Why “grads” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Yeah but those new grads are too uppity. We tried throwing money at them, but they're more interested in productivity destroying quality of life improvements. The imported worke…
by yolp5 · Oct 8, 2026
Bad market for new grads is overdetermined. AI, interest rates, etc. But a contributing fact is flooding the tech market with H-1B visas spikes labor supply, kills workers' leve…
by cbb330 · Oct 8, 2026
> It's cheaper than the alternative of training Americans to do the role. These people don't exist. Not for Big Tech roles. You already hit the nail on the head - companies don'…
by triceratops · Oct 8, 2026
I hire new grads and experienced engineers, roughly half of who require visa sponsorship.
by linkregister · Oct 8, 2026
A company that I worked for would hire foreign grads out of school on F-1 visas with zero experience; they’d come on board using the OPT extensions (good for up to 3 years) and…
by lsllc · Oct 8, 2026
You said it yourself. The market for new grads is bad. AI is better for senior employees than juniors. Visas don't affect this dynamic.
by triceratops · Oct 8, 2026
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