Hello rapicheck,
I worked with Rapidigm for long time (3+ years). I was laid off soon my project was over. Ther are number of explanations by recruiter why I was laid off. Ofcourse my I-485 was filed 144 days before I was laid off. Any way I am feeling real good now and I am better off without Rapidigm.
You should check now some facts before what you signing up for.
- Rapidigm was a good company in the old economy days. But not any more. They file GC for you. They changed policy to file labor applications once in 2-3 months.
- Once they file your GC, you are pretty much trapped. You do not leave them and they know that for sure. So no salary raises and you may have fight for that. Some times you will hear "YOU CAN LEAVE IF YOU WANT".
- Relocation was a big mess. There are no written rules. So whatever comes to thier lips, that will be the rule. You may have to move even if your project is 1-2 months. In that process forget about lease breakage/other charges. They know your job is important for you. So should make decision about money/job in such instances. Once I was old that I should not live in such a good apartment because the lease charges were in few thousands.
- Recruiters may promise the next Senate seat for you. Bottom line is if any thing not written, those promises are by default tend to be false. You are lucky if those are met.
- You need some real JOCKEYs to save your job. Usually recuiters hide their own friends/relatives from lay offs. Or else you should know some body in higher ups to save your skin always.
- This is another typical DESI shop. But lot better than many desi shops in US. So your dealings are with desi guys and they press you for any shit load. My suggestion is do not talk about your personal matters. They take advantage on that too.
- They are shrinking in business wise. They are not getting much projects unlike in the past. At the time I was laid off, I was told that Rapidigm do not maintain Inventory. So if you are between projects, you may expect your employment termination letter in your mail box.
- If you are in SAP/Oracle lines, your salary offer was below the most of the current jerks.
I would suggest you to check some previous employees before you make your decision. You got to be careful who you are talking to find out this. I know some loyal employees (with fake degrees). Given their skill level and qualifications, they are very better off with Rapidigm. They have no life without Rapidigm. They do lot of lip/lick service. Also there some cowards who cannot talk against the reality. So make you are not talking to some those cowards/dumb asX jerks.
At the end, I do not mean to give you bad sense about this. You better verify the facts before you regret.
I wish you Good luck.