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Not likely. The work permit immigration spigots have opened up again with new administration relaxing previous constraints. My vendors Cognizant, Wipro and TCS are very excited for lots of contract work in SV. We can come back and revisit this comment at the end of the year. The wages will barely budge.

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I don't disagree with what you're saying here but I don't think it contradicts the OP. Wipro etc. occupy a different corner of the tech jobs market than VC-funded startups do.

do you think that these hot startups like Stripe etc are hiring consultants from the likes of Cognizant, Wipro, and TCS?

With Stripe's new RSU policy (almost looking like fixed TC but worse with delayed granting) I wonder who they are trying to attract.

yeah, plus they have sort of earned a reputation for being a bit of an intense place to work, quick to fire people who fall behind. Idk if that kind of stress is worth it.

So (sadly) in a way all companies wear that as a badge of honor and a way to filter for "culture fit"!

I mean, if I were in a slightly different point in my life, I might be willing to grind out long hours for a year or three if I thought I was going to come out the other end a multi millionaire.

But the way they structure the RSUs makes that way harder, it kinda feels like I might as well wait for IPO and buy shares then.

Lack of job security is big too, but I guess that's to be expected at any startup.

It's not difficult to write better solutions than the people who works for the WICS companies write. No offense to those working there - but work conditions like what are usually described there are not helpful for writing good solutions.

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