Reply to: Where's all the home grown talent?

[NotAllThere]

We've already identified that you're an ignorant racist cretinous prick,...

Agreed. Seven day ban.

[Old Greg]

Roma are hated all through Europe.

That does't sound much fun.

[SueEllen]

not doing work on ATMs?

Romanian doesn't equal Roma.

Roma are hated all through Europe.

[vetran]

Funny you should say that . 3 of the 5 CVs I've recommended for shortlisting are from Romanians.

not doing work on ATMs?

[zoco]

Then hire Eastern Europeans then all from the same country. There must be away you can attract Romanians......

Funny you should say that . 3 of the 5 CVs I've recommended for shortlisting are from Romanians.

[SueEllen]

And, yes. It worries me about the future here. I think the writing is on the wall and we need to prepare ourselves for when the uk tech sector becomes an Indian closed shop.

Then hire Eastern Europeans then all from the same country. There must be away you can attract Romanians......

[Scrag Meister]

£30 per hour.

Oh I see, thought you were looking for someone in IT.

[zoco]

He does have a point with this:



It's not only Saudi / Dubai. Ask any black African.

You really had to watch your back. Basically they wanted the whole IT operation to be a closed shop - i.e. Indians only - and they would snipe and eavesdrop what you thought were private conversations and go to senior management (always a Saudi or Emirati) with their twisted version of events in the hope that you'd be their patsy.

Fortunately at that time, a western expat was far higher up the pecking order than an Indian so they usually ended up wearing egg on their faces.

However, I think that has now changed and they have the tech market well and truly stitched up out there with very few opportunities for western expats unless you're in something very niche.

And, yes. It worries me about the future here. I think the writing is on the wall and we need to prepare ourselves for when the uk tech sector becomes an Indian closed shop.

[tomtomagain]

30 per hour + all the unwanted gropes an eastern European developer could want.

You should have applied then.

You'd have got a pay rise and a sex life.

[Sysman]

Gad, Carruthers, we didn't get to wear funny hats & rule half the world with that sort of attitude.

I blame the invention of the AK47.

Harummph.

<ZG in "Colonel Blimp forever" mode>

Can't trust those Commies either.

[Sysman]

We've already identified that you're an ignorant racist cretinous prick, so need to provide further evidence. But thank you for your time.

He does have a point with this:

Ask any Saudi / Dubai expat about the Indian Mafia.

It's not only Saudi / Dubai. Ask any black African.

[mrdonuts]

Why not look at their qualifications?

maybe he/she doesnt like fiction

[woohoo]

around £1.2k a week? For the joy of working with me? They should have been queueing around the block.

30 per hour + all the unwanted gropes an eastern European developer could want.

[SueEllen]

So what if Sanjeev and Nitin are homegrown? they can be 2nd or 3d generation immigrants

You know already some British people are thick.

[SueEllen]

Ok, so if it's a UK born person with an Indian name it doesn't go in the bin. As for Indians that were educated in the EU - well that doesn't seem to be much middle ground. You either have Indians born and educated in the subcontinent or UK born people of Indian decent that were educated here.

And as for all the cries of racism - I've worked in the middle east for a number of years & just you wait until the on-shored Indians are in middle management. Then you'll really need to watch your back. Ask any Saudi / Dubai expat about the Indian Mafia.

And what happens when there's another slump with all those Indian programmers surplus to requirements - think they're all going to go home? I get the impression they've all got their feet firmly under the table.

Sounds harsh, I know - but that's the way I feel.

I'm not racist but......


BTW I've met and worked alongside people of Indian origin educated in other EU countries, SA, Oz and the US who for some reason decide to work over in the UK.