Terrible HR policies for H1B employees - Lead Software Engineer Publix Employee Review

1.0
9 Apr 2022
Recommend
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Pros

1) Free lunches 2) Brand Name

Cons

1) Terrible HR policy control for H1Bs. Associate cannot login from home country for worst case scenarios which can impact their families abroad , loss of pay or termination. H1Bs who are joining the firm make sure you understand this especially in Covid like situations 2) GC EB3 processing for qualified lead engineers by default which will allow you to get stuck in queue for years 3) Immigration team lacks qualified resources and they least care of the concerns and very poor communication. 3) Low salaries as per industry standard 4) Upper Management is non technical and they are not in sync with latest industry practices in processes and also technologies. 5) Growth is limited unless you don't care and retiring soon

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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