Has anyone here worked for Logica CMG?

[chef]

from what i've seen, logica employees are the same as contractors but more limited in work choice and far less paid..

-they must find and apply for there own work on projects but obviously they are limited by only having those projects logica are currently involved in to choose from (where as contractors arent limited to just one agency)
-if they cant find a project to work on they are "on the bench" (although still paid), but no one ive spoken to seems to know how long being "on the bench" for is allowed before your team leader/mentor (i.e the boss) has a quiet word and your fired.

[sasguru]

And you are a typical Seagull manager.

Swoops in, making a lot of noise, sh|ts on everyone and then buggers off.

buggers off with the glory
HTH

[Devlin]

I know quite a few people who work there. The common complaint is the very low pay - in some cases ridiculously low! There was a pay freeze on permies for years apparantly.

[gingerjedi]

Surely as a consultant with them you will be shipped off wherever they win business?

Nope this is a support position close to home... or so they're are telling me at the moment, i'll ask the questions and if it's not 100% suitable I wont take it.

[alreadypacked]

Surely as a consultant with them you will be shipped off wherever they win business?

Very true, just had lunch with an old friend who went permie with a consulting company last year. Shipped her off to Oz on third day for 1 year. Came back to london this week, shipping her off to Denmark next week.

Half way across the country, may not seem that far after all

[NickFitz]

Nope this is a support position close to home... or so they're are telling me at the moment, i'll ask the questions and if it's not 100% suitable I wont take it.

I've heard they never lie or exploit people's gullibility so they can get whatever they need out of them and then dump on them from a great height as and when it suits them.

HTH.

[alreadypacked]

Ah I see you're one of these Teflon, lightweight, fly-by-night contractors with no expertise who gives all contractors a bad name.

Sorry to disapoint, we can't all be like you sas

[gingerjedi]

Feck it... I may just forget the idea and work to old ethos that if I'm only contracting for half the year I'll still be better off than a permie!

[Peter Loew]

LCMG are renowned for paying badly. I worked there for 3 years as a permie, picked up what I needed and got out.

You do get lots of exposure to different things... if you're lucky. If you're unlucky you'll just be working on bids and acting as the photocopy boy while the 'real consultants' do the dirty stuff.

They will send you anywhere they like, you don't really get a choice as to where you will end up. Just make sure you agree your base office as close to your home as possible so you can charge expenses when they send you out.

They are just like any other consultancy, they'll charge you out to the client at your contractor rates, and pay you a crappy salary.

P

[~Craig~]

left there 9 months ago as a permie. It's all quite laid back and people are nice enough but the money is carp and it's difficult to move on.

The other thing is that they seem to be coming quite incompetent.......I would go back as a contractor but never as a permie!