It's not "institutional Slavery", it's just called "capitalism" : Keep the workforce in debt, wanting to consume more, and feeling insecure, and you can pay as low as you want.
I'm somehow in awe on how well it works, and for so long
The tech industry is a grindstone where human beings are converted to value for the shareholders. These stories are all too common, and burnout is a common topic of discussion...But the H1B visa recipients aren't usually a consideration in those discussions because they're invisible to most of us. This article was good, it doesn't surprise me that vulnerable people are suffering more under the same ills we all face. They deserve fair treatment and stability, and we all deserve better from our capitalist ruling class employers.One of the things encouraged and implicitly expected of employees is to work long hours and weekends; and due to their vulnerable status in the US, H1B workers are more susceptible to accepting these conditions, which can eventually all too easily lead to burnout and harm their well-being.