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A lawsuit by four IT workers alleging that outsourcing firm Infosys favored hiring Indian workers over U.S. workers now includes an account from a former Infosys recruiter about the alleged practice. It includes accounts by Samuel Marrero, who worked in Infosys's talent acquisition unit from 2011 until May 2013, of meetings with executives at the India-based IT services firm. Marrero and other recruiters "frequently complained" to higher-ups at Infosys during these weekly calls that many of the highly qualified American candidates they had presented were being rejected in favor of Indian prospects. In response to one of these complaints, Infosys' global enterprise lead allegedly said, "Americans don't know $#!%," according to the lawsuit. Infosys has denied allegations that it discriminates.
On July 10, Computerworld wrote about this lawsuit, and asked Infosys in advance for a comment. The company finally responded on July 18, saying in part:
"It is incorrect to insinuate that we exclude or discourage U.S. workers. Today, we are recruiting to fill over 440 active openings across 20 states in the US. These include 300 openings for professional hires and about 140 openings targeting local and recent MBA graduates, Masters degree holders and under graduates to bolster our sales and management consulting teams. This hiring program is a key investment to strengthen our future leadership pool. The program will see us investing in an extensive training and leadership-mentoring exercise to groom young MBAs for a rewarding career with us.
"Attracting the best and brightest talent is paramount to Infosys' success," the company said in the July 18 statement. "We are committed to creating a work environment where every employee feels included, valued and respected."
Infosys officials could not be reached for comment on the recently amended complaint.
(Score: 2) by PizzaRollPlinkett on Wednesday October 08 2014, @03:42PM
I'd go one step further. The idea of having a career as a software developer is evaporating. These H-1B visa workers are temporary. They are only around for a few years, and they go away, and new ones come. They have no roots in the country where they work. They don't want to establish homes, families, communities. In other words, they're management's perfect disposable workers. I think that's the heart of the issue. As long as there is a constant turnover of short-term workers, how can anyone in the USA have a career in software development when the best they can hope for is low-paying, serial temp jobs? And only people who know how to do a job are hired, so you have to spend your own time and money keeping up with technology. No wonder people are avoiding the field.
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