[tro2102]

Did you ignore "H1-B" on purpose?

[cj]

H1B workers can still switch employers, they’re not tied to the employer who originally sponsored them.

[rchaud]

There's significant paperwork and delays involved in switching one's H1B permit to the new employer. For that reason, the companies you can potentially move to are limited to those that have internal processes for handling H1B-based employment.

[anonymousab]

> Probably, because it’s the minority of workers.

How small of a minority was it for Twitter after Elon fired a supermajority of the regular FTEs?

[williamsmj]

Not if they're trying to get a green card.

[photonbeam]

Its not trivial, or guaranteed to be approved, and takes weeks in the best case

[gnufied]

It also depends on where they are in H1B process. These days perm and i140 approvals are taking ages(2 years). Basically engineer is stuck while they come out at the other side.

Also a lot of employers who had layoffs aren't sponsoring new Green cards because u know...

It is no fun being on H1B...

[Xeamek]

partially, but even then the point still stands, altough then we adjust the pros and cons of staying at your workplace.

But still, that's no way near comperable to working class who, if they loose their current job, won't have just the inconvenience of flying back home, but will actually loose their (already below standard) day-to-day nessecities

[howinteresting]

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Not_as_bad_as

[jrflowers]

I believe the point that’s illustrated here is that it may be possible to find other work that will sponsor an H1-B visa.

[milemi]

When you’re on H1-B you’re applying for the green card through your employer, which is a multi-year process. So even if you find an employer who will sponsor it, you’ll be going back to the end of the line.