Contracting for Lloyds

[Roger Mellie]

when i have turned down a renewal for permies and contractors not mixing at lunch time ? i haven't, i was merely pointing out the culture that was relevant to the question asked. In answer to your question i dont give a damn and its why i didnt renew because i dont want to go to work in the morning with a sense of dread or despair. Am not a socialist and not met the bench, because i work damn hard to stay up to date in my field and keep myself relevant, so you can keep your "yet" and the thinly veiled criticism and you can delight in the fact when i meet the "bench" but i'm done with this board and all the crap it entails if its the way of the place i don't like it so each to their own i am out, its shame because hidden in all the crap there is some genuine good advice and help

Sorry, but you're no Peter Jones.

[hungry_hog]

I was at Lloyds (Faryners House) for about 4 years until recently. Like most places there are both good and bad points:

The good:
- Pretty friendly people overall
- Good scope for renewals (some people had been there 7 years)
- Some interesting / large projects going on
- Good exposure to front office

The bad:
- lots of bureaucracy, slow to get approvals etc.
- Incredible amounts of money wasted on Consultants
- As mentioned above - they tend to cut rates in a swoop, but lots of banks do this

[tpsman]

I was at Lloyds (Faryners House) for about 4 years until recently. Like most places there are both good and bad points:

The good:
- Pretty friendly people overall
- Good scope for renewals (some people had been there 7 years)
- Some interesting / large projects going on
- Good exposure to front office

The bad:
- lots of bureaucracy, slow to get approvals etc.
- Incredible amounts of money wasted on Consultants
- As mentioned above - they tend to cut rates in a swoop, but lots of banks do this

The red tape is insane at Lloyds - takes ages to get things done. That said, I'm not too fussed about it. I'm see myself as selling my time, rather than which services I'm performing; day rate stays the same...

[tpsman]

So not fairly typical of any company and bit of an eye opener then

Touché...

I was actually quite happy with the idea of a summer break - I'm relatively new to contracting, and found myself not taking any holiday unless I was forced to.