More doom at Barclays

[AZZIK]

Looks like Radbroke is staying, though. The land that site sits on has to be worth millions, even with the housing recession.

I think contract jobs will always be available...lets hope! its the permies that need to worry really - but I reckon out of all those who are made redundant, more than half will see the light and go contracting whilst enjoying their redundancy brass!! Then they will never go back to permie jobs, thus making it hard for us to get a new gig! Thats my theory anyway!

[TheBigYinJames]

I think contract jobs will always be available...lets hope! its the permies that need to worry really - but I reckon out of all those who are made redundant, more than half will see the light and go contracting whilst enjoying their redundancy brass!! Then they will never go back to permie jobs, thus making it hard for us to get a new gig! Thats my theory anyway!

I doubt it, my experience of the permies at Radders is that they are on a fair old whack of salary for doing not very much at all. Of all entrenched permies, they are th emost entrenched. Many of them are middle-aged women earning second incomes. Loads of them will take early retirement packages.

[portseven]

Oi, steady on love! I'm northern and an ex-radbroke contractor(twice)!

Ditto...

[ladymuck]

Soliciting?

Always!

[ace00]

Always!

Must make for interesting job interviews at clientco.

[ddilling]

I doubt it, my experience of the permies at Radders is that they are on a fair old whack of salary for doing not very much at all. Of all entrenched permies, they are th emost entrenched. Many of them are middle-aged women earning second incomes. Loads of them will take early retirement packages.

won't stop them trying (to get contracts).

and won't stop stupid clients from hiring them either.

especially the desperate ones - lets all watch the rates go down

[sasguru]

Oi, I was an Anderson when I was in radbroke

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Can't you even spell correctly the name of the places you worked at? Or are you full of BS?

[Dow Jones]

Perm to Cont

From what I've seen happening, those permies that apply for contracting positions that are subsequently created within their previous dept, then get preference over someone else that hasn't worked there. They often find out from ex-colleagues. Certainly the case with Barclays, Lloyds TSB and a few others.

[ladymuck]

Must make for interesting job interviews at clientco.

That's the only way I get a gig!!

[Archangel]

I was a permie there for 2 months in the late 80's.

Hated it.

It made me go contracting, so thanks Barclays!