MANY of the H1-Bs in the US workforce are not super talented. What they are is cheap and won't say no to mistreatment. The system is being massively abused, and has been for a very long time.
Second, you think I'm talking about app infrastructure. For like one app.
I'm talking about infrastructure changes that risk bank transactions. That shut down shipping ports, or prevent cross-country train movement. I'm talking about infrastructure management that when it goes sideways, billions of dollars of goods are stuck in port and the stock market starts getting worried. I'm talking about infrastructure changes for oceanic network equipment. Most people aren't dealing with that, but many are.
Also if you don't think inter-industry competition includes labor cost and efficiency, then I don't even know why we're having this discussion.
Engineers at a company are generally going to be of a similar caliber, regardless of background. Less prestigious companies will have less impressive h1bs, but they will fit right in.
There may be some industries with difficult infra projects, but as you admit, that's not most projects.
And of course I think they compete on labor cost and efficiency. That's why they often send the infra team to low cost areas. Not every task can make maximal use of talent. The amazing PhD engineer demanding 500k won't make better coffee than a college dropout asking 40k, despite the potential for the espresso machine breaking down mid shift or accidentally dropping rat poison into everyone's coffee.
MANY of the H1-Bs in the US workforce are not super talented. What they are is cheap and won't say no to mistreatment. The system is being massively abused, and has been for a very long time.
Second, you think I'm talking about app infrastructure. For like one app.
I'm talking about infrastructure changes that risk bank transactions. That shut down shipping ports, or prevent cross-country train movement. I'm talking about infrastructure management that when it goes sideways, billions of dollars of goods are stuck in port and the stock market starts getting worried. I'm talking about infrastructure changes for oceanic network equipment. Most people aren't dealing with that, but many are.
Also if you don't think inter-industry competition includes labor cost and efficiency, then I don't even know why we're having this discussion.