Barclays cutting IT jobs

**DimPrawn** · 7 January 2009, 13:03

Next you'll be telling me the banks are in financial doo-doo?

**b0redom** · 7 January 2009, 13:03

I take it you work there?

I wouldn't worry, the massive increases in your house price, compared with the falls all around you ensure that you'll be able to get plenty of cheap credit to live off.....

**foritisme** · 7 January 2009, 13:04

Barclay's are always cutting IT jobs (or rates)

**Purple Dalek** · 7 January 2009, 13:05

Only ******* work there anyway so no need to worry about extra competition from the bench.

**BrilloPad** · 7 January 2009, 13:05

Originally posted by foritisme View Post

Barclay's are always cutting IT jobs (or rates)

Before hiring them back one year later.

**Cyberman** · 7 January 2009, 13:07

Originally posted by foritisme View Post

Barclay's are always cutting IT jobs (or rates)

So why announce it on national radio..... must be serious

**Mich the Tester** · 7 January 2009, 13:07

Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Before hiring them back one year later.

At a 20% higher rate.

**ace00** · 7 January 2009, 13:08

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc (BARC.L) is to cut just over 400 jobs in its UK technology departments, it said on Wednesday.

Barclays said a review of its IT operations will see about 158 permanent staff and 250 contractor positions go, mainly in Cheshire and London.

**foritisme** · 7 January 2009, 13:09

Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

So why announce it on national radio..... must be serious

Must be a news story about the recession - lets fan the flames.

Barclays cutting IT jobs