I edited my post above a bit.
I don't really want to share who it is, as some people on this forum may well be contracted to their suppliers
But it's a major multinational charity that's a household name.
An example of horribleness of some businesses is that they have been sold software that they could have got at 20% the price , direct from the supplier - as they give 80%+ discounts to charities. These guys give them 10% off the usual RRP and then CHARGE them to install it, trousering the 90%+
It happened by chance, I went to them looking for a 3 month voluntary stint as a "field agent" working in the front line in a developing nation. The market was slow and I needed to get out of the corporate world and feel like I'm doing something to help - rather than just preaching in forums. Once they saw some of my past clients, I was invited to talk to the I.T. department.
It's not a usual area for me, but its the last area I'll work in at this level - so when I move into my next specialism I'll have experience in Public sector, Finance, Small Buiness, Not For Profit / Charity and Multinational Blue chip.
After this I'm hoping to hire people and hopefully ride an "insourcing" wave....... Well it doesn't hurt to hope does it?
I don't really want to share who it is, as some people on this forum may well be contracted to their suppliers
But it's a major multinational charity that's a household name.
An example of horribleness of some businesses is that they have been sold software that they could have got at 20% the price , direct from the supplier - as they give 80%+ discounts to charities. These guys give them 10% off the usual RRP and then CHARGE them to install it, trousering the 90%+
It happened by chance, I went to them looking for a 3 month voluntary stint as a "field agent" working in the front line in a developing nation. The market was slow and I needed to get out of the corporate world and feel like I'm doing something to help - rather than just preaching in forums. Once they saw some of my past clients, I was invited to talk to the I.T. department.
It's not a usual area for me, but its the last area I'll work in at this level - so when I move into my next specialism I'll have experience in Public sector, Finance, Small Buiness, Not For Profit / Charity and Multinational Blue chip.
After this I'm hoping to hire people and hopefully ride an "insourcing" wave....... Well it doesn't hurt to hope does it?
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