A MASSIVE word of warning to anyone considering contracting at SSE.
I very recently started a contract at SSE in a town not a million miles away from where I live.
Very soon after arriving there, I was advised by a fellow contractor who had been there for 4 months that the said client had a reputation for getting rid of clients at short or little notice for trivial reasons. This fellow contractor said that in 4 months the said client had got through 8 contractors covering 3 roles.
A week ago one contractor went home for the weekend and his contract was terminated by the client who did not even have the courtesy to speak to him face to face.
On Thursday of last week, the hiring manager took me to one side and said they did not want me to use my mobile phone whilst on their premises or to talk to business and team colleagues whilst on their premises, except if talking to them on business related matters. I explained to the hiring manager that my mobile telephone use was merely checking my email as I am in the process of purchasing a house and that I wanted to check on progress of the purchase.
On Friday of last week, I had to use my mobile phone to check the balance of my bank account prior to making a time constrained payment with regard to the purchase of the house and a person unknown to me, who I'd never even spoken to before, very rudely said "haven't you got any work to do" to. I challenged this person and explained what I was doing. Incidentally, my time usage of my mobile amounted to just short of 3 minutes. As a direct consequence of this intervention, I have now lost out on the purchase of the house.
I spoke to the hiring manager this morning and tried to explain what had happened. It became apparent that the hiring manager was not prepared to listen nor to be flexible as I was interrupted. I then explained the hours that I had worked last week, in order to meet a deadline, were in excess of my contracted hours and that the difference was much more than the time I spent using my mobile.
This was a deal breaker for me and I informed the hiring manager that I no longer wanted to provide services to the client. I handed back my pass and walked out.
It begs the question, as to why there is such a high contractor turnover at this part of SSE.
I very recently started a contract at SSE in a town not a million miles away from where I live.
Very soon after arriving there, I was advised by a fellow contractor who had been there for 4 months that the said client had a reputation for getting rid of clients at short or little notice for trivial reasons. This fellow contractor said that in 4 months the said client had got through 8 contractors covering 3 roles.
A week ago one contractor went home for the weekend and his contract was terminated by the client who did not even have the courtesy to speak to him face to face.
On Thursday of last week, the hiring manager took me to one side and said they did not want me to use my mobile phone whilst on their premises or to talk to business and team colleagues whilst on their premises, except if talking to them on business related matters. I explained to the hiring manager that my mobile telephone use was merely checking my email as I am in the process of purchasing a house and that I wanted to check on progress of the purchase.
On Friday of last week, I had to use my mobile phone to check the balance of my bank account prior to making a time constrained payment with regard to the purchase of the house and a person unknown to me, who I'd never even spoken to before, very rudely said "haven't you got any work to do" to. I challenged this person and explained what I was doing. Incidentally, my time usage of my mobile amounted to just short of 3 minutes. As a direct consequence of this intervention, I have now lost out on the purchase of the house.
I spoke to the hiring manager this morning and tried to explain what had happened. It became apparent that the hiring manager was not prepared to listen nor to be flexible as I was interrupted. I then explained the hours that I had worked last week, in order to meet a deadline, were in excess of my contracted hours and that the difference was much more than the time I spent using my mobile.
This was a deal breaker for me and I informed the hiring manager that I no longer wanted to provide services to the client. I handed back my pass and walked out.
It begs the question, as to why there is such a high contractor turnover at this part of SSE.
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