Originally posted by TopBanana
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Sometimes I wonder how people get jobs in IT
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostNext time you have a meeting with him and someone from management, suggest he puts some training material together for you and the team so you can make the most of his experience and get some extra value from his time with you.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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I think it's a fundamental difference in our societies.
If you live in India, and you fail, you and your family starve.
If you live in Britain, the state will look after you to a greater or lesser degree.
I think the pressure is on educated Indians to get jobs in IT, because that's where the money is. Most of us probably chose to go into (or fell into) IT because we had some sort of interest / aptitude. There are undoubtedly many very capable Indians - I work with several - but there are also many who are in IT because of parental expectations.
I had a conversation with an Indian colleague who was quite horrified that I was allowing my daughter to study fashion. Sure, I'd much prefer her to be doing something a bit more useful, but I'm not going to squash her dreams. If she was growing up in India, she'd probably be doing IT / MBA or something similar.Comment
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Originally posted by k2p2 View Post
I had a conversation with an Indian colleague who was quite horrified that I was allowing my daughter to study fashion. Sure, I'd much prefer her to be doing something a bit more useful, but I'm not going to squash her dreams. If she was growing up in India, she'd probably be doing IT / MBA or something similar.
no , wait..thats not India.
still,... bloody foreigners, eh ?
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The thing is the country now needs them as we no longer train IT staff. In a way that is good for current contractors as 'most' places I have found do still hire an amount of UK it contractors before going oversees and I think there are hardly any decent contractors on the market just now.
If that makes sense.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThe thing is the country now needs them as we no longer train IT staff. In a way that is good for current contractors as 'most' places I have found do still hire an amount of UK it contractors before going oversees and I think there are hardly any decent contractors on the market just now.
If that makes sense.If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.Comment
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I have Indian dudes to support for hardware and network things.
In the past they were in Czech or former eastern germany - worse language problems - probably very culturally different - yet this dishonesty/face saving/bulltuliping did not exist - it really wastes *alot* of time - you have to instruct them from zero until you can find what level their skill really is - boring - assume nothing. A Czecher would say 'I don't know' - I wish these guys would do the same.
One or two are quick, capable and confident.
And one is a born bureaucrat, huffs and puffs, takes days to do the simplest of tasks yet all the other suck up to him - I have no idea why he is a PITA.Comment
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Originally posted by pmeswani View PostI am working with a contractor from India (who is on one of those Work Visa's) who is suppose to have more knowledge of the product we are supporting than I do. Every time this contractor talks, I question (in my head) whether the contractor has any knowledge of the product, or even any IT knowledge at all. How in the hell do people like this contractor get IT jobs?
I was partly on the fence (leaning on the side of not liking foreign workers taking UK IT Jobs) before, but now that I have experience the numptyness of this contractor, I am now of the opinion that any company that outsources their IT infrastructure to India should be shot in public.
1) Did you ever blag your way into a gig, ever, even if not just ever so slightly?
2) If you are a first gen proper British Indian, what were your folks when they arrived? Would they like you talking like this?
If the answer to these is
1) No never.
2) Fook off suity, seriously.
Then please carry on. Otherwise, count your blessings, be nice to your fellow man and you may even learn a thing or two.
HTHKnock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by MrMark View PostIt's sad really - at one time we used to get really good IT people from India. Since we've had this "outsource at full speed" method take hold in the UK, we now obviously start scraping the barrel (as well as putting our own people out of work or denying them opportunities to advance). The decent Indian IT folk are probably more cheesed off with it than we are, as it reflects badly on their reputation and probably undercuts their wages too."A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostIf you live in India, and you fail, you and your family starve.Comment
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