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Originally posted by uk contractor View PostIt should do but powerful forces within government lobbying clearly have friends in low places who are addicted to the cheap import labour market as it boosts profits short term!!merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Somebody agrees with you.
Originally posted by eek View PostClueful companies know that they are not a company that does X but rather an IT company that makes its money doing x or y or z."Don't part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostCuriously enough Hiscox described themselves in almost exactly that way.______________________
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Originally posted by SussexSeagull View PostIt was probably the case once but the City is in retreat at the moment and is taking the rest of the market down with it.
There is no endless supply of contracting work in London, South East or anywhere anymore.______________________
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostA couple of contractor colleagues had contracts at Hiscox and said it was one of the worst places they have contracted at...
I actually worked there and walked out early. I just thought they were trying to do creative sounding but actually barmy things and had too many young inexperienced managers. They also had a big agile project sucking up shed loads of cash to fund some weird religious process monster. However I got the feeling most people were quite content.
Two dissenters - and that's just who you know - in such a small place: I'm quite shocked."Don't part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostSome companies still regard IT as a cost rather than a core competency. Clueful companies (albeit something that is virtually non existant in the UK) know that they are not a company that does X but rather an IT company that makes its money doing x or y or z.Comment
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Originally posted by eek View PostSome companies still regard IT as a cost rather than a core competency. Clueful companies (albeit something that is virtually non existant in the UK) know that they are not a company that does X but rather an IT company that makes its money doing x or y or z.Comment
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Originally posted by gables View PostSuperb, going to steal that, not sure how to use it but I will
I guess it comes from the top, as Willie Walsh is known to have a disdain / lack of appreciation of his IT people.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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There are a number of small firms a long way outside of London who understand the value of IT to the financial services industry. They are going to disrupt the FS market in a major way. If you thought Uber disrupted taxis or Airbnb disrupted hotels, it's nothing compared to what's coming.Comment
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