H-1B visa: A former Amazon USA employee shared their experience of toxic workplace behavior by Indian managers on Reddit, shedding light on alleged exploitation of visa-holding employees. The user, who recently returned to India, described how some managers allegedly leverage employees’ visa vulnerabilities to push them to work excessive hours.
Visa Holders Vulnerable to Exploitation
“They exploit employees on visas, knowing how complicated and vulnerable the situation is since they themselves went through it. Honestly, I don’t think DJT’s reasoning is entirely wrong there are so many Indians in higher positions who mainly hire other Indians, only to abuse them and their visa status. They avoid hiring Americans because they know they can’t push them to work 24/7, and Americans won’t hesitate to sue if boundaries are crossed,” the Reddit post read.
The user pointed out that similar patterns exist at other firms. “Another example is Walmart, which is filled with Telugu managers and employees—the only real hiring criteria seems to be ‘are you Telugu?’ and you’ll get the job. Same with Gujaratis at Intel, where they prefer only hiring Gujaratis. My classmates from uni used to go play cricket with Intel employees to secure internships.”
H-1B Changes Could Alter Workplace Dynamics
The post also reflected on upcoming H1B rules and their potential impact. “New H1B rule will definitely reduce the number of these types of employees and managers. I’m happy at least everyone saw how fragile H1B situation is this weekend and it’s not as glorious as it seems from outside.”
Despite these challenges, the Reddit user emphasized that not all experiences are negative. “Note: not saying don’t go it’s definitely a good experience living in a first-world country. And I’m also not saying everyone is like this. I’ve gotten some really good opportunities to interview, and I’ll admit I regret messing a few of them up..life happens. My decision to move back was not entirely because of these issues; it was a personal choice. I just felt I couldn’t be on two boats at once, especially when those boats were 24 hours apart by flight and came with visa complications.”
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