing Tan最近被谷歌公司解雇,她担心由于她的临时工作签证,她可能不得不在60天内回到她的祖国中国。

  • 在中国,养大狗作为宠物通常是不允许的,所以她担心她的75磅重的德国牧羊犬会发生什么。

  • Tan和她的丈夫也是持H1B签证在美国,他们担心他的工作安全,以及他们去年在湾区购买的房子。他们每天都在为自己的未来感到焦虑。

  • 自去年以来,科技行业的裁员已造成25.7万个工作岗位被削减。

  • 外国工人在寻找新工作时面临着特别困难。

  • 无论签证状态如何,公司都不愿意雇用。

  • 上个月,美国的科技工作岗位减少了3.2万个。

  • 工作岗位从去年3月的39.4万个记录高点下降到1月的26.9万个。

  • 数以万计持有临时签证的工人受到了裁员的影响。

  • 外国出生的工人在STEM领域的所有工人中占了近四分之一。

  • 这比2000年的16%有所提高。

  • 那些在美国境外被解雇的人被困在境外,他们的工作签证不再有效,无法再次入境。

  • 考虑到从潜在雇主那里得到答复并通过技术测试和面试轮次的时间,60天内找到新工作的时间表是不够的。

  • H1B工人必须在几周内找到新工作才能留在美国。

  • 那些在美国境外被解雇的人被困在境外,他们的工作签证不再有效,无法再次入境。

  • 由于需要大量的时间来听取潜在雇主的回复,并通过技术测试和面试回合来推进,60天的时间表来寻找新的工作是不够的。

  • 像Sushant Arora这样的应届毕业生受到了影响,他于2021年在美国获得了项目管理硕士学位,并在波士顿的一家数据分析公司担任分析员。

  • 由于需要大量的时间来听取潜在雇主的回复,并通过技术测试和面试轮次来推进,60天的时间表不足以找到新工作

  • 那些在美国境外被解雇的人被困在境外,他们的工作签证不再有效,无法再次入境

  • Sushant Arora先生在被解雇后已经申请了500-600份工作,并有过三次面试,但仍在努力寻找工作。

  • 纽曼-冯在马来西亚度假时被推特公司解雇,现在呆在澳大利亚,以避免复杂情况。

  • 他的邻居偶尔开着他的车去兜风,一个朋友为他的植物浇水,而他的公寓仍然空着。

  • 在过去的十年里,冯先生一直在努力争取留在美国,并认为加州是他的家。

  • 目前的就业市场很困难,使得下岗的技术工人很难找到工作。

  • 作为一个持有临时签证的工人,冯先生一直感受到一种持续的压力,需要努力工作并证明自己的价值。

  • 埃里克森移民集团的合伙人Hiba Mona Anver指出,外国工人有60天的宽限期,可以留在美国并试图找到新的工作,但这不适用于那些在国外被解雇的人。

  • 如果持有临时工作签证的工人在国外被解雇,他们的签证就不再有效,无法再次入境,除非他们在国外设法找到另一份工作。

  • 公司一直在延长外国雇员的终止日期,试图给他们更多的缓冲时间来寻找新的角色。

  • 公司有法律规定,在H1B签证的情况下,必须通知联邦当局工人的解雇,并支付他们回国的机票费用。

  • 公司在决定解雇谁时不允许考虑民族血统。

  • 任意就业适用,意味着任何人都可以辞职或被解雇。

  • 在国外被解雇的外国工人不能利用60天的宽限期留在美国并试图找到新的工作。

  • 公司必须将工人的解雇通知联邦当局,并支付他们回家的机票费用。

  • 在决定解雇谁时,不能考虑民族血统。

  • Jingjing Tan was recently laid off from Google, and worries she may have to return to her home country of China within 60 days due to her temporary work visa.

  • In China, keeping large dogs as pets is often not allowed, so she worries about what will happen to her 75-pound German shepherd.

