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5. I went on an interview at firm in 2003 that was nearly totally manned by H1B visa holders
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:27 PM
Thursday

I responded to a Monster.com ad in 2003 for an "experienced project manager with IT" for a local firm claiming it did "Oracle development". Since I managed IT projects since 1986, had my project management professional certification and a master's degree in management specializing in project management, I applied for the job. When I went to the in-person interview, it was very obvious this place was not normal. Everyone except the person who interviewed me spoke only in Hindi and that person was bi-lingual with a strong Hindi accent.

I never got called back for a second interview or offered a job; it was obviously a pretend interview to justify yet another H1B visa holder based on a claim of no available and qualified American workers.

A year later I worked on a government contract with numerous people from Oracle corporation including one senior manager. None of them had ever heard of that firm. Go figure.

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