For some foreign workers, Seattle tech layoffs can mean a forced exit


A person walks by The Spheres at the Amazon.com Inc headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Laid-off employees who have been in Seattle as ‘guest workers’ on temporary work visas may be forced to leave the US if they aren’t rehired in 60 days. — AFP

SEATTLE: For many of the thousands of Seattle tech workers who’ve been laid off or will be in coming weeks, the pain will be short-lived.

They’ll update their résumés, work their networks and, eventually, find new jobs in an industry that, despite the current slowdown, is expected to be short on talent for years to come.

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