Aussie Engineers, Get to the States
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The post encourages Australian engineers to move to the US for work, but commenters strongly disagree, citing concerns about H1B visas, job security, and the US political situation.
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nis0s
about 2 months ago
1 replyDon’t. Tariffs have increased the cost of doing business so people are just getting laid off. You’ll just become an H1B slave.
bn-l
about 2 months ago
1 replyInterestingly the author moved 3 years ago (zirp, covid). I wonder if the labour market in the US is still as hot.
aeonfox
about 2 months ago
It is for anyone in ML, which is like <1% of engineers. He’s also searching for hires for his new startup, which might motivate his peculiarly rosy outlook for SWEs over there
fennec-posix
about 2 months ago
Yeah, Nah.
DustinEchoes
about 2 months ago
No mention of the political situation in the US weirdly.
King-Aaron
about 2 months ago
Absolutely not. I'd legitimately sooner move to China for work than the United States.
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