Reply to: BSkyB contract experience?

[yasockie]

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but have you all come via an agency or is it possible to apply directly?
If so how does one find out whom to get in touch with?

[escapeUK]

pros & cons plz?

3mnths good rate....

Yeah they give you a cheap rate to get you signed up. They show the same films all the time, and the channels are full of adverts. Better than BBC though.

lol

[matzie]

I've been with Sky in Brentford since April. It's my first contract so I don't have a point of comparison but I've been very happy. Facilities are very good and I've just come back from a coffee break at a subsidised Costa which is really cheap.

As someone else said there is a bit of an Agile / Scrum religious devotion, but in the circles where I've been moving, there's very little stress or pressure. And moving from a perm job managing 12 developers with an evil PHB, to a sysadmin contract on effectively 4x the pay, makes me a very happy man indeed :-) If you come here I might even stand you a drink at The Lord Nelson !

[ContractIn]

pros & cons plz?

3mnths good rate....

Very good place to work (Although Livingstone is not so great). If you get aligned to revenue generating programmes then you'll have a good run.

[pmeswani]

Currently there - so far it is good - work is interesting, people are OK, plenty of cash around (no scrimping on projects), facilities good (if you are on a main site) and there are plenty of people here who are on their second stint so if it were that bad, they wouldn't have come back.

What site is it?

But hey - who cares? It is a contract, only for a short time and if it really sucks, you can leave.

Al.

Just make sure you don't get on the wrong side if the IS Security Team.

[al_cam]

Currently there - so far it is good - work is interesting, people are OK, plenty of cash around (no scrimping on projects), facilities good (if you are on a main site) and there are plenty of people here who are on their second stint so if it were that bad, they wouldn't have come back.

What site is it?

But hey - who cares? It is a contract, only for a short time and if it really sucks, you can leave.

Al.

[MrB]

Im working with someone who just came from BSkyB and he had been there two years or so and he seemed to like it.

[too_many_details]

I'm based in the Brick Lane office and I love it! Been here for more than 2 years (with one short break).

The working environment is excellent (XP all the way), the people very smart, the local restaurants excellent.

Bit of a pain to get to though as its end of the Met line and I live on the Uxbridge branch.

I work in software development btw.

R

[andyg]

BSkyB

Great place to work, lots going on, restaurant facilities very good, parking can be a bit of a nightmare, people were great

[pmeswani]

Nothing secret, just that BSkyB do sue and do win is all...

Oh yes... that little chestnut.

[nomadd]

pros & cons plz?

3mnths good rate....

Worked for them on my first contract - 21 years ago!

I think things might have changed a little since, though...

[cojak]

Nothing secret, just that BSkyB do sue and do win is all...

[Clippy]

Would also be interested in any feedback re: Sky working environment.

Cojak, can you expand on your comment above pls - PM me if you don't wish to do so on the board.

[AngelOfTheNorth]

why? any bad expr?

1) Pain to get to (assuming Brentford HQ you are talking about)

2) Systems to bespoke for my liking

3) Their addiction to 'extreme' programming ....

No thanks ..... there is a reason why there always contracts there at good rates. (tip, people dont leave good jobs)

[secontrator]

Make sure you've got your PPI insurance up-to-date...

why? any bad expr?