Comments on: Foreign workers http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/ Tales from Greg and Kat, in NC and elsewhere. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:17:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eugene http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Eugene Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:47:02 +0000 http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/#comment-2879 If more immigrants get work in the US, the terrorists win. Duh. If more immigrants get work in the US, the terrorists win. Duh.

]]> By: Greg http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Greg Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:25:57 +0000 http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/#comment-2878 I could totally see Microsoft being frustrated at not being able to get qualified Iranian workers into the US. That's pretty much their stated problem. My question is with the guy who is invariably interviewed who says it's really because they want to pay less. My suspicion is that that guy really wants to say "there are already too many darkies here", but can't so comes up with "lower pay". I want to know if that guy really has a point, or is just xenophobic. I could totally see Microsoft being frustrated at not being able to get qualified Iranian workers into the US. That’s pretty much their stated problem.

My question is with the guy who is invariably interviewed who says it’s really because they want to pay less. My suspicion is that that guy really wants to say “there are already too many darkies here”, but can’t so comes up with “lower pay”.

I want to know if that guy really has a point, or is just xenophobic.

]]> By: Noah http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 Noah Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:23:41 +0000 http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/#comment-2871 grr... delete the first instance of the word "that" from the previous. Lousy lack of after the fact editing... grr… delete the first instance of the word “that” from the previous. Lousy lack of after the fact editing…

]]> By: Noah http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Noah Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:20:22 +0000 http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/#comment-2870 I think some of it is related to a desire to hire educated competent people from countries that whose US immigration numbers have declined over the past few years, say... Iran? That and to take advantage of the existing rather large tech labour pool here. Plus, who wouldn't want to come to Vancouver? I think some of it is related to a desire to hire educated competent people from countries that whose US immigration numbers have declined over the past few years, say… Iran? That and to take advantage of the existing rather large tech labour pool here. Plus, who wouldn’t want to come to Vancouver?

]]> By: Curtis http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 Curtis Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:59:25 +0000 http://gregbaker.ca/blog/2007/07/07/foreign-workers/#comment-2868 Microsoft Investors: Oh no! Our software is frequently very late! Nobody wants to program in our languages anymore! We're alarmed! Microsoft CEO: Don't worry! We're hiring way more people and pretending to sue Linux! Microsoft HR: Way more people? We're running out of people to hire! Canada: We have people! Microsoft HR: You do? Canada: They know Java! Microsoft HR: Huzzah! Let's import Canadians! Microsoft Accounting: That's really expensive. Let's go to Canada! Microsoft HR: But.. it's cold there! Canada: Not in Vancouver! Microsoft HR: To Vancouver! Microsoft CEO: Vancouver! Microsoft Investors: Vancouver? Microsoft CEO: Vancouver? Microsoft HR: Vancouver? Microsoft Accounting: Um.. Immigration to Canada is easy! We can hire inexpensive tech workers! Microsoft HR: Inexpensive Tech Workers! Microsoft CEO: Inexpensive Tech Workers! Microsoft Investors: Inexpensive Tech Workers! Tech Workers: Inexpensive Tech Workers? Microsoft Investors: Oh no! Our software is frequently very late! Nobody wants to program in our languages anymore! We’re alarmed!

Microsoft CEO: Don’t worry! We’re hiring way more people and pretending to sue Linux!

Microsoft HR: Way more people? We’re running out of people to hire!

Canada: We have people!

Microsoft HR: You do?

Canada: They know Java!

Microsoft HR: Huzzah! Let’s import Canadians!

Microsoft Accounting: That’s really expensive. Let’s go to Canada!

Microsoft HR: But.. it’s cold there!

Canada: Not in Vancouver!

Microsoft HR: To Vancouver!

Microsoft CEO: Vancouver!

Microsoft Investors: Vancouver?

Microsoft CEO: Vancouver?

Microsoft HR: Vancouver?

Microsoft Accounting: Um.. Immigration to Canada is easy! We can hire inexpensive tech workers!

Microsoft HR: Inexpensive Tech Workers!

Microsoft CEO: Inexpensive Tech Workers!

Microsoft Investors: Inexpensive Tech Workers!

Tech Workers: Inexpensive Tech Workers?

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