with what you said. The sooner this country removes it's sponsorship rules the better for everyone (but I'm not going to hold my breath for that to happen) because then people will begin to get paid real market rates for their services...no matter if it's a maid, a driver, teaboy, or an executive for that matter. What the people who want this sponsorship rule to stay in place don't realize (read don't care about) is that everyone who is an expat left something to come here that they may not be able to get back when they go back to their home countries. And when they are then told 'hey, you work for me now and I own you' unless you go back to your own country again one begins to feel like a captive. Can I go back to my career back in the US again easily? No, not really...I will have to justify my career move to a third world country and have to convince hiring managers that the lax work ethics prevalent in these countries hasn't permeated into my own behavior...and that may be a tough sell. I would recover, but perhaps the financial gains I may have made here (and make no mistake...we are only here for the tax free income otherwise we would be nuts to stay) would be lost after a few months of unemployment looking for meaningful work back home. Ahh...sweet liberty, sweet sweet liberty...how I miss thee.
with what you said. The sooner this country removes it's sponsorship rules the better for everyone (but I'm not going to hold my breath for that to happen) because then people will begin to get paid real market rates for their services...no matter if it's a maid, a driver, teaboy, or an executive for that matter. What the people who want this sponsorship rule to stay in place don't realize (read don't care about) is that everyone who is an expat left something to come here that they may not be able to get back when they go back to their home countries. And when they are then told 'hey, you work for me now and I own you' unless you go back to your own country again one begins to feel like a captive. Can I go back to my career back in the US again easily? No, not really...I will have to justify my career move to a third world country and have to convince hiring managers that the lax work ethics prevalent in these countries hasn't permeated into my own behavior...and that may be a tough sell. I would recover, but perhaps the financial gains I may have made here (and make no mistake...we are only here for the tax free income otherwise we would be nuts to stay) would be lost after a few months of unemployment looking for meaningful work back home. Ahh...sweet liberty, sweet sweet liberty...how I miss thee.