  • Tan and her husband, also in the U.S. on an H1B visa, are concerned about his job security, as well as their house which they purchased in the Bay Area last year. They are anxious about their future every day.

  • Layoffs in the tech industry have caused 257,000 job cuts since last year.

  • Foreign workers are facing an especially difficult time finding new jobs.

  • Companies are reluctant to hire, regardless of visa status.

  • Tech jobs in the U.S. decreased by 32,000 last month.

  • Job postings are down from a record high of 394,000 last March to 269,000 in January.

  • Tens of thousands of workers on temporary visas have been affected by layoffs.

  • Foreign-born workers make up nearly one-quarter of all workers in STEM fields.

  • This is up from 16% in 2000.

  • Layoffs in the tech industry have caused 257,000 job cuts since last year.

  • Foreign workers are facing an especially difficult time finding new jobs.

  • Companies are reluctant to hire, regardless of visa status.

  • Tech jobs in the U.S. decreased by 32,000 last month.

  • Job postings are down from a record high of 394,000 last March to 269,000 in January.

  • Tens of thousands of workers on temporary visas have been affected by layoffs.

  • Foreign-born workers make up nearly one-quarter of all workers in STEM fields.

  • This is up from 16% in 2000.

  • H1B workers must find new employment within a few weeks or leave the U.S.

  • Those laid off outside the U.S. are stuck outside the country with their work visa no longer valid for re-entry

  • 60-day timetable to find a new job isn’t enough given the amount of time it takes to hear back from prospective employers and advance through technical tests and interview rounds

  • H1B workers must find new employment within a few weeks to remain in the U.S.

  • Those laid off outside the U.S. are stuck outside the country with their work visa no longer valid for re-entry

  • 60-day timetable to find a new job is not enough due to the amount of time it takes to hear back from prospective employers and advance through technical tests and interview rounds

  • Recent graduates like Sushant Arora, who received his master’s degree in project management in the U.S. in 2021 and was employed as an analyst at a data-analytics company in Boston, are impacted

  • 60-day timetable to find a new job is not enough due to the amount of time it takes to hear back from prospective employers and advance through technical tests and interview rounds

  • Those laid off outside the U.S. are stuck outside the country with their work visa no longer valid for re-entry

  • Mr. Arora has applied for 500-600 jobs since being laid off and has had three interviews but is still struggling to find employment.

  • Neuman Vong was laid off from Twitter while on vacation in Malaysia and is now staying in Australia to avoid complications.

  • His neighbor is taking his car for occasional drives and a friend is watering his plants while his apartment remains empty.

  • Mr. Vong has been fighting hard to stay in the US for the last decade and considers California to be his home.

  • The current job market is difficult, making it difficult for laid-off tech workers to find employment.

  • As a worker on a temporary visa, Mr. Vong has felt a constant pressure to hustle and prove his worth.

  • Hiba Mona Anver, a partner at Erickson Immigration Group, states that the 60-day grace period that foreign workers have to remain in the U.S. and try to secure new jobs does not apply to those who are laid off while abroad.

  • If a worker on a temporary work visa is terminated while abroad, their visa is no longer valid for re-entry unless they manage to secure another job while abroad.

  • Companies have been extending foreign employees’ termination dates to try and give them more of a cushion to find a new role.

  • Companies have a legal requirement to notify federal authorities of a worker’s termination and pay for their airfare home in the case of H1B visas.

  • Companies are not allowed to consider national origin when determining whom to terminate.

  • At-will employment applies, meaning anyone can quit or be fired.

  • Foreign workers laid off while abroad cannot take advantage of the 60-day grace period to remain in the U.S. and try to find a new job.

  • Companies must notify federal authorities of a worker’s termination and pay for their airfare home.

  • National origin cannot be considered when determining whom to terminate.

链接:Tech Layoffs Hit H1B Visa Workers Hard - WSJ

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