Yes, I did a stint there and much of what is said above sounds about right.
Pay is not great, and in a short period of time quite a few people including myself resigned to go contracting, and they are left with the dross who accept even lower wages than the people that left were on.
They are (were) big on outsourcing, so if you're in one of those positions you could be based somewhere for years rather than flitting around as in a consultancy.
To be honest they are no better, or worse, than many other companies of their type.
I was never "on the bench" but heard of people doing naff all for months, although with their share price heading down maybe they will tighten up on that sort of thing. They seemed to be moving to outsourcing their outsourcing to India whenever they could get away with it, or doing it through the backdoor by bringing people in on work permits who can stay with their cousins in an attic in Bethnal Green or whatever.
The old "ring someone in India to get the bloke who sits 20 feet away from you to fix the printer" always amused me.
I got some PM training and certification out of them, but with hindsight I'd rather have left sooner and paid for my own. You live and learn.
Pay is not great, and in a short period of time quite a few people including myself resigned to go contracting, and they are left with the dross who accept even lower wages than the people that left were on.
They are (were) big on outsourcing, so if you're in one of those positions you could be based somewhere for years rather than flitting around as in a consultancy.
To be honest they are no better, or worse, than many other companies of their type.
I was never "on the bench" but heard of people doing naff all for months, although with their share price heading down maybe they will tighten up on that sort of thing. They seemed to be moving to outsourcing their outsourcing to India whenever they could get away with it, or doing it through the backdoor by bringing people in on work permits who can stay with their cousins in an attic in Bethnal Green or whatever.
The old "ring someone in India to get the bloke who sits 20 feet away from you to fix the printer" always amused me.
I got some PM training and certification out of them, but with hindsight I'd rather have left sooner and paid for my own. You live and learn.
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