When a massive company right in the center of town starts laying off workers, it stings to watch how it plays out. You see people who were born and raised right here—folks whose entire lives, family history, and everyday routines are rooted in these neighborhoods—getting shown the door. Meanwhile, someone who just rolled in from out of state or across an ocean on a corporate visa keeps their desk safe.
Whether you pack up and move here from another state or cross a border on a work visa just to sn---h up a high-paying corporate gig, you’re an outsider. When times get tough, locals should be shielded and the last bunch to let go. It’s not about paperwork; it’s about connection, loyalty, and deep roots that go back decades. If you move into a city, you're coming into someone else's home. You're welcome to be here, but when the ground gets shaky, the people who built the foundation of this city shouldn't be thrown under the bus to protect someone who’s probably just going to pack up and head back out in two years anyway. A place has to take care of its own first. That’s just basic loyalty!!
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why are we upset with people moving to Philadelphia for a role? You do realize that many employees come from surrounding universities? whether or not they are local is irrelevant if they planted their roots here for a career. Maybe those born and raised here that went to get an education worthy of working at Comcast, they would be working here and not complaining
@g0 I wasn’t trying to have a “gotcha” moment, I was answering your question. I know tension is high, but not everyone is trying to fight or prove someone is wrong.
@gq H1Bs & offshoring are welcome in my comcast. we need people who do great work, wherever they are located or wherever they are from
@a5 what is an "American job"? what Comcast jobs are being offshored that would be better-served being in the US?
@OP if Comcast shed all employees "not from Philly" the company would be fu---d.
If Comcast shed all HQ employees "not from Philly" the company would be fu---d.
If HQ shed all HQ jobs not currently located in Philly, the company would be fu---d.
I hear you loud and clear around looking out for your people, I get it, but assuming Philly-born employees should be 1st pick just because they are from Philly is the type of thinking that got us where we're at in the 1st place
The org is saturated by folks who looked out for their people instead of hiring the best talent. That type of thinking and leadership has fu---d us.
There are layers and layers of this type of thinking across orgs, people always look out for their people. But to think its best, or even a good idea, is a different story.
What percentage of Masergy and Nitel international deals are part of our total income? Hint… it’s a fraction of 1%.
If not majority, we shouldn’t be offshoring. The way you twisted that into a “gotcha” makes you look incredibly stupid.
@a5 just to answer your question: CB bought Masergy, Deep Blue, and Nitel all do international business. So yes, CB is a global branch of the overall business. For the time being, so is Sky, Universal, etc.
Oh you're a philly local? What about yiur dad? or your dad's dad? I'm sure they immigrated to this city from some place else and found work here. And now you want to shut those doors to other? Hypocrite
@ap For the love of God, could you be more naive? Check out every American company, layoffs and where they are sending their work - IBM, Amazon, Google, Meta, Fedex, Walmart, Xbox….theres a long list. This isn’t about hate, these are facts. The current admin is cracking down on H1bs but not stopping them, and most companies work around these by offshoring as is what’s happening at Comcast. Many entry level style positions and small tasks for teams have already been sent their way as well as AI creation, software engineering, cybersecurity, billing and sales support, data analysts, … the list goes on.
Comcast is aggressively hiring within its offshore pool with a target of reaching 5,000 employees in India by 2027 -Hyderabad & Chennai (source: B of GCC).
Robert’s may be local, but you have to look internally and see who is running the show and where they are hiring from.
Roberts is a local. How’s that working out for us?
There's no evidence right now that the layoffs this round are jobs being sent to India. There was a Linkedin article that was posted on another thread that was dated dec 2025, at a time when this split and subsequent actions didn't even exist. The current administration has also made it very hard to be shipping jobs overseas keeping a keen eye on what they perceive as hostile to the current president and Roberts is right there on the top with others.
This is fear-mongering to a group of people who are already impacted quite negatively with whatever is happening. This is shifting blame to a place and a group of people who are probably as much in dark as we all are.
For the love of God, please be kind to all of us going through this. This are very stressful times and this hate is not helping anybody. If you have to post, post something useful. Like how do we emerge out of this together, help each other find jobs, be not depressed during this tough time and keep our families fed and thriving. Just stop.
@af doesn't matter. OP is referring to preference to local people irrespective of what that company is from. Thats a valid concern ! Why draw the line of immigration outside the country ? Why not within and protect the local talent who has been supporting the place for years ! No one likes to move out of their place because some one from a different city grabbed their opportunity !
@OP wait til you find out that Comcast isnt from Philly either
A brilliant take by someone who has never left Philadelphia.
@a5 Isn't this just globalization and the free market at work? How many people in the U.S. buy products made strictly in the USA? Most people end up buying products made in China or other countries to get a lower price. If it's fair for consumers to choose imported goods to save money, why isn't it logical for a company to seek cost efficiencies in a global economy as long as quality is maintained? It's time to look at the bigger picture logically and avoid divisive arguments.
@a7 The core idea is that local leadership needs to prioritize its own residents—whether in PA, CA, or VA—before expanding support elsewhere. It's about ensuring every community takes care of its home first. Everyone coming from outside including the other states should be given less priority over locals.
Yes, you will be downvoted on this, but only by those overseas and those not willing to accept facts and why laws of this nature were created in the first place. Some don’t realize this is larger than Comcast.
Domestic workers in another country would more than likely feel the same or at least question the US popping up large global capacity centers that specialized in taking their people’s jobs.
@a5 no one said anything about jobs going anywhere else. But comment was about why only Philly people should be saved over other cities and states.
The CIEC is responding to your post, which is why you see comments disparaging very normal and common American views. They’re well aware they’re taking jobs from Americans simply because they’re cheaper. And they know they have zero options of jobs were to be re-shored. Any comment you see supporting offshoring is a ln enemy to the American worker and the American family.
@a3 - could you please explain how CB and Xfinity are global companies?
How many homes and businesses do we service in Chennai? How about India as a whole? Philippines? Egypt?
The answer is none. Why are you in support of American jobs being shipped overseas?
Interesting point, though I don't think this is the right place to get into this discussion. I understand what you're trying to convey—that anyone not born here is technically an immigrant to this land. However, let's not drag this out further. This forum is meant for supporting each other through tough times, and division won't help any of us right now. Let's stay strong and focus on moving forward together. Cheers !
So a global company with 170k+ employees should layoff non born and raised Philadelphia people?
I agree Red Indian should get priority