Am I ok here in WD or shall I apply to a more solid Company. I'm H1 visa holder and worried about layoffs and future.
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When I was lay-off by a former employer on an H1B visa, I was not offered the price of the plane ticket to return "home". Reading it more carefully, the company, which does not pay the price of the ticket, may owe you wages, as one was never properly lay-off.
So if you get lay-off (hope not), please watch carefully. The paper WD may want you to sign to get the package is not written with this in mind, I expect.
I am on H1b, and got booted out last month. You have 60 days WARN notice + 60 days USCIS limit from severance date + another 30 days unofficial grace period, ie 5 months time to find a new job following layoff notification. That is plenty of time to find a new position even in the current economic climate in US. And btw Chinese semiconductor companies like Yangtze and CX are still hiring aggressively with generous packages. Something worth considering.
intern -> NCG -> retire senior engineers, about right
H1 holder will be in the greatest risk at this point. It's better to looking for somewhere else. Ironically, so far the safest position is actually be an intern. WD is keep hiring interns even during financial crisis. I think its long term strategy is: intern -> NCG -> replace senior engineers.
if you’re this concerned, you know the answer
Only you can answer that question.
What does your intuition tell you?
I really think you already know the answer to your question you just someone to agree with you.
I hope you find your answer and you have no regrets.
I was promised 30% STI and 30% RSU when I joined a year ago. None of that will happen any time soon, so my pay no longer competitive. That plus 2 layoffs since, I will leave as soon as job market improves.
if you can find a company to sponsor you, go!
I was on a H1B at Maxtor before the lay-off. Scared that I need to leave the country 30 days after the lay-off. It all turned out well.
- I came to the US in Oct 2005 on H1B
- Dec 2005 Maxtor announced to be sold to Seagate.
- started a green-card application and received green card by August 2006.
What I did not realize. After I received a job offer, the new company could transfer the H1B visa quickly to the new company. takes 2 weeks.
So I would get a new job and push WD to start a green-card application. If they do not, it tells you something.
Things changed so what I write may not apply today
No you are not ok in WD