Sometimes I wonder how people get jobs in IT

[TiroFijo]

Yeah, general opinion about UK workers that i've heard from Indians is that we are lazy, think the world owes us a living and dont/cant do a full days work (always followed by an "except you of course").

They say that about American workers also.

[Pogle]

We have similar issues at clientoco, but we work around it and we have modified our behavior to ask questions in the right way to get to the truth - not brilliant, but we have to work together.
A couple of the guys are basically getting trained on site by the senior members of the team and I think they realise that and see its to their advantage.
One guy is bobbins and I don't expect he'll be renewed, he could learn a lot and do well if he paid attention, but he just keeps making very silly mistakes - shame. He'll get work again though cos the demand in my area is huge at the mo.

My main issue with the chaps from India, is that they have real problems taking any sort of directions or instructions from a woman
As one of the senior technical members of the team, this is annoying, however they will learn.....

[alreadypacked]

We have similar issues at clientoco, but we work around it and we have modified our behavior to ask questions in the right way to get to the truth - not brilliant, but we have to work together.
A couple of the guys are basically getting trained on site by the senior members of the team and I think they realise that and see its to their advantage.
One guy is bobbins and I don't expect he'll be renewed, he could learn a lot and do well if he paid attention, but he just keeps making very silly mistakes - shame. He'll get work again though cos the demand in my area is huge at the mo.

My main issue with the chaps from India, is that they have real problems taking any sort of directions or instructions from a woman
As one of the senior technical members of the team, this is annoying, however they will learn.....

From my experience most think the will advance their career with soft skills, not with doing any work. From some of the other post, they use their skills to keep well in with management. If things go wrong it’s easy to blame you!

[Freamon]

From my experience most think the will advance their career with soft skills, not with doing any work. From some of the other post, they use their skills to keep well in with management. If things go wrong it’s easy to blame you!

Of the ones I've seen who have made it to management, sadly this is true.

I worked with a US organisation last year whose entire technical management team was pretty much composed of people who were previously senior managers in their indian outsourcing supplier and that they had transferred in. The politics was an absolute nightmare, worst I've ever seen!

[d000hg]

There are a lot of hard working Indians who come over here to get work. My dad settled in the UK and studied in a British University. I'm one of the first generation British Indian in our family. I also have cousins in India who are intelligent and capable. It is a shame that a few have spoiled it for the many the many have spoiled it for the few.

FTFY. It's because every Indian with an IT qualification is being hired that the problem is there.