Nice to see nothing has changed at Barclays

[Eirikur]

My first ever contract was at Barclaycard, rate was £500 16 years ago, they fired everyone due to the financial crisis and had to take on shed loads of contractors to fill the gaps, those contractors had to find more people who could be fired (increase efficiencies was the official term) in several workstreams. So we identified some people and Barclaycard were happy, until they found out that virtually every workstream found exactly the same people

[ladymuck]

I only visited Knutsford once or twice, I was based in Canary Wharf on the stints I did there. I remember being given 2 hours to decide whether to accept a rate cut or walk. I chose the latter. Worked at Barclays three times, wouldn't go back again.

[eek]

Yep and at least 25 years ago it was outside. That rate is equivalent to 55k with zero benefits. I'd imagine the equivalent perms are on, or close to that... but that said I could be wrong.

It wouldn't surprise me if the permanent staff are on more..

[northernladuk]

These rates look like something from 25 years ago!
Add non-recriprocal notice and this is taking the ****.

Yep and at least 25 years ago it was outside. That rate is equivalent to 55k with zero benefits. I'd imagine the equivalent perms are on, or close to that... but that said I could be wrong.

[Protagoras]

I imagine they still have the 'No notice period on your side' as in you can't give notice and leave early. They put that in 15+ years ago to stop everyone using it as a bridging gig and then just leaving the minute they got a better one.

These rates look like something from 25 years ago!
Add non-recriprocal notice and this is taking the ****.

[northernladuk]

I imagine they still have the 'No notice period on your side' as in you can't give notice and leave early. They put that in 15+ years ago to stop everyone using it as a bridging gig and then just leaving the minute they got a better one.

[courtg9000]

only hilarious thing to come out of that site is the tennis court incident from about 25 years ago!

[quackhandle]

Was there twice back in the day and both gigs ended prematurely.

Only decent bit was the 10min commute home.


qh

[TheDude]

Hybird working at Knutsford, long list skills and experience required. 340-360 a day inside.

Erm, no thanks.

Division two bank, division two rates.

[oliverson]

Hybird working at Knutsford, long list skills and experience required. 340-360 a day inside.

Erm, no thanks.

And a high likelihood of a rate cut somewhere down the line. They did me twice in one of my stints there, so I left shortly after the second one.

[Protagoras]

Don't you know that there's a 'skills shortage' ?

[northernladuk]

Hybird working at Knutsford, long list skills and experience required. 340-360 a day inside.

Erm, no thanks.