That story reminded me of my life a while back. Hope you guys don't mind me sharing.
I was in a peculiar situation with regard of my H1-B (this is long time ago) visa. I was not legal to work, but I was legal to stay. I was in this situation for more than a year.
I lost everything, literally. I ran out of savings. No programming shops would take me, not even Chinese restaurants would take me.
Guess who gave me a job? I worked for this mom-and-pop car shop run by Mexican family. I changed air filters, brake pads, electronic window motors until my visa resolved itself. They paid $1 above minimum wage, they feed me lunch (their home-made salsa was delicious) and in return I maintained their Windows PC.
When my visa resolved, the dad just bought a new warehouse as part of expanding his business. It was a great year for both of us.
I was in a peculiar situation with regard of my H1-B (this is long time ago) visa. I was not legal to work, but I was legal to stay. I was in this situation for more than a year.
I lost everything, literally. I ran out of savings. No programming shops would take me, not even Chinese restaurants would take me.
Guess who gave me a job? I worked for this mom-and-pop car shop run by Mexican family. I changed air filters, brake pads, electronic window motors until my visa resolved itself. They paid $1 above minimum wage, they feed me lunch (their home-made salsa was delicious) and in return I maintained their Windows PC.
When my visa resolved, the dad just bought a new warehouse as part of expanding his business. It was a great year for both of us.