I may be wrong, but i dont think you get offered anything at all if you werent a strong performer/ worker... The cost to a company is a hefty amount to bring someone over from a different country (or at least a western country)...

and yes i was being humorous... but on a side note... if you think working hard for any company and treating it as your own will save you from when lay-offs come... im sorry to say, but you may be a little naive. I'm not trying/wanting to stir you up, but at the end of the day its just business, so you always have to look out for number one...

Its called capitalism:) go read Ayn Rand if you get a chance... it will change your life! (for the better of course)

Thanks for the feedback
Ryan