Walmart VP took $30K/day kickbacks favoring Indian H1Bs over US applicants (opens in new tab)

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25 pointsDonnyV7mo ago6 comments

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I’m actually very surprised this happened at Walmart.

I worked on an adjacent project with one of their teams many years ago. I was very surprised by how zero tolerance their policies were about receiving anything.

It may have been the team I was working with, but I remember none of them allowed us to buy them coffee from the shop in our lobby when they visited.

toomuchtodo7mo ago

Walmart Fires VP in Tech for Taking Daily Kickbacks Starting from $30K - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45013076 - August 2025

Walmart visa scandal fears unfounded, company says firings not linked to H-1Bs - https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/walmart-h-... - August 25th, 2025

mtmail7mo ago

The first discussion got flagged, probably because the source article was badly sourced and had too little detail. It didn't mention visas for example.

toomuchtodo7mo ago

The claims are unsubstantiated. From the source article:

> Disclaimer: The identity of the news submitter has been verified by us. However, we have not received any confirmation or verification from Walmart regarding the information provided.

Without proof or corroborating evidence, this is social media rage bait making the rounds. Proof and evidence are of course welcome to substantiate the claims being made.

theoldaccount7mo ago

Very obvious for a long time. https://x.com/USTechWorkers/status/1164403420838518785

the_real_cher7mo ago

This is insane.

I really hate seeing my country and my home being sold off to the highest bidder.

A country is more than an economy.

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Dystopian7mo ago

I’m actually very surprised this happened at Walmart.

I worked on an adjacent project with one of their teams many years ago. I was very surprised by how zero tolerance their policies were about receiving anything.

It may have been the team I was working with, but I remember none of them allowed us to buy them coffee from the shop in our lobby when they visited.

toomuchtodo7mo ago

Walmart Fires VP in Tech for Taking Daily Kickbacks Starting from $30K - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45013076 - August 2025

Walmart visa scandal fears unfounded, company says firings not linked to H-1Bs - https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/walmart-h-... - August 25th, 2025

mtmail7mo ago

The first discussion got flagged, probably because the source article was badly sourced and had too little detail. It didn't mention visas for example.

toomuchtodo7mo ago

The claims are unsubstantiated. From the source article:

> Disclaimer: The identity of the news submitter has been verified by us. However, we have not received any confirmation or verification from Walmart regarding the information provided.

Without proof or corroborating evidence, this is social media rage bait making the rounds. Proof and evidence are of course welcome to substantiate the claims being made.

theoldaccount7mo ago

Very obvious for a long time. https://x.com/USTechWorkers/status/1164403420838518785

the_real_cher7mo ago

This is insane.

I really hate seeing my country and my home being sold off to the highest bidder.

A country is more than an economy.

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