I found a new job with a company that took on my H-1B. Same promises, but this time I got them in writing. (I'm a slow learner.) I've been with this outfit for almost three years without a single salary increase. When I pointed out that the other PMs in the company were getting yearly increases and bonuses, my boss told me that the expenses they'd incurred for the green card processing precluded my receiving the same pay package.

Meanwhile, do I have a green card? Of course not. I'm still waiting for the processing backlog to be cleared. So I'm stuck at a low-paying job with no hope of a raise. And my six-year window as an H-1B is closing fast.

If you're an H-1B looking for that green card, take care! There are plenty of employers who will promise you the world when, in fact, they've got you chained to your desk, going nowhere.