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The discussion claims an “observable correlation” between Indian-born CEOs rising at major US companies and increased offshoring and outsourcing work to India. Examples given include Google: Sundar Pichai became CEO in 2015, when Google reportedly filed 2,896 H-1B visa applications, and by 2021 the number reportedly increased to 9,315.
A participant describing work at FedEx says they noticed more Indians working internally and that the company outsourced work to India; they say that is what happened to their jobs and team after they were fired. They state that “They all went to India,” and describe being asked to train their replacement from India as “crushing,” adding, “if you go broke.”
The conversation turns to job loss and difficulty finding work. One person says they had to sell a home in Sunnyvale that was custom made for them, and reports looking for a job for two years despite having experience and believing they “should have walked right into these corporate jobs.” They attribute their struggle to Silicon Valley being “flooded with people who work for two thirds of the price or even half price.”
Another participant argues that the Indian community has helped America’s growth because Indians “come with a lot of academics” and have “always contributed very highly to the… American economy.”
A further perspective describes dehumanizing and humiliating experiences, saying it felt like Google cared so little about the worker-investment that it would “just throw it… to any group” believed capable of doing the work. They also say forcing training for replacement workers “was sometimes kind of felt mean, you know, and harsh.”
A different voice says they are an American and a US citizen but do not feel threatened about their job because they show up and perform their work, believe they have not replaced a US worker, and have adapted to the environment while continuing to work.