"Daniel Soong, who lost his programming job to Indian offshore companies, is willing to relocate to India. But Indian officials have told him they don’t hire Americans.
(Long story in between but well worth reading.)
“It would be really interesting to work in Bangalore,” he says. “But I was told, ‘Daniel, it is against the law for you to work here. You can come here on vacation, but you can’t work here.’”
Now that just about takes it all! We’ll take your jobs all day long but…
Why is this shocking? Don’t most countries limit who can work in the country? I know you need a visa in the US and in some cases it can be a bear to get a legitimate visa.
I believe they would just call it protectionism. Also, a form of common sense, since if I were an Indian the last thing I’d want to import is unskilled labour, especially broke overqualified unskilled labour.
I just don’t like discrimination, man! It’s not like americans ever discrim… uh… never mind.
I would also like to point out that the guy tried to get on with Tata Consulting, an Indian-owned firm operating in the USA that places staff at USA-based clients. They apparently refused to hire him for this work in the USA because they do not hire Americans.
Companies reject unrequested job applications all the time. It’s not like you’re guaranteed to get a job as soon as you apply. All this tells me is that Indian companies have yet to get used to Western labour laws which would force them to keep their mouths shut about why they aren’t hiring some particular person.
Note that this is what he claimed a “friend” told him. Considering that this individual is unemployed, and perhaps just a tad bitter at losing his jobs to outsourcing, the evidence for discrimination from Tata is a bit thin.
His phone interview lasted mere moments according to him. Well, as a hiring manager, I’ve had situations of this sort. The resume looks good but as soon as the interview starts and a few questions are asked, it’s quite clear that the individual doesn’t measure up to the resume.
