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by midnightclubbed 4614 days ago
If you are coming to the US to work in a professional position (Green Card or H1B1 etc) then you should be in a position to negotiate your sick time and vacation days. If an employer is not willing to work with you on these concerns then you might want to think twice about going through the financial and emotional hurdles of uprooting and moving to a different country.

If a hiring company is playing by the immigration rules then they should be paying at least going-rate for the position they are hiring you into (as well as having to pick up substantial legal fees). If you are just cheap labor then they will abuse you - but why would you take a job knowing you are not being valued from day 1?