So January showed up and my expectations of new budgets and hiring have been dashed

[thunder rising]

I get the same H1-B teases. You know, where Habibi has a job for you.

But not a real prospect.

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[TheBigotBasher]

3. Why shouldn't he complain about shitty job prospects?

Carry on blaming the unemployed for being unemployed.

[babylonsister]

5. Because there's no one to complain to or about. Congress isn't even

in session, so complaining about something that hasn't been done 3 days after the holidays seems a bit simplistic to me.

Edit to add:

FTR, I'm also looking for a job, but I'm trying to be realistic.

[TheBigotBasher]

8. Where is the mention of Congress?

He is complaining about his job situation, for which I have sympathy. You however have none. Great.

[thunder rising]

10. IF you've worked corparate level, you know things run on quarters and annuals. I was hoping there

would be requisitions that were being held up until the new year.

It's not whining. Whining would be complaining that it's 34 deg F with a high of 63 and I'm freezing to death. It's been like this for a week ... a whole week (more like 4 days, but it's insane). I'm living in my sleeping bag. And, the raccoons have turned my swimming pool into a mud hole. That would be whining.

[babylonsister]

16. So you have a job, you're cold, and you have a swimming pool???

I'm cold (22 w/a wind chill of 2 a night ago), have no job, and a swimming pool? :rofl: Not hardly now.

Things are worse for a lot of people. I'm hoping things will get better for a lot of people, but am not judging anything from the 6th day of the start of a new year.

I misunderstood your original post, and for that I apologize.

[thunder rising]

18. I have a mud hole and if it were 22 deg I'd have a dirty skating rink; no job, for months now.

We're good.

[babylonsister]

20. So your complaint isn't about your job and what it hasn't done,

or the gov't per se, but the H1B. Wow, that was convoluted, but thanks for clarifying.

I have friends and family in FL, and know how cold it is there. Hopefully that at least will get better soon.

[undeterred]

6. What a stupid thing to post.

[Skittles]

2. still early in the month, thunder

keep checking

[Nikki Stone1]

4. Are you in IT?

And what H1-B teases?

[thunder rising]

7. H1-B teases are where foreign employment agencies call you with an offer and after a couple of

exchanges the "blue paper" requirement shows up.

I see you have all those skills but did any of the companies use blue paper. I'm sorry you're just not qualified.

It's a game they play to show there are no qualified Americans.

The best disqualifier now is MQ-Series. It's proprietary, and expensive so most people won't have it and can't get it.

[Nikki Stone1]

11. "It's a game they play to show there are no qualified Americans. "

Good Lord. I hate this crap.

[thunder rising]

19. I'm confused. You hate that the foreign recruiters do this or that I brought it up?

[Nikki Stone1]

21. That foreign recruiters do this.

I have no problems with your bringing it up. :)

[dkf]

13. Thanks for explaining

I wonder how many understood the problem before they made their uncaring and uncalled for comments.

[jpak]

9. Habibi? What's next Macaca?

:thumbsdown:

[thunder rising]

12. Would it help if I cut and pasted the real names?

[jpak]

14. Blatant bigoty

:thumbsdown:

[Hello_Kitty]

15. Yes, and H1B visa body shops are engaging in it.

Treating human beings like slaves too. You okay with that?

[thunder rising]

17. Substitute Ranjith Kumar. Happy?

[EFerrari]

24. Yep.

[JI7]

22. habibi means my beloved in arabic

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