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Shit just got legal
There's the lead dev, I'll call him John. John is not from the US, Europe, or any of those developed countries. The rest of management are from developed countries.
John found himself in the US for personal reasons, on a non-work visa, and his visa will expire soon. In the meantime, management found an opportunity to raise capital in the US, and they want John to be there because it'll look better in the presentation.
John: Oh but that's a month after my visa expires. You'll have to provide me a work visa.
Management was uncomfortable, because we're not registered in the US. and coz they don't wanna spend money.
The French: Don't worry, the US allows you to come in for 3 months without a visa.
The other management seemed to agree with the French. John had to explain that, no, only very few privileged countries have that right, and for the rest the US border is very, very hard to cross, and the visa process takes months. Most US embassies abroad have a year-long waitlist, though you can pay a (hefty) extra fee for it to be expedited. Fucking management was seriously surprised by this.
The Canadian: Don't worry, I own have an apartment in the East Coast. I could give you the keys and you could stay there for this month until the presentation.
So management wants John to stay in the US illegally for a month because they don't wanna pay for a work visa and the expedition fee.17 -
I was trying to get into a project dev class in here in uni, and I was already ahead of with my team setting up goals and starting with the project, when suddenly, the system notifies me that I might not get into the class because too many people are in it. I wait anxiously 30 minutes before the deadline to see if I get in.
15 minutes. Nothing
10 minutes. Nothing
1 minute. I am the only person left in the waitlist.
The deadline passes.
1 minute after the deadline passes. Someone drops the course.2