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I have a friend who works for an E-Commerce Consulting firm. She recently recruited an Indian gentleman who was over here on a work visa. After receiving and signing a written offer, he quit his current job in December and went back to India to get married and await his new work visa. The paperwork for that came through at the end of last week. However, my friend's company is now moving the effective date of that visa from March 1st to April 1st, and is giving indications that they may renege on the offer. Needless to say, my friend is very upset, because this guy is screwed if this happens. He won't be able to return to the US to look for another position; he'll be stuck in India. I think that if this company goes through with this, their actions are deplorable, unethical and immoral. What's everyone else think?
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Sadly, I've seen this happen to a number of friends of mine who have signed "written" contracts. Many times the contracts contain clauses which state that the company can make changes for "logistical" reasons. Basically, they've found somebody else that will do the work for less. It seems to be almost accepted practice in the tech and biotech fields. This is definitely sad, as you are screwed when you quit your original job and go back. Not only that, your direct supervisors and managers have to worry about actually getting a new person that is qualified for the job. Sucks for them too.
Basically it just comes down to money. If they can get somebody else to do it for less, then, why not? Its easy to screw over one more guy. No big deal.
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quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: Makes you kinda wonder how the people who make those decisions can sleep at night.
That's what I thought. Apparently, some of their current technical staff are "on the bench", meaning that they're between assignments, so those in management are using that as a reason to possibly renege on the offer.
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