It doesn't say anywhere that it cannot be advertised in a small town.I think it...

nilamo · 2026-10-08T18:06:55 1791482815

When the job is wfh, the entire globe is where the job is located. Are there any physical rags that are widely distributed globally?

Maybe it's time to rewrite the aged and archaic laws, instead of selectively applying them to a handful of companies...

siscia · 2026-10-08T19:54:34 1791489274

Are all the position in Microsoft WFH?

I have several friends who works in Microsoft and would disagree

e12e · 2026-10-08T18:26:15 1791483975

If the job is WFH, is green card applicable?

nilamo · 2026-10-08T18:41:15 1791484875

Why wouldn't it be?

e12e · 2026-10-08T18:45:20 1791485120

Because you could... Work from home? In Canada or India?

nilamo · 2026-10-08T18:50:51 1791485451

Is that supposed to be a downside? I honestly don't see why that would matter. If someone is working for a US company, then they're working for a US company. The flag sticking out of the ground where they sit shouldn't be relevant.

in_the_arean · 2026-10-08T20:57:51 1791493071

Yes it is, because America has a vested interest in writing laws to benefit, I don't know, AMERICANS.

American companies are for Americans.

e12e · 2026-10-08T21:22:37 1791494557

Why would they need a greencard?

nilamo · 2026-10-09T01:01:36 1791507696

So they can visit for the team building exercises and holiday parties, obviously

jen20 · 2026-10-10T21:18:11 1791667091

If you have a green card, you must live in the US the majority of the time.

brainwad · 2026-10-08T18:05:38 1791482738

But if the job is located in Redmond, does that mean widely distributed in Redmond itself, or the Eastside, or all King County, or the whole Puget Sound area?

siscia · 2026-10-08T19:53:00 1791489180

That's usually what a judge decides.

Anyway, I went checking and I wasn't able to find any opening in Microsoft in the Seattle times online version. Which is definitely not a nice optics and would play unfortunately well with the current allegations

brainwad · 2026-10-09T08:36:27 1791534987

I got a PERM at MSFT once - they publish the PERM ads with a lower salary than the regular ads for openings at the same level (IIRC the minimum needed by the DoL for certification), so you'd have to be a bit mad to apply for them. But I also bet they pick the most obscure local newspapers...

mrguyorama · 2026-10-08T22:47:30 1791499650

The point of a green card is "Nobody in the US was able to do this job"

In that context, "Widely distributed" really shouldn't be such a complicated concept. What does the NYT charge to run a classified ad?

"Nobody in redmond could do this job!". Cool, did you try any of the other 49 states at all? No? Then go away.

brainwad · 2026-10-09T08:39:19 1791535159

The concept is quite flawed for tech companies that hire everyone who passes their technical bar. There's not a finite number of positions that Americans and foreigners are competing for. There are many jobs where a) an American could do it if they want but b) no American feels like it or c) any American who does feel like it could easily get hired without needing the bureaucracy imposed on PERM applicants.