When big tech laid off these H-1B workers, a countdown began
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Do you remember the day - what day it was? Like, were you anticipating getting laid off or was it a surprise to you? *anticipate 기대하다 So we were aware that the decision would be given on 18 of January. I would be the one impacted. *all-hands meeting 조직 구성원 모두가 참석하는 회의 *single out 따로 뽑아내다 It was pretty bad on that day. Layoffs at Google, effective immediately - his wife also works there, so they're not sure what this means. *omnichannel 고객과 상호작용하는 비즈니스 전략 The clock really is ticking. The competition to get an H-1B visa is tough. We are expecting a baby in May. *coincide [|koʊɪn│saɪd] 일치하는 *hassle 귀찮은[번거로운] 상황[일] *crop up 불쑥 나타나다 *weigh on 짓누르다 This timeline was weighing on him.
The more stressful the situation was, the more organized and methodical he got. *action-oriented 행동지향적인 As a person, I'm very action-oriented and I always feel that I should be taking some action to make things right. *erratic 불규칙한 So at night when I go to sleep, I'm unable to sleep because the mind just doesn't shut off, and therefore, rest has become very erratic. *jeopardize 위태롭게 하다
*figure 어떤 역할을 대표하는 사람을 지칭할 때 사용 *a mother and a father kind of a figure 어머니와 아버지 같은 존재
I found a mother and a father kind of a figure. *in the initial days 초창기에는 I know. It's hard not to take it personally, right?
People come from all over the world to work in U.S. tech. And during the tech boom years, the industry relied heavily on foreign workers. This is how we built Silicon Valley – with great minds coming from everywhere to work in the U.S.
But when the industry started to shrink, all of these people who moved here for work are finding that linking their jobs to their residency is really complicated. That was the case for Aashka and Nilanjan. Aashka was a product engineer at Amazon, and Nilanjan worked in digital advertising for Google. They both lost their jobs in the layoffs each company announced earlier this year.