IBM cutting rates

[ChimpMaster]

IBM are the worst service company I have ever had to engage with (yes, worse then Fuijitsu). Wouldn't even entertain a contract with these guys.

Accidenture were worse Shirley?

[d000hg]

Don't all contracts have this? MOO?

Yes but it's normally there just to placate IR35, not to be used in anger... note your MOO clause is with your agent so it matters if the agent has a MOO clause with the client.

[quackhandle]

Oddly enough I have found out I am sitting next to some IBM recruiters (who engage contractors through Hays) and they have not heard anything about this rate cut.

Asked them about IR35. They had never heard of it.

qh

[chef]

So of the major service company players, by that I mean:

IBM
Cap Gemini
Fujitsu
Accenture
Logica

It feels like I've missed 1 out but hey ho, I'll update it if I think of it later.

My question is, in what order would you place them with top of the list being the worst to work for/with and thus the bottom of the list being the least worst to work for?

[malvolio]

So of the major service company players, by that I mean:

IBM
Cap Gemini
Fujitsu
Accenture
Logica

It feels like I've missed 1 out but hey ho, I'll update it if I think of it later.

Atos
Capita
Siemens

[BigTime]

They're only cutting the rates of the weak. Anyone who says no thanks will get extended at the same rate and told not to tell anyone.

[b0redom]

Apparently not this time. I've just been given a release date. Budge up on the bench.