Huh

Not really sure if this counts as a rant, but I am pretty annoyed by this.

I don’t get how people who are “undocumented” able to get jobs when citizens are struggling to find jobs? I have a degree, I speak both my parents’ native languages, and my relationship with almost every boss I’ve had was good enough to get me promoted, but in the end me and a bunch of other people including a whole department got laid off. We ended up getting replaced by people who operated abroad (India and Philippines) and from what I’ve seen and heard (this isn’t a personal attack on them as people), it’s obvious they don’t really know what they are doing. For some people there’s even an additional language barrier which makes it harder on clients trying to work with the company.

This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this happen, but I still don’t understand why or how this happens in the first place. People say it’s because they can pay people less money, but I feel like I’m being lied to. I've asked some of the people that replaced us and they’re getting paid the same amount???? So wtf??

And I’m willing to admit I’m pretty salty about everything especially when I know I got laid off, replaced, and then I see the people who replaced me are driving around in teslas, they’ve got some pretty expensive clothes, and all this other stuff while I’m been trying my best to budget well so I don’t end up homeless in the city I was born in.

So I guess my question is what’s the real deal? It doesn’t seem like these people are being paid shit wages at least from what I’ve seen in my own field.
And what is the point of employers doing this?
A lot of companies end up dying out or turning to shit when they do this. Isn’t the point to thrive? If you hire people who can’t properly get everything done or makes things harder for the client, you risk the company going under. So… wtf???

I know I’m pretty annoyed right now, but I also genuinely want to understand how, why, or what’s actually going on.

When I was in high school (2010s), it looked like everything was fine. We didn’t have to fix too many things in terms of the job market, employment laws, and whatever else. So what the hell happened?

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dan Other March 20, 2026 at 1:40 pm 0 